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Micah 6:8 – Simplifying Religion
“Micah thus sums up quite comprehensively in these three phrases the cardinal teachings of the Hebrew religion. The simplification of religion has always been the prophet’s vocation (what a wise observation – PDH). David reduced, as the the Talmud suggests, the 613 requirements of the Pentateuch to eleven (Ps.15); while Micah summed them all up here in three. Jesus, we know, reduced them to two (Matt.22:35-40). Compare also Jame’s estimate of religious duty when reduced to its lowest terms (Jas.1:27).” (George L. Robinson, “The 12 Minor Prophets,” p.100)
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