Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for November 27, 2022

Who Is a God like You?

Micah 7:1-20

1. Introduction

• Micah: message of judgment, forgiveness and hope, final section (6:1-7:20)

2. Survey of a Broken Culture 1-6

• barren representation
• broken relationships

3. Response of a Bold and Broken Heart 7-13

• expression of confidence
• acknowledgment of guilt
• anticipation of vindication

4. Request for Specific Intervention 14-17

• a Good Shepherd (Isa. 40:11)
• a Second Exodus (Ex. 12)

5. Sole Basis of Hope 18-20

• why no one is like God
• His pardon, delight and compassion
• connection to Christ: Mic. 5:2-5, Jn. 10:11-18, Heb. 13:20-21

6. So What?

• Because the Lord exceeds every comparison, relinquish attachment to sin and anxiety about circumstances.
• “God is without equal in His pastoral care.” (Boice)
• “The better we know the character of God, the more we can trust Him for the future.” (Wiersbe)
• “…Mercy there was great and grace was free; Pardon there was multiplied to me…” (Newell, “At Calvary”)