THE BOOK OF

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THE BOOK OF MALACHI!
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MALACHITHE "LAST VOICE" OF THE OLD
TESTAMENT! 1. THE OLD TESTAMENT "BEGINS" WITH
GOD! a) Gen.11 In the beginning GOD... 2.
IT ENDS WITH A "CURSE"! a) Mal.46 ..lest I
smite the earth with a curse...
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THE NEW TESTAMENT TELLS HOW THE CURSE WAS
REMOVED! Gal 313 Christ has redeemed us from
the curse of the law, having become a curse for
us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who
hangs on a tree")...
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THE BOOK OF MALACHI IS A "WOUNDED" LOVE LETTER
FROM GOD! Mal 12 "I have loved you," says the
LORD. "Yet you say, 'In what way have You loved
us?' Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" Says the
LORD. "Yet Jacob I have loved...
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BACKGROUND MATERIAL! WRITER Malachi11 (Last
O.T. Prophet). 400 years of silence followscf.
Amos 811! TIME 445-397 B.C. (100 years after
Hag/Zech). TO REMNANTEspecially
Priests11,6 21. SUBJECT The Unfaithfulness
of the Remnant. PURPOSE To reprove improper
worship and daily living. To Justify God's
dealings with Israel!
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THINK OF MALACHI AS THE PROPHET OF THE COMING
ELIJAH! Mal 45 Behold, I will send you Elijah
the prophet before the coming of the great and
dreadful day of the LORD. Matt 1113-14 For
all the prophets and the law prophesied until
John. 14 And if you are willing to receive it,
he is Elijah who is to come.
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LET'S CONSIDER SOME LESSONS FROM THE BOOK OF
MALACHI!
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WATCH CARELESSNESS IN WORSHIP! 1. ISRAEL'S SINS'
WERE NAMED a) Mal 16-8 Where is My honor?..
Where is My reverence? Says the LORD of hosts To
you priests who despise My name. 7 "You offer
defiled food on My altar..8 And when you offer
the blind as a sacrifice.. Offer it then to your
governor! Would he be pleased with you?..Says the
LORD of hosts.
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2. CF. WARNINGS FOR US TODAY! a) God Demands To
Be FIRST! 1) Mat.633 ..seek
first...kingdom... b) He Expects "HEART"
Worship 1) Jno.423f ..worship...in
spirit...truth... 2) 2Cor.97
..give...purposed..in heart... c) "LIP" Service
Is Condemend 1) Mat.158f In vain..worship
Me... d) And"Robbing" God Still Possible. 1)
Mal.38f Will a man rob God?
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WHAT ABOUT THE "TITHE"? 1. IT IS OLDER THAN THE
LAW a) Gen.1420 ...Abram gave a tenth... b)
Gen.2822 I will give..the tenth to Thee... 2.
GOD CHALLENGED ISRAELTEST ME! a) 310..bring
full tithes..put Me to the test.. 3. ALSOGIVING
GETTING RELATED a) Lk.638 Give, be
given...full measure...
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WARNINGGOD CAN PREFER "NO" WORSHIP! 1. HE SAID
SO TO ISRAEL a) 110 ..I will not accept an
offering from your hand. b) Amos 521,23
"I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no
delight in your solemn assemblies. 23 Take
away from me the noise of your songs to the
melody of your harps I will not listen.
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2. JESUS SAID SO TO A CHURCH a) Rev.315f ...I
could wish you were cold or hot...so then
because you are lukewarm, and neighter cold
nor hot...I will vomit you out of My mouth...
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WATCH SKEPTICISM AND MURMURING! 1. LISTEN TO
ISRAEL a) God Doesn't Love Us 1) 12 ..you
say, "how have you loved us? b) No Point In
Serving God 1) 314f What good is our keeping
His charge... c) The Wicked Prosper Same As
We Do 1) 217 ..everyone who does evil is
good in the sight of the Lord...
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CONSIDER OUR "WARNING"! 1. ISRAEL HELD UP AS BAD
EXAMPLE a) 1Cor.1010 (not) complain as some
of them complained and were destroyed by the
destroyer. 2. ALL ACCOUNTS NOT SETTLED ON
EARTH! a) Lk.1619ff (Rich Man and Lazarus)
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ANOTHER LESSON WATCH OUT FOR LOOSE MORALS! 1.
CONSIDER ISRAEL'S BAD EXAMPLE a) 35 I..will
be a swift witness against the
sorcerers..adulterers.. those who swear
falsely...oppress the hireling..the
widow...orphan.. sojourner and do not fear me
says the Lord of hosts.
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WE'RE VULNERABLE TO THE SAME! 1. ADULTERY IS
STILL FORBIDDEN a) Gal.519ff
..adulterers..not enter... 2. LYING STILL
CONDEMNED a) Col.39 Do not lie to one
another... 3. UNSCRIPTURAL DIVORCE STILL A
SIN a) Mat.193-9 who puts away...adultery.. W
E ARE VULNERALBE TO SIN JUST AS ISRAEL WAS!!!
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BE WARNEDTHERE IS A "BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE"316!
1. ALL IMPORTANT YOUR NAME BE THERE a)
Rev.2014f ..names not in book of life...cast
into lake of fire... 2. TO HAVE NAME
ENTEREDOBEY LORD a) Mk.1615f
Go..believes...baptized... b) Acts 247 ..Lord
added to the church.. 3. WARNINGNAME CAN BE
BLOTTED OUT a) Rev.35f I will blot out his
name...
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BE SURE THAT YOU'RE LIVING SO THAT WHEN "THE ROLL
IS CALLED UP YONDER"YOUR NAME WILL BE FOUND IN
THE "BOOK OF LIFE" AND WILL HEAR "WELL DONE
GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT...ENTER INTO THE JOYS
OF YOUR LORD!!!" (Matt.2523)