He has told you men what is good
and what it is the LORD requires of you:
Only to act justly,
to love faithfulness,
and to walk humbly with your God.
(Micah 6:8 HCSB)
So much of religious activity is prescribed: what when and how am I supposed to do this that or the other thing. The Old Testament is filled with prescriptive rules as to how Jewish society was supposed to work and what righteousness looks like being lived out. While I don't think Micah was writing this to rob from the importance of the festivals and sacrifices God had ordained for that time, I think just as when Christ answered the challenge as to the greatest command (Matthew 22:35-40) these words were meant to remind God's people not to be burdened and stressed out over the little things but to let the main thing be the main thing: it's about Him and not about us.
Andy J
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