For Sunday, May 10, 2009

Reading Selections and Questions for Sunday, May 10th, 2009.

1) Micah 1:1-2
Who is this message to? Who is it from? When was it given? (Micah was a contemporary of Isaiah.) Who is it about?
Is the Lord for them or against them?
Micah 1:8-9
How did Micah feel about delivering this message? What can we learn about him through his description of this experience of being a prophet?

2) Micah 1:1-7
What are the geological and environmental results of God walking on earth in judgment? Why was He judging them?
What was God’s opinion of their religious sites (Jerusalem and Samaria)?
When faced with sin, where do we lay the blame?
What would be the end results of the judgment?

3) Micah 2:1-5
What was the Lord’s plan in judgment?
Who was He targeting? (Note: These evil plotters had the power to carry out their plans.)
What was their sin?
Psalm 36
What does this Psalm teach us about those who choose a lifestyle of sinfulness and wickedness?
What does it teach us about the character of God?
What is the difference between how God uses His power and how people use theirs?

4) Micah 2:6-11
What kind of prophet did the people want?
2 Timothy 4:1-5
How does this description fit with Micah’s prophecy?
How does it fit today?
What are we to do in these situations?
Micah 2:12-13
What was promised? Would there be any hope for them?