July 19
Lesson 7
WHAT THE LORD REQUIRES
DEVOTIONAL READING: Deuteronomy 10:12–22
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: Micah 6
MICAH 6:3–8
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3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
6 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or 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 hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
KEY VERSE
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
—Micah 6:8
GOD’S PROPHETS DEMAND JUSTICE
Unit 2: Micah Calls for Justice Among Unjust People
LESSONS 5–8
LESSON AIMS
After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:
1. Tell what God reminds His people that He did for them and the response He requires.
2. Give examples of how the three criteria of a God-honoring life of Micah 6:8 are emphasized elsewhere in Scripture.
3. Identify his or her weakest area in acting justly, loving mercy, or walking humbly, and make a plan for change.
LESSON OUTLINE
Introduction
A. More Than Spectators
B. Lesson Background
I. The Lord Summons (MICAH 6:3–5)
A. Challenging the People (v. 3)
“What Did We Do Wrong?”
B. Charting History (vv. 4, 5)
II. The People Speak (MICAH 6:6–8)
A. Pivotal Question (v. 6a)
B. Possible Answers (vv. 6b, 7)
C. Plain Response (v. 8)
The Common Good
Conclusion
A. Start Here
B. Prayer
C. Thought to Remember
HOW TO SAY IT
Aaron
Air-un.
Balak
Bay-lack.
Beor
Be-or.
Canaan
Kay-nun.
Egypt
Ee-jipt.
Gilgal
Gil-gal (G as in get).
Israelites
Iz-ray-el-ites.
Miriam
Meer-ee-um.
Micah
My-kuh.
Moab
Mo-ab.
Shittim
Shih-teem.
Sinai
Sigh-nye or Sigh-nay-eye
Redford, Douglas et al. “What the Lord Requires.” The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2014–2015. Ed. Ronald L. Nickelson and Jonathan Underwood. Vol. 62. Cincinnati, OH: Standard Publishing, 2014. 395. Print.
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