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Malachi
MALACHI 1-4
ISRAEL'S PRIVILEGE (1:1-5)
God's devotion to Jacob's descendants (1:1-2, 5)
God's destruction of Esau's descendants (1:3-4)
ISRAEL'S POLLUTIONS (1:6-2:17; 3:5-15)
The priests' sins (1:6-2:9)
Their rebellion (1:6-14; 2:7-9)
They despise and dishonour God's holy name (1:6, 11, 14b).
They offer polluted sacrifices (1:7-10; 12-14a).
They pervert God's Word, causing many to stumble (2:7-9).
Their rebuke (2:1-3):
Their role model (2:4-6):
The people's sins (2:10-17; 3:5-15)
Their iniquities (2:10-17; 3:5, 8-15)
They are untrue to each other (2:10).
They divorce their wives (2:13-16).
They marry pagan wives (2:11-12).
They claim evil is good (2:17).
They are sorcerers, adulterers, liars, cheaters, oppressors, and unjust people (3:5).
They slander God (3:13-15).
They rob God (3:8-12).
God's invitation (3:6-7):
ISRAEL'S PROPHETS (3:1a; 4:5-6):
John the Baptist, who introduces Christ's first coming (3:1a)
Elijah, who will introduce Christ's second coming (4:5-6)
GOD'S PROMISES TO ISRAEL (3:1b-4, 16-18; 4:1-4)
Christ's coming (3:1b, 16; 4:1-4)
The place (3:1b):
The particulars (3:16; 4:1-4)
The journal (3:16):
The judgment (4:1):
The joy (4:2-4):
Israel's cleansing (3:2-4, 17-18)
To be refined as silver and gold (3:2-4)