Micah 6-7
Micah 6-7 Chapter 6 , summarized, divides into pretty clear sections, and its primary theme is judgment. To open, it’s almost as if nature itself will be a witness for the case God has against the people (the mountains and hills are invoked as listeners). Then, through Micah, God reviews the ways in which He or She has consistently brought Israel salvation from its suffering. These reminders can be summed up with the challenge, “How have I wronged you so that you treat me this way?” What follows is what the people’s proper response to this question should be, to which God gives an answer in Micah 6:8 , which I’ll comment on further below. The final section, the longest, reviews the ways in which Israel has done wrong--primarily by practicing injustice and oppression--and this section continues with a judgment which states that all the nation’s labor and effort will yield no reward. 6:8 “He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do...