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Torah Liturgy (6:6–8): Micah speaks on behalf of the community asking what they should do in order to get back on God's good side. Micah then responds by saying that God requires only "to do justice, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God", thus declaring that the burnt offering of both animals and humans (which may have been ...
Micah prophesied during the reigns of kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah. [4] [5] Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah from 742 to 735 BC, and was succeeded by his own son Ahaz, who reigned over Judah from 735 to 715 BC. Ahaz's son Hezekiah ruled from 715 to 696 BC. [6] Micah was a contemporary of the prophets Isaiah, Amos, and ...
KJV: RSV: NIV: HCSB 2004: CSB 2017: 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? 8 He has showed 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 reduced the commandments to three principles, as Micah 6:8 says, "It has been told you, o man, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: only (1) to do justly, and (2) to love mercy, and (3) to walk humbly before your God." Isaiah reduced them to two principles, as Isaiah 56:1 says, "Thus says the Lord, (1) Keep justice and (2) do ...
The Hebrew scriptures were an important source for the New Testament authors. [13] There are 27 direct quotations in the Gospel of Mark, 54 in Matthew, 24 in Luke, and 14 in John, and the influence of the scriptures is vastly increased when allusions and echoes are included, [14] with half of Mark's gospel being made up of allusions to and citations of the scriptures. [15]
In the book of Micah, one asks, 'Shall I give my firstborn for my sin, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?' ( Micah 6:7 ), and receives a response, 'It hath been told thee, O man, what is good, and what the LORD doth require of thee: only to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.'
Another midrash, however, read the words of Genesis 6:9, "Noah walked with God" to mean that Noah walked in humility, whole-heartedness, and integrity before his Creator, even as Micah 6:8 says, "And what does the Lord require of you? Only to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."
The question of Deuteronomy 10:12, "What does the Lord your God require of you?" parallels Micah 6:8, "It has been told you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord does require of you." The exhortation of Deuteronomy 10:12 and 11:22 to "walk in God's ways" reflects a recurring theme also present in Deuteronomy 5:30, 8:6, 19:9, 26:17, 28:9, and ...