Ungodly Leadership (Micah 3:1-12) - 6/28/23

INTRO

• HEAR what the Lord has said

• LISTEN. GOD IS SPEAKING

• Godly leadership is vital to the health of the people

• The sins of the leaders are obvious

• Judgment on the leadership

• Rebuking the political and religious leadership
  

Corrupt Civil Leaders – vv. 1-4

• You should KNOW justice?

• Loving evil and hating good

• Rather than shepherding the people… the were attacking like wolves and animals.

• ONE DAY… they will cry out. IT WILL BE TOO LATE

• Because of their evil deeds.

  • What we do indicates who we are

Corrupt Prophets – vv. 5-8

• Religious leaders

• Lead people astray

• Should be leading people to truth.

• Peace when taken care of

• War when not given what wanted

• One day… their darkness will be revealed.

  • God will not speak

Micah the true prophet – v. 8

• Filled with the Spirit of God

• Power, justice, might

• Declare transgressions and sin
  

Corrupt Leaders in general – vv. 9-12

• All the leadership for the people

• Distorting the truth

• Murdering the innocent

• Accepting bribes

• All for personal gain

• Rulers, Priests, Prophets

CLAIMING TO SERVE THE LORD… WHICH IS A LIE

• Any theology that makes it easy for us to sin is not biblical theology (Warren Wiersbe)

• No disaster shall come upon us (GOD IS GOOD WITH US)

Judgment is coming

• Plowed as a field.

• Heap of ruins.

• AND IT DID

• 722 and 586