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| Help us do justice. Help us give others grace. Help us walk in faith and humility, in obedience to you. Amen. INSIGHTS FROM THE SCRIPTURE: Micah of Moresheth prophesized during the reigns of three Judean kings: Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah. He was probably most active during Hezekiah’s reign (Jer. 26:18). In this prophetic oracle, Micah described what the LORD really desired from the people in worship. All the elements of ancient worship are featured here: bowing before God, offering calves or other burnt offerings, bringing rams and oil. The worship acts themselves get bigger and demand more commitment. They move from offering a burnt offering to giving thousands of rivers of oil—an impossible task. The ultimate sacrifice in the ancient world was the sacrifice of the firstborn child, and this sacrifice is mentioned last in the sequence. Many religions practiced child sacrifice, an act of worship that God hated (Jer. 19:5). Religious commitment in the Old Testament world was not the problem; worshipping the wrong god was. Continued... |
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