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Micah 6:8 - God's Marching Orders!

Mic.6:8; God's Marching Orders!

CONTENT; What's in the verse; Translations; Paraphrase; Word 
Study:  

Micah 6:8 (KJV)  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 (TEV)  No, the LORD has told us what is good.  What he 
requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to 
live in humble fellowship with our God. 

Micah 6:8 (NCV)  The LORD has told you, human, what is good; he 
has told you what he wants from you: to do what is right to other 
people, love being kind to others, and live humbly, obeying your God. 

Micah 6:8 (NLT)  No, O people, the LORD has already told you 
what is good, and this is what he requires: to do what is right, to 
love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. 

Justly. is to order one's life according to the "judgments" of 
God. [SDA Commentary] 

Mercy, is a rich word which includes the idea of faithful love 
in action. [Believer's SB] 

To walk humbly. When men walk humbly with God they order their 
lives in harmony with the divine will. [SDA Commentary mod] 

CONTEXT; What's around the verse; Overview; Topic:

Micah 6-7 formed Micah's third message. [New Bible Companion]

Overview
Micah stated God's case against Israel (6:1-8) and announced 
God's sentence (vv. 9-16). He lamented the breakdown of covenant life 
(7:1-6), yet lived in hope (vv. 7-10) of God's ultimate victory (vv. 
11-20). [The 365-Day Devotional Commentary] 

SECTION HEADINGS

The LORD'S Lawsuit Against His People  (6:1-16)
What God Is Looking For  (6:1-16)
What Does the Lord Require?  (6:6-8)
What God Requires of Man

CROSS REFERENCES; What's in verses elsewhere.

Deut. 10:12-13 (KJV)  And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy 
God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all 
his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all 
thy heart and with all thy soul, [13] To keep the commandments of 
the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy 
good?  

1 Samuel 15:22 (KJV)  And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great 
delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of 
the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken 
than the fat of rams.  

Proverbs 21:3 (KJV)  To do justice and judgment is more 
acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.  

Eccles. 12:13 (KJV)  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole 
matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty 
of man.  

Isaiah 1:16-19 (KJV)  Wash you, make you clean; put away the 
evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; [17] 
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the 
fatherless, plead for the widow. [18] Come now, and let us reason together, 
saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white 
as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 
[19] If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the 
land:  

Isaiah 57:15 (KJV)  For thus saith the high and lofty One that 
inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy 
place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive 
the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite 
ones.  

Isaiah 58:6-11 (KJV)  Is not this the fast that I have chosen? 
to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to 
let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? [7] Is it 
not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor 
that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou 
cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? [8] 
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health 
shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before 
thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward. [9] Then shalt thou 
call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, 
Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the 
putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; [10] And if thou draw 
out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then 
shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: 
[11] And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul 
in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a 
watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.  

Isaiah 66:2 (KJV)  For all those things hath mine hand made, and 
all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I 
look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth 
at my word.  

Lament. 3:26 (KJV)  It is good that a man should both hope and 
quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.  

Hosea 12:6 (KJV)  Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and 
judgment, and wait on thy God continually.  

Matthew 5:3 (KJV)  Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is 
the kingdom of heaven.  

Matthew 5:7 (KJV)  Blessed are the merciful: for they shall 
obtain mercy.  

Luke 18:14 (KJV)  I tell you, this man went down to his house 
justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall 
be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.  

James 4:6-10 (KJV)  But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he 
saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. [7] 
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee 
from you. [8] Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse 
your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. [9] 
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to 
mourning, and your joy to heaviness. [10] Humble yourselves in the sight 
of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.  

1 Peter 5:5-6 (KJV)  Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves 
unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be 
clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to 
the humble. [6] Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of 
God, that he may exalt you in due time:  

COMMENTARY / APPLICATION: Moving From The Head To The Heart
What is God teaching here? What does it teach about Jesus?

"To do justly, and to love mercy" is to act with justice and 
kindness. These are manward virtues and sum up the intent of the second 
table of the Decalogue (see on Matt. 22:39, 40). "To walk humbly with 
thy God" is to live in harmony with the principles of the first 
table of the Decalogue (see on Matt. 22:37, 38). This is Godward 
virtue. Love expressed in action with respect to God and to our fellow 
men is "good"; it is all that God requires, for "love is the 
fulfilling of the law" (Rom. 13:10). [SDA Commentary] 

God wants persons to have fellowship with Him and with one 
another. [Disciple SB] 

We must always remember, we are the created, He is the Great 
Uncreated!  We are the clay, He is the Potter. In our society today we 
demand immediate gratification, immediate knowledge, immediate 
understanding.  When a person finds themself demanding of God anything, it is 
time for a spiritual pulse check.  Demands do not honor; demands are 
made to one that is obligated to you.  God is not obligated to us for 
anything.  Beware the spirit of this age, and do not demand of Almighty 
God. [In His Time, Walk with Wisdom] 

There are many who believe and profess to claim the Lord's 
promise; they talk about Christ and about the Holy Spirit, yet receive no 
benefit. They do not surrender the soul to be guided and controlled by 
the divine agencies. We cannot use the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is to 
use us. Through the Spirit God works in His people "to will and to 
do of His good pleasure." Phil. 2:13. But many will not submit to 
this. They want to manage themselves. This is why they do not receive 
the heavenly gift. Only to those who wait humbly upon God, who watch 
for His guidance and grace, is the Spirit given. The power of God 
awaits their demand and reception. This promised blessing, claimed by 
faith, brings all other blessings in its train. It is given according 
to the riches of the grace of Christ, and He is ready to supply 
every soul according to the capacity to receive.  DA671,2 

There are things required in life.  To drive a car, you must 
have a driver's license.  To teach in a public school you need a 
teaching certificate.  These things are required so that a person may 
"do" something, or "be" something. To be a follower of God, there are 
requirements.  Fear God, not as the "Great Punisher in the Sky," but rather 
with a reverence for who and what He is! We can begin to see Him in 
His creation.  To walk in His ways is to order your life, your walk, 
according to His Word, which must be regularly read to know Him more 
fully.  And as you begin to know Him more fully, you grow in affection 
for Him.  And this ultimately leads to the desire to serve Him.  To 
know Him, to love Him, to serve Him.  Is that your desire?  Today 
draw near, read His Word and pray to Him.  It is His desire you 
should.  [In His Time, Walk with Wisdom] 

To walk with God involves constant prayer and watchfulness. 
[Jamieson, Fausset, And Brown Commentary] 

Every act must come from a relationship to God, making Him Lord 
and us His humble servants. [Disciple SB]