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Purpose
Micah
purpose,
stated
bluntly
in
3:8,
was
to
declare
to
Jacob
his
transgression,
to
Israel
his
sin.
He
ministered
primarily
to
Judah
though
Samaria
is
also
mentioned.
Like
Amos
in
Israel,
Micah
focused
on
Judahs
failure
to
uphold
justice
in
their
society.
Micah was a contemporary of the prophet Isaiah, and both ministered in Judah during the time of Assyrias conquest of the northern kingdom of Israel.
Key
Verse
Micah
6:8:
He
has
told
you,
O
man,
what
is
good;
And
what
does
the
LORD
require
of
you
But
to
do
justice,
to
love
kindness,
And
to
walk
humbly
with
your
God?
(NASB)
Structure
1
2
3
5
7
7
Message
2:
Hear
now,
heads
Message
3:
Hear
now
what
Message
1:
Hear,
O
Peoples
of
Jacob
the
Lord
is
saying
Promise
of
Restoration
Promise
of
Restoration
Promise
of
Restoration
Indictment
Against
the
Leaders
Indictment
Against
the
People
Indictment
Against
the
Nation
Theological
Theme
Legalism:
Micah
indicts
Judah
for
its
adherence
to
outward
rituals
as
a
means
to
please
God
while
neglecting
true
matters
of
the
heart
with
which
God
is
actually
concerned.
Sincere
Worship:
Micahs
statement
of
what
the
Lord
requires
(6:8)
does
not
refer
to
requirements
of
salvation,
but
rather
the
solution
to
Israels
legalism
and
injustice.
Deliverer:
Micahs
three
messages
of
judgment
are
all
punctuated
with
promise
of
deliverance.
He
looked
ahead
to
the
seed
of
David
who
would
restore
justice
in
Israel
and
gave
specific
revelation
that
this
person
would
come
from
Bethlehem
and
hinted
at
His
divine
nature
(5:2).