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    Adult Mentor: Second Quarter 2019
    Adult Mentor: Second Quarter 2019
    Adult Mentor: Second Quarter 2019
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    Adult Mentor: Second Quarter 2019

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    The Adult Mentor Contemporary Training for the Church (CTC) quarterly guide is for the adult learner and is designed to increase Christian faith and biblical understanding using a variety of learning methods. It is a practical resource for every day Christian living.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherR.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
    Release dateFeb 1, 2019
    ISBN9781681674926
    Adult Mentor: Second Quarter 2019

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      Adult Mentor - R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation

      DOING THE RIGHT THING

      QUARTERLY THEME:

      Judgment, Hope, and Family

      Lesson Scriptures:

      Micah 3:1–4; 6:6–8

      DISCIPLINES LEARNED

      I. THE INJUSTICE OF THE LEADERS

      II. WHAT GOD EXPECTS

      KEY VERSE:

      He hath showed 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, KJV)

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      LEARNING SESSION

      Micah was an eighth century contemporary of other Old Testament prophets such as Amos, Hosea, and Isaiah. His message was theologically in-line with the other prophets of his day: identification with the poor and oppressed, a special calling by God to prophesy to a certain group of people, and anger at the political, religious, and judicial leaders for bringing judgment upon the land.

      Around 730 B.C., Judah had become rich because the mega-powers of the ancient Near-East did not bother her. While Israel had fallen to the Assyrians in 722 B.C., Judah survived; however, Judah paid a high price for its passiveness toward Assyria. Judah completely lost her independence. Likewise, because of the influential foreign power of the Assyrians, Judah’s religious systems were infected by idol traditions. Micah’s prophetic role was twofold: he challenged the political and religious systems and pointed to a new age of change and salvation. The prophet announced God’s judgment to a people living at ease, exploiting the poor, and ignoring basic human morality.

      Nevertheless, he showed God’s plan for a new age of salvation. Micah revealed the elevation of the mountain of God (4:1–5). He foretold of a ruler who would come out of Bethlehem (5:2) and listed justice, mercy, and humility as those traits that God desires to see in His people (6:8). An examination of those traits is where our study begins.

      THEOLOGICAL CONCEPTS:

      1 Unjust leaders defy the concept of social justice and corrupt the hearts of the people.

      2 God will judge all injustice and punish unjust leaders.

      EXPOSITION:

      I. The Injustice of the Leaders

      The heart of Micah was largely concerned with divine judgment against sin. Yahweh commissioned Micah to bring this message of judgment against His people. Israel and Judah both departed from the way of the Lord. The people’s sinful attitudes and hard hearts angered Him. Israel’s political and religious leaders had rejected God’s decrees. Their security in God was false. Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they lean upon the Lord and say, ‘Is not the Lord among us, no disaster will come upon us?’ (3:11, NIV). God will not allow anything bad or tragic to happen to His chosen people, they thought. However, society was in grave danger, and it was only a matter of time until God’s wrath was poured out. God’s case was against His own people who had broken their covenant with Him. Nevertheless, God’s attitude toward the sin of His children did not negate His offer of hope. Salvation would come after judgment. His judgment or punishment upon the people was always rooted in redemption.

      Micah 3:1–4 delineated the faults and character flaws of the present-day leaders as well as the injustices they had committed against God’s people. The leaders were told that God would not answer their cries for help. Psalm 34:15–16 stated something of the same: The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry; the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth (NIV).

      These heads and leaders of Israel were not kings or priests, but officials who functioned as judges in the city gates. They were most likely professional judges or rulers who served to decide legal matters on a local level. In the early stages of Israel’s history, the judges were merely heads of extended families who met to resolve disputes between people not of the same tribe. Consequently, it was their responsibility to know justice. This included the administration and intellectual understanding of justice and all of its attributes. Therefore, it was quite telling when Micah declared, Should you not know justice? (v. 1b), NIV). The leaders were ignoring the basic precepts of their law—treating all people equally and fairly. Their actions were so vile that Micah related it to cannibals preparing others for a meal. The language that was used probably was not intended to be taken literally; rather, it was a dramatic way of illustrating the harsh abuse committed by those who should have defended the rights of the marginalized and less powerful. Micah’s outrage at the leader’s injustice could be seen in his association with the suffering people, as my people (v. 3).

      ACTIVITY:

      MAKING IT STICK

      Read Micah 6 again. Sum up what God requires of people in one brief paragraph.

      Micah understood that a greater power existed in the sovereignty of God, which superceded all earthly powers. Just as they turned a deaf ear to those in need, God would act and deal with them in the same manner. Even though Micah did not emphasize the exact calamity upon those in power, God was turning the tables on the ones who inflicted

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