{"id":1705,"date":"2022-04-13T06:22:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T11:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=1705"},"modified":"2023-02-20T10:40:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T16:40:46","slug":"lesson-4-micah-hear-gods-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/13\/lesson-4-micah-hear-gods-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 4: Micah: Hear God\u2019s Words"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Key Verse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he said, Yea rather, blessed <\/strong>are<\/strong><\/em> they that hear the word of God, and keep it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Luke 11:28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Verse Thought: <\/strong>Read the Key Verse. Do you understand what this verse means?  (Remember that this is Jesus speaking. As Jesus was teaching the people, a woman in the crowd spoke up. She said that the woman who bore and nursed Him, Jesus\u2019 mother, should be blessed. Our key verse in this lesson is Jesus\u2019 response.) The word blessed<\/strong> means: \u201cfully satisfied; possessing the favor of God; a partaker of God\u2019s nature through faith in Christ<\/em>.\u201d Hear<\/strong> means \u201cto understand or comprehend<\/em>.\u201d Keep<\/strong> means \u201cto keep, to observe, to not violate<\/em>.\u201d Jesus declared we are blessed if we obey God\u2019s Word (the Bible).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emphasis:\n<\/strong>As Christians, we have the hope (promise) that God will forgive our sin,\nforever, and we are to show that we believe by hearing God\u2019s Word (reading the\nBible).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson\nSummary: <\/strong>The book of Micah begins with, \u201cThe word\nof the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and<\/em>\nHezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem\u201d\n(Micah 1:1). This tells us when he lived and to whom God sent him to speak.\nNotice that these were the same kings to whom Isaiah spoke, so they lived\naround the same time \u2013 Micah coming just a little later. He warned the people\nof the coming judgment, but he also told them of the future blessing. One of\nthe main things we can remember about Micah is that he called for the people to\nhear. \u201cHear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all\nthat therein is \u2026\u201d (Micah 1:2a).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Micah spoke to both Israel and Judah during the reign of King Hezekiah (see Jeremiah 26:18). We can also see that this helped King Hezekiah decide to make great reformations in Judah. In addition, remember that Israel was carried captive during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. Therefore, Micah saw Israel carried away captive by the Assyrian army. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like many prophets before him, he reminded the people where they had failed, calling for the people to repent and to have a right relationship with God (by obeying His commands). He warned of the coming destruction of Jerusalem. Nevertheless, he too, left the people with the hope of restoration one day. God even allowed Micah to reveal where the Messiah would be born (see Micah 5:2). He then left the people with hope \u2013 God would remove their sin (as far as the depths of the sea), and He would keep His promises made, \u201c\u2026 to Jacob \u2026 Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old\u201d (Micah 7:20). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y2Q3 – Lesson 4 Questions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y2Q3 – Lesson 4 Children’s Worksheets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are teaching this to young children, the following is an idea for a craft to go along with this lesson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We made a journal to write special Bible verse in to help us remember God’s Word and the importance of keeping those Words (obeying them). We added stickers to the front along with Proverbs 3:1-2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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