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Micah 6 — Sermon Preparation
God summons the mountains as witnesses for a covenant lawsuit and declares that what he requires is justice, kindness, and walking humbly — not sacrifice. Below is a research summary for Micah 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 16
- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 19
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Micah 6 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רִיב | rîyb | H7378 | 3 | toss, grapple |
| שָׁמַע | shâmaʻ | H8085 | 4 | hear, tell |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 4 | people, tribe |
| פָּלַט | pâlaṭ | H6403 | 2 | slip, escape |
| קָדַם | qâdam | H6923 | 2 | project, precede |
| רֶשַׁע | reshaʻ | H7562 | 2 | wrong |
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 3 | give, put |
How preachers through history handled this text
19 public-domain excerpts on Micah 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“God, having showed how necessary it was that they should do justly, here shows how plain it was that they had done unjustly. This voice of the Lord says to all, Hear the rod when it is coming, before you see it, and feel it. Hear the rod when it is come, and you are sensible of the smart; hear what counsels, what cautions it speaks. The voice of God is to be heard in the rod of God. Those who are dishonest in their dealings shall never be reckoned pure, whatever shows of devotion they may make. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Micah 6:9–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Mic 6:4
- Gilgal 1— Mic 6:5
- Moab 1— Mic 6:5
- Shittim— Mic 6:5
- Jerusalem— Mic 6:9
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