“Responding to God’s Faithful Intervention” Series (Part One)
Lesson Twelve: “Woe to Rulers, Priests, and Prophets”
Micah chapters 1 through 3
Conquerors Sunday School Class – Sunday, August13, 2023
Our Lesson’s Theme Verse is found in this passage of Scripture…
“The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.”
Micah 3:11
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Today’s Lesson Thought can be summed up in this one simple Statement…
“God Despises Covetous Pride And Materialism In The Lives Of His Children!”
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Lesson: ‘Woe to Rulers, Priests, and Prophets’
I : Micah’s Person and Prophecy
A: His Origin (Micah 1:1)
B: His Era (Micah 1:1)
C: His Book (Micah 1:1)
II : Micah’s Lament Over Destruction
A: The Approaching Destruction (Micah 1:2-16)
B: His Prophetic Lament (Micah 1:8-16)
III : Micah’s Warning to Evildoers
A: Warning to the People (Micah 2:1-5)
B: Warning to the Prophets (Micah 2:6-11)
C: Promise of Future Restoration (Micah 2:12-13)
IV : Micah’s Message Against the Leaders
A: Against the Rulers (Micah 3:1-4)
B: Against the Prophets (Micah 3:5-8)
C: Against Rulers, Priests, and Prophets (Micah 3:9-12)
Conclusion:
Folks, God Despises Covetous Pride And Materialism In The Lives Of His Children—He hated it in Micah’s day and He still hates such teaching and false doctrine in our world today!
Don’t allow the devil to deceive you today folks!
Keep your eyes on Jesus and your heart grounded in the Word of God!
The eternal souls of those around us depend upon our staying in The Book and in our allowing The Book to stay in us!
Keep your eyes upon Jesus!