Current Events In The Life Of Malachi

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Current Events In The Life Of Malachi

• Please Sit To Right

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Jeremiah 323-5

• Thus says the Lord, Behold, I am about to give
  this city into the hand of the king of Babylon,
  and he will take it and Zedekiah king of Judah
  shall not escape out of the hand of the
  Chaldeans, but he shall surely be given into the
  hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak
  with him face to face and see him eye to eye and
  he shall take Zedekiah to Babylon, and he shall
  be there until I visit him, declares the Lord.
  If you fight against the Chaldeans, you shall
  not succeed.

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From Babylons Conquer Of Judah To Malachi

• The fortunes of the Jews and Chaldeans are
  reversed
• Jews back home
• Chaldea conquered.
• The first heroes of the restoration Zerubbabel,
  Joshua, Haggai, Zechariah.
• Rebuilt the temple in 21 years.

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From Babylons Conquer Of Judah To Malachi

• What has happened from Zerubbabel to Malachi?
  NOTHING.
• Temple Completed 515 B.C.
• Ezra comes to Jerusalem 458 B.C.
• Nehemiah comes to Jerusalem 444 B.C.
• Malachi prophesied during this period.

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Current Events In The Life Of MalachiEzra

• King Artaxerxes gives his blessing to Ezras
  return, Ezra 77-28.
• Three things about the condition of the Jews in
  Jerusalem during Malachis day
• Still many enemies, 821-23, 31.
• Lost their sense of holiness, separation, 91-2.
• The people were God-fearing people, 101-4.

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Current Events In The Life Of MalachiNehemiah

• King Artaxerxes gives his blessing to Nehemiahs
  return, Nehemiah 11-3.
• Four things about the condition of the Jews in
  Jerusalem during Malachis day
• Physically, their city is a mess, 13.
• The people were eager for leadership, 217-18.
• The people wanted to change, but had little
  motivation, 933-38.
• Had some people in the city who took none of
  their changes seriously, 134.

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What To Look For In Malachis Prophecy

• The people cant understand why they havent
  received the blessings of God.
• Why havent they?
• This is causing them to cut out the things in
  their spiritual life they deem weary and
  burdensome

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Lessons

• Restoration is hard, hard work!
• Dont say, What profit is serving God? when we
  are only doing it halfway.
• Its amazing how short a time it takes to
  accomplish something great.