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Malachi
*DATE: *c.
435-430 BC[1]
*I.
**Introduction (1:1)*
*II.
**Blindness to the love of God (1:2-5)*
/A. //God’s love seen by His dealings with Esau (1:3-4)/
/B. //God’s love seen by contrasting Esau’s destiny with Israel’s (1:5)/
*III.
**Disservice to the Great King (1:6-2:9)*
/A. //Exposure of the priests’ failure to give proper honor to the name of God (1:6-14)/
/B. //Indictment of the priests for their unfaithfulness to the covenant of Levi (2:1-9)/
1. Penalty for failing to hear this commandment of the Lord (2:1-4)
2. The covenant with Levi that they had broken (2:5-9)
*IV.
**Unfaithfulness in human (marriage) covenants (2:10-16)*
/A. //The indictment: unfaithfulness to the covenant (2:10-11)/
/B. //The consequences: sacrifice rejected (2:12-13)/
/C. //Israel’s protest and God’s reply: Divorce, which God hates, is a breach of covenant (2:14-16)/
*V.
**Criticism of God’s justice (2:17-3:6)*
/A. //Israel//’s words: God’s justice is inconsistent (2:17)/
/B. //God’s answer: Wait for God’s justice which will be revealed at the coming of His Messenger (3:1-5)/
/C. //God’s character: Israel’s preservation is due to God’s unchanging character (3:6)/
*VI.
**Disobedience to the Lord’s statutes (as evidenced by Israel’s lack of giving) (3:7-12)*
/A. //The root problem is a failure to return to the Lord and to obey His commandments (3:7)/
/B. //The issue of tithing is cited as one example of their disobedience (3:8-12)/
*VII.
**Unbelief in the value of serving God (3:13-4:3)*
/A. //Israel//’s words: Serving God is not worthwhile (3:13-15)/
/B. //Yahweh’s words: He remembers those who fear Him (3:16-18)/
/C. //The coming Day: God will distinguish those who fear Him from the evildoers (4:1-3)/
*VIII.
**Conclusion (4:4-6)*
/A. //Remember the Law of Moses (4:4)/
/B. //Look for the Messenger (4:5-6)/
!
MALACHI’S MAJOR MOTIF
! “AUTOPSY OF DEAD RELIGION”[2]
*I.
**Foundationally,*[3]* one of the causes or characteristics of dead religion is /blindness to God’s love (1:2-5).
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*II.
**“Insincere worship”*[4]* (1:6-2:9).*
A.
Blemished sacrifices (1:6-14)
B.
Blighted religious leaders (who had failed to fulfill their ministerial obligations) (2:1-9)
*III.
**Unfaithfulness in human (marriage) covenants (2:10-16).
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*IV.
**Criticism of God and His ways (2:17-3:6).*
*V.
**Disobedience to the revealed will of God (3:7-12).
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*VI.
**Unbelief in the value of serving God (3:13-4:3).
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! ANTIDOTE TO DEAD RELIGION
*I.
Fear (honor) God.*
*II.
**Prepare to meet the coming Messenger*[5]* (in the Day of the Lord).
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[1] Malachi uses the Persian word for governor (1:8), suggesting that his ministry falls during the interlude between Nehemiah’s first and second governorship (/ca/.
435-430).
[2] Michael P. V. Barrett, “The Message of Malachi: An Analysis of Dead Religion,” in /Biblical Viewpoint/ (Nov 1998), 34.
Barrett notes, “Malachi meticulously examines, exposes, and identifies the causes and signs of dead religion and spiritual decay.
With a series of six cutting propositions, he penetrated to the core issues that marked Israel’s religion” (p.
34).
[3] Malachi begins his book with this oracle, suggesting that it is the “footing” upon which the rest of the book builds.
[4] Barrett, 35.
[5] Note the emphasis on the word messenger (1:1—/Malachi!/; 2:7; 3:1; 4:5).
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