COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Micah 6:1-8
Yahweh has a controversy with his people for their forgetting past blessings and what God requires of his people. This scene is a cosmic law court. Yahweh takes his people to court for he has something against them. The elements of nature are the witnesses to the trial. Yahweh has been offended and asks his people, "What have I done to you?" that you have deserted me. Since there is no answer, he reminds them of past blessings: freedom from slavery and entrance into the Promised Land. Then, the question is raised what is acceptable to God? Animal or human sacrifices? "No," the court replies. It is a life of justice, loyalty, and humility.

Old Testament: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13
God's coming judgment and how to escape it.

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31…