(ח) הִגִּ֥יד לְךָ֛ אָדָ֖ם מַה־טּ֑וֹב וּמָֽה־יְהוָ֞ה דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ מִמְּךָ֗ כִּ֣י אִם־עֲשׂ֤וֹת מִשְׁפָּט֙ וְאַ֣הֲבַת חֶ֔סֶד וְהַצְנֵ֥עַ לֶ֖כֶת עִם־אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ (פ)
(8) “It has been told to you, O mortal, what is good, and what YHWH requires of you:
Only this:
- Do justice;
- Love goodness;
- And to walk modestly with your elohim!
Questions for Discussion
- Why do you think Micah that out of everything Micah could have chosen, he landed on these three???
- Micah does not tell us what he means with these. Do you think he needed to?
- What is "justice?"
- What is "goodness?"
- How can one walk humbly with elohim?
- Try to read through the Hebrew. Are there any words or phrases that you recognize?