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Malachi – Chapter 1

October 14, 2023   /   All Souls Anglican Church

Malachi

 

We are studying Malachi because it’s relevant to men today. Men today can fall into the same things today that men fell into then. And those things brought curses upon the nation then are the same things bring curses today. These are principles that apply to men in every culture in every time.

 

Chapter 1

This is the message that the Lord gave to Israel through the prophet Malachi.

  • The last book of the Jewish Bible (Old Testament)
  • ~ BC; chronologically follows immediately after Nehemiah

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2 “I have always loved you,” says the Lord.

  • In the Scriptures “love” never means only the emotion, but focuses on the action of doing for the beloved

 

But you retort, “Really? How have you loved us?”

And the Lord replies, “This is how I showed my love for you: I loved your ancestor Jacob, 3 but I rejected his brother, Esau, and devastated his hill country. I turned Esau’s inheritance into a desert for jackals.”

  • Background: Before he and his twin, Esau, were born, God chose Jacob (whom He later renamed “Israel”) to be the father of His chosen people, the Israelites.

 

Genesis 25:23 (NLT2)  And the LORD told her, “The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will be stronger than the other; and your older son will serve your younger son.”

  • So, in this sense, God “rejected” Esau.

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Romans 9:10-13 (NLT2) 10  This son [that God gave Abraham and Sarah] was our ancestor Isaac. When he married Rebekah, she gave birth to twins. 11  But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes; 12  he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) She was told, “Your older son will serve your younger son.” 13  In the words of the Scriptures, “I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau.”

 

Genesis 27:29 (NLT2)  May many nations become your servants, and may they bow down to you. May you be the master over your brothers, and may your mother’s sons bow down to you. All who curse you will be cursed, and all who bless you will be blessed.”

 

4 Esau’s descendants in Edom may say, “We have been shattered, but we will rebuild the ruins.”

But the Lord of Heaven’s Armies replies, “They may try to rebuild, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be known as ‘The Land of Wickedness,’ and their people will be called ‘The People with Whom the Lord Is Forever Angry.’ 5 When you see the destruction for yourselves, you will say, ‘Truly, the Lord’s greatness reaches far beyond Israel’s borders!’ ”

  • Even when the Israelites were unaware:
    • God was to them, chose them, had special plans for them, protected them, and more.
  • How does that relate to us today?

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6 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name!

 

  • Why does it matter today what God said to priests nearly 2500 years ago?

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 Revelation 1:5b-6 (NIV) To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father–to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.

    • God knows his rightful place in our lives. We owe him honor and respect.

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 “But you ask, ‘How have we ever shown contempt for your name?’

7 “You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar.

“Then you ask, ‘How have we defiled the sacrifices?’

“You defile them by saying the altar of the Lord deserves no respect. 8 When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn’t that wrong? And isn’t it wrong to offer animals that are crippled and diseased? Try giving gifts like that to your governor, and see how pleased he is!” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

  • They only gave to God what is best, not the “firstfruits,” so they aren’t following God’s law.

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  • As we read the following, ask, “Why is this in the law? What does it teach us?”

Leviticus 22:20–22 (NLT)  “Do not present an animal with defects, because the Lord will not accept it on your behalf. 21 “If you present a peace offering to the Lord from the herd or the flock, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, you must offer a perfect animal. It may have no defect of any kind. 22 You must not offer an animal that is blind, crippled, or injured, or that has a wart, a skin sore, or scabs. Such animals must never be offered on the altar as special gifts to the Lord.”

  • Why is this in the law? What does it teach us?

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  • How do you think the people were thinking about God?

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Hosea 6:6 (NLT2) 6  I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings.

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9 “Go ahead, beg God to be merciful to you! But when you bring that kind of offering, why should he show you any favor at all?” asks the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

10 “How I wish one of you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “and I will not accept your offerings.

  • What God really wants is our .

 

Psalm 51:17 (NLT) 17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.

 Matthew 9:13b (NLT2) “I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

 

1 Chronicles 21:22–26 (NLT) 22 David said to Araunah, “Let me buy this threshing floor from you at its full price. Then I will build an altar to the Lord there, so that he will stop the plague.”

23 “Take it, my lord the king, and use it as you wish,” Araunah said to David. “I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, and the threshing boards for wood to build a fire on the altar, and the wheat for the grain offering. I will give it all to you.”

24 But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it for the full price. I will not take what is yours and give it to the Lord. I will not present burnt offerings that have cost me nothing!” 25 So David gave Araunah 600 pieces of gold in payment for the threshing floor.

26 David built an altar there to the Lord and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And when David prayed, the Lord answered him by sending fire from heaven to burn up the offering on the altar.

  • What do we learn from David’s conviction and God’s response?

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11 But my name is honored by people of other nations from morning till night. All around the world they offer sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of my name. For my name is great among the nations,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

12 “But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it’s all right to defile the Lord’s table.

  • What does your life, your actions, say about the honor (or dishonor) you show the Lord?

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13 You say, ‘It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord.

14 “Cursed is the cheat who promises to give a fine ram from his flock but then sacrifices a defective one to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “and my name is feared among the nations!”

  • There are curses (or consequences) that comes upon us when we don’t honor the Lord.
  • …What are some possible consequences of not honoring God?

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Proverbs 1:7 (NLT2)  Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

  • Fear = fear (as in to be afraid), honor, [to recognize] awesomeness
  • Knowledge = knowledge, ability, discernment, understanding
  • Wisdom = wisdom, technical skill, experience, perceptiveness
  • Discipline = discipline, instruction, correction, warning, training

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