Week of 12.11.2022 | Day Three
Micah, a prophet whose name means, “Who is like Yahweh (God),” spoke warnings much like the prophet Isaiah. He draws attention to the sins of the people and reminds them of the goodness of God, urging them to repent and turn back to Him. God uses Micah to carry on the message of hope, even pointing to the location where the Perfect King would one day be born to bring peace into the world. He points out God’s incomparable character, perfectly bringing sin to justice and perfectly extending mercy and forgiveness. Who is like Yahweh, able to accomplish both? There is none like God, faithful to fulfill His promises, bringing justice and extending mercy to His people. On the cross the Perfect King carried the sin and judgment of God’s people, satisfied the debt of sin and extended mercy and forgiveness. Jesus’ work on the cross brings peace and begins restoring His kingdom, just as He designed it to be.
Read
Micah 5:2-5; Micah 6:6-8; Micah 7:18
Micah 5:2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. 3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of his brothers shall return to the people of Israel. 4 And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth. 5 And he shall be their peace.
Micah 6:6 “With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?” 8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 7:18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. 19 He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. 20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
Discuss
What stood out to you about this section?
How does Micah point us to Jesus?
What does this teach us about God?
What does this teach us about man?
How should we respond to what we read?
Pray
Lead your family in a time of prayer.
Consider the ACTS model (Adoration- Adore or praise God, Confession- Confess sin, Thanksgiving- Thank God, and Supplication- Ask God to supply our needs)