THREE SERMONS | ||
HEAR, ALL YOU PEOPLES, | HEAR NOW, O HEADS OF JACOB, | HEAR NOW WHAT THE LORD SAYS, |
Judgment, | Judgment, | Judgment, |
Promise, | Promise, | Promise, |
Major characters #
- Micah (“Who is like Jehovah?”)
- Jotham (750-731 bc), Ahaz (735-715 bc), & Hezekiah (715-686 bc), kings of Judah
Note: It was during the reign of Ahaz that the northern kingdom of Israel went into captivity (722 bc).
Major words/phrases #
- “Hear…”, 1:2; 3:1; 6:1
- my people (10x)
Major themes #
- Judgement
- Promise of restoration
- Character of God, 7:18-19
- Injustice
Christ in all the Scriptures #
- Messianic kingdom, 4:1-8 (cp. Isa. 2:2-4)
- Birth place of the Messiah, 5:2
He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the LORD require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8