The Omaha guide., 1934-09-01
Lesson for September 2
MICAH CHAMPIONS THE oP-
Pressed

LESSON ~TEXT-Micah 2:i-3; 3:i-l2;
e:1-S.
GOLDEN TExT-Re hath shewed
thee, Q 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 s:S.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Micah Tells How
TO Please God.
JUNIOR TOPIC What God Re-
ouires OF Us.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
1C-What God Expects of Us.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
Tc-Applied Religion.
!. Evil Workers Denounced Glib.
!. How they worked ". -. Their
evil work was not a matter of impulse.
but Of deliberate purpose.
a. They gave themselves to the de
vising OF wicked schemes.
b. They worked evil upon theii
beds. They not only deliberately gave
themselves up TO the devising OF
wicked schemes, but used the quiet
hours Of the night while honest peo-
pile were sleeping for planning ways OF
accomplishing their wicked schemes.
c. They executed their plans in the
morning light. They did what their
wtrked minds devised.
2. What they did ". p.
a. They coveted fields ". y. In
this they violated the tenth command
1nent.
b. They violently took away fields
and houses ". p. A noteworthy ex-
ample Is found In the case OF Ahab
taking Naboth's vineyard. This in
turn is an apt picture OF the monop-
olists of today taking possession Of
land, oil. gold, silver. and other COM
modities.
c. They oppressed men and their
houses ". p. By house here is meant
q mans descendants, that Is, the in
beriters Of his property.
8. Their punishment ". 81. Against
such e%vil-doers righteous retribution 10
wicked with such weight a. to humble
them.
II. Upon Whom Judgment Shall
Fall g :1-S).
L. The unfalthful rulers wv. La.
Because Of love for the evil and .
hatred for the good, the rulers mer-
cilessly destroyed the people.
2. The false prophets wv. $50.
They served for hire. An long ~ sup
piled with food. they prophesfed to
please the people.
III. The Judgment Which Was to
Fall (vv. e-12).
Jerusalem was destroyed because Of
the sins Of tie people. Just as the
righteous retribution then fell, we are
assured that there will be no escape
from the coming Judgment for those
who destroy the people.
~. Gods Controversy With He
People (s:1-1s).
Wicked men may 90 ON to q certain
time with their schemes. but eventual
.Iy they will be obliged to give~an &C
count TO God.
1. The hills and mountains are
called to bear witness against Israel
". p. The people had turned . deaf
ear to God, so that the inanimate
creation was called to witness against
them. The whole realm Of nature
bears witness to the fact Of Gods be-
ing and his goodness.
2 The guilty to be left to state the
case ". 81. Through the prophet,
God, the King Of the Universe, abdi-
Gates his rights and allows his SHINING
people to make charges against him.
The one who has right on his side
fears no argument.
8. God r~ecounts his mercies unto
the people wv. 4, 81. Having called
for the charge and none having been
Brought, the Lord thrusts home upon
their conscience the memory of his
great mercies unto them.
a. He brought them cut Of Egyptian
bondage ". ~ He has done even
more for us who were Hnder bondage
to sin and Satan.
b. He sent before them a trio OF
leaders ". a.. Moses the hwgiver,
Aaron the high priest, and Miriam
the prophecies were sent as his wit
nesses.
c. Turned Balak's curse into a
blessing through BALKAN ". 81
4. Gods requirements wv. s-1s).
a. The great question. "wherewith
shall I come before the Lord?" ".
81 The Jews could not deny the
charge brought against them by the
Almighty. They could make nc plea
for justification.
b. The complete answer tv. 81. ~
ITO do justly" Strict equity vas to
characterize all their dealings with
their feliowmen. f2> To love mercy"
The heart is TO be diligently set to do
good to our fellows, especially the
needy and dependent CD ITO walk
humbly with thy Cod" To recognize
that they were sinners before God.
that they had no claim upon him.