The Book of Micah
Do justly, love mercy — God's simple, searching call to the life he desires.
Overview
Micah confronts injustice and false religion, but distils God's desire into one unforgettable line: to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God. It cuts through complexity to the heart of a faithful life.
Micah also foretells, centuries in advance, that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem — a promise fulfilled in Jesus.
Key themes
What God requires
Justice, mercy, and humble walking with God sum up the faithful life.
Justice and mercy
God confronts those who exploit others and calls for compassion.
The coming Messiah
Micah names Bethlehem as the birthplace of the ruler to come.
Key verses from Micah
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?
The heart of the faithful life in one verse.
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
How to read Micah
Let 6:8 distil faith to its essentials.
Notice the Bethlehem prophecy fulfilled in Jesus.
Read it as a call to justice, mercy, and humility.