What Does the Lord Require?: Doing Justice, Loving Kindness, and Walking Humbly

by James C. Howell

Veteran pastor and scholar James C. Howell skillfully unpacks one of the most powerful verses in the Old Testament, Micah 6:8: "What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" In a concise yet engaging manner, Howell illuminates the original context in which this verse was written, asking questions such as:

Who was Micah? What was going on when he spoke? How did his listeners receive what he said—and how do we? Who is this God who requires? What might justice, kindness, and humility look like for us?

Howell draws his readers into the original experience of the prophet's audience, and demonstrates how Micah's message can still guide us in our lives today.

A Study Guide is also included in this book, making it a wonderful resource for both group and individual use.

Genres: Religion

88 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 13, 2012

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful, short overview of this important biblical text.

[IrenesBookReviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

What Does the Lord Require: Doing Justice, Loving Kindness, Walking Humbly, written by James C. Howell, is a good Bible study to complete when you want to learn how to live for Christ.

The author expounds on Micah 6:8 and helps us understand how to apply its principles to our day to day life. He starts by giving us some insight into who Micah was and the era in which he wrote this verse. What does the verse mean when it says the Lord requires justice, kindness and humility? Gaining a real understanding of these terms will help you follow the Lord’s guidelines for living as a Christian.

There is a guide included in this book for those who want to lead a Bible study group. Using this book would be great in a Sunday School class as well. You can tell the author is a pastor! The book is easy to understand and very organized. I learned not only facts about a book of the Bible but also principles to live by. This is an excellent book to learn from and I will be looking for other books by this author to read!

I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for the copy of this book I enjoyed reading. I gave an honest review based on my opinion of what I read.

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is more a pamphlet than a book. To me, it seems more appropriate for divinity students than lay people. The author jams a lot of information into a very slim book. I found it difficult to read because it seemed to jump from idea to idea with little organization that I could follow. I attempted to outline it thinking that would help but I could not figure out the author's plan.

A font was used for Hebrew words that made them difficult to read. I would have found a clearer font and a glossary helpful.

The study guide questions and ideas for discussion were very well done, however. That section was clear and helpful.

[Robert D. Cornwall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brief in pages, written for a general audience, extremely valuable as an exposition of one of the most revealing of biblical texts -- Micah 6:8.

Includes exposition of the text, with a study guide. Excellent resource for a study group!

For a full review check out my blog posting:

http://www.bobcornwall.com/2012/04/wh...

[Shelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy read, brief and understandable guidelines to practicing justice, kindness and humility.

[Jennifer DiFrancesco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick and easy read with some good exegesis of the Hebrew text.