What does Mic 6:6-8, say about sacrifices in the Old Testament?
There is no command to discontinue sacrifices here. Five points to consider in the answer. 1. The speaker in this poetic passage is Micah, and not God. 2. Micah never says he will discontinue his sacrifices either. He will continue to bow before God, and bring burnt offerings. 3. Micah himself asks whether the Lord would be pleased with extravagant offerings, which God did not ask for, such as 1,000 rams, 10,000 rivers of oil, human sacrifice of his firstborn. The implicit answer is, of course not. 4. Some may fail to see that Micah is speaking here of priorities. The most extravagant free-will offerings imaginable are not as good to God as to do justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with Him. 5. The immediate historical context here is probably the huge sacrifice Hezekiah made in 2 Chronicles 30:24, which included 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep in 2 Chronicles 30:24. Micah was putting a bit of a “damper” on this situation. As impressive as this sacrifice would look, God would be m
