KING / EVENT - DATE PROPHET - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)?

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1 MALACHI CHAPTER ONE

2 PROPHET - DATE JONAH ( BC)? JOEL (800BC)? HOSEA ( BC)? MICAH ( BC)? AMOS (784BC)? ISAIAH ( BC)? NAHUM (700BC)? ZEPHANIAH (630BC)? JEREMIAH ( BC)? DANIEL ( BC)? HABAKKUK (598BC)? EZEKIEL ( BC)? OBADIAH ( BC)? EZRA ( BC)? HAGGAI ( BC)? ZECHARIAH ( BC)? ESTHER ( BC)? NEHEMIAH ( BC)? MALACHI ( BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB ( BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR ( BC)? ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) ( BC)? JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? BELSHAZZAR ( BC)? CYRUS ( BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? DARIUS ( BC)?

3 BOOK OF MALACHI JERUSALEM WAS DESTROYED ABOUT 587 BC. THE LORD SPOKE TO MALACHI ABOUT 433 BC. MALACHI MEANS MY MESSENGER THIS IS THE LAST BOOK OF THE OLD TESTAMENT THE GOSPELS WERE WRITTEN ABOUT AD. READ: OBADIAH BC? READ: JEREMIAH 49: BC?

4 OUTLINE MALACHI CHAPTER ONE ISRAEL BELOVED OF GOD V. 1-5 PRIESTS CONDEMNED V. 6-7 POLLUTED OFFERINGS V THE LORD WILL BE HONORED V

5 READ: MALACHI 1:1-3 The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi. ISRAEL BELOVED OF GOD 2 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; 3 But Esau I have hated, And laid waste his mountains and his heritage For the jackals of the wilderness.

6 READ: MALACHI 1:1 MALACHI WAS WRITTEN 450 BC? AFTER JUDAH WAS TAKEN CAPTIVE 586BC? WHAT DID MALACHI WRITE? The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi WHO WAS THIS WRITING FOR? ISRAEL? READ: NAHUM 1:1 1 The burden against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. NKJV WHO WAS THIS WRITING FOR? NINEVEH?

7 READ: MALACHI 1:1 WHAT DID MALACHI WRITE? The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi READ: ACTS 7: This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, the one who received the living oracles to give to us, 39 whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected. And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt, 40 Saying to Aaron, 'Make us gods to go before us; as for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.' NKJV WHAT DID STEPHEN SAY CONCERNING MOSES? The Angel spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai Moses received the living oracles to give to us

8 READ: MALACHI 1:1 WHAT DID MALACHI WRITE? The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi READ: ROMANS 3:1-2 1 What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? 2 Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God. NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE JEWS? The oracles of God were committed to the Jews

9 READ: MALACHI 1:1 WHAT DID MALACHI WRITE? The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 9:17 17 If I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship. NKJV READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 5:19 19 God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE CHURCH? I have been entrusted with a stewardship God has committed to us the word of reconciliation

10 READ: MALACHI 1:1 WHAT DID MALACHI WRITE? The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi READ: GALATIANS 2:7 7. they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE CHURCH? The gospel for the uncircumcised was committed to me

11 READ: MALACHI 1:1 WHAT DID MALACHI WRITE? The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi READ: TITUS 1:3 3 God has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior; NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO TITUS? God s word was committed to me by commandment

12 READ: MALACHI 1:1 WHAT DID MALACHI WRITE? The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi READ: 1 PETER 4:11 11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. NKJV WHAT DID PETER SAY TO US? If anyone speaks, Let him speak as the oracles of God THAT In all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ

13 READ: MALACHI 1:2-3 ISRAEL BELOVED OF GOD 2 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; 3 But Esau I have hated, And laid waste his mountains and his heritage For the jackals of the wilderness.

14 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:2-3 ISRAEL BELOVED OF GOD 2 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; 3 But Esau I have hated, And laid waste his mountains and his heritage For the jackals of the wilderness. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? WHO WAS JACOB? WHO WAS ESAU? WHY WOULD THE LORD HATE ESAU? READ: OBADIAH BC? MALACHI WAS WRITTEN? 450 BC? AFTER JUDAH WAS TAKEN CAPTIVE 586BC?

15 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:2 2 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; WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISRAEL? I have loved you HOW DID ISRAEL REPLY: 'In what way have You loved us? HOW DID THE LORD ANSWER: Jacob was Esau s brother Yet I loved Jacob

16 READ: GENESIS 25: Isaac pleaded with the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 The children struggled together within her; and she said, If all is well, why am I like this? So she went to inquire of the LORD. 23 The LORD said to her: Two nations are in your womb, Two peoples shall be separated from your body; One people shall be stronger than the other, And the older shall serve the younger. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO REBEKAH? Two nations are in your womb Two peoples shall be separated from your body One people shall be stronger than the other The older shall serve the younger

17 READ: GENESIS 25: When her days were fulfilled for her to give birth, indeed there were twins in her womb. 25 The first came out red. He was like a hairy garment all over; so they called his name Esau. 26 Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them. NKJV WHO WAS THE FIRST BORN? ESAU? WHO WAS EDOM? ESAU? READ: GENESIS 36:1 1 This is the genealogy of Esau, who is Edom NKJV ESAU WAS EDOM

18 READ: GENESIS 25: The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. NKJV WHO DID ISAAC LOVE? ESAU? Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game WHO DID REBEKAH LOVE? JACOB? Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents Rebekah loved Jacob DID THIS CAUSE A PROBLEM?

19 READ: GENESIS 29: Jacob went in to Rachel, and he also loved Rachel more than Leah. And he served with Laban still another seven years. NKJV 31 When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. NKJV WHAT DID JACOB DO? Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah DID THIS CAUSE A PROBLEM? WHAT DID THE LORD DO? WHY? The LORD saw that Leah was unloved He opened Leahs womb BUT Rachel was barren

20 READ: DEUTERONOMY 21: If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and they have borne him children, both the loved and the unloved, and if the firstborn son is of her who is unloved, 16 then it shall be, on the day he bequeaths his possessions to his sons, that he must not bestow firstborn status on the son of the loved wife in preference to the son of the unloved, the true firstborn. 17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE FIRSTBORN? If the firstborn son is of her who is unloved He shall acknowledge the son of the unloved wife As the firstborn by giving him a double portion

21 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:2 I have loved you says the LORD Yet you say: 'In what way have You loved us? READ: DEUTERONOMY 4: Out of heaven He let you hear His voice, that He might instruct you; on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire. 37 And because He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their descendants after them; and He brought you out of Egypt with His Presence, with His mighty power, WHAT DID MOSES SAY TO ISRAEL? God loved your fathers THEREFORE: He chose their descendants after them He brought you out of Egypt

22 READ: DEUTERONOMY 7:6-8 7 The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; 8 But because the LORD loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. NKJV WHAT DID MOSES SAY TO ISRAEL? The LORD set His love on you BECAUSE: The LORD loves you AND The LORD kept the oath He swore to your fathers

23 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:2 I have loved you says the LORD READ: HOSEA 11:1 1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? When Israel was a child, I loved him AND Out of Egypt I called My son

24 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:2 I have loved you says the LORD WHY SHOULD WE LOVE GOD? READ: 1 JOHN 4:19 19 We love Him because He first loved us. NKJV WHAT DID JOHN SAY? We love God BECAUSE He first loved us

25 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 3 But Esau I have hated, And laid waste his mountains and his heritage For the jackals of the wilderness. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? Esau I have hated WHY WOULD THE LORD HATE ESAU? ESAU WAS EDOM MALACHI WAS WRITTEN 450 BC? AFTER JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE 586BC? WHAT DID EDOM DO?

26 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? Esau I have hated DID THE LORD REALY HATE ESAU? OR LOVE HIM LESS? READ: LUKE 14:26 26 If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY? If anyone does not hate his family and hate himself he cannot be My disciple WHAT DID JESUS MEAN? Anyone who loves family or self, more than Christ cannot be His disciple

27 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? Esau I have hated DID THE LORD REALY HATE ESAU? OR LOVE HIM LESS? READ: MATTHEW 10:37 37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS MEAN? He who loves any family member more than Christ Is not worthy of Christ

28 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? Esau I have hated DID THE LORD REALLY HATE ESAU? READ: ROMANS 9: when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; 11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calls;) 12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. 13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. KJV

29 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? Esau I have hated DID THE LORD REALLY HATE ESAU? READ: HEBREWS 12: Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: 15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; 16 lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. 17 For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears. NKJV WHY WAS ESAU REJECTD? he found no place for repentance

30 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? Esau I have hated WHY WOULD THE LORD HATE ESAU? ESAU WAS EDOM READ: EZEKIEL 25:12 12 Thus says the Lord GOD: Because of what Edom did against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended by avenging itself on them, NKJV WHAT DID EDOM DO? Edom took vengeance against the house of Judah Edom has greatly offended by avenging itself on them

31 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? Esau I have hated WHY WOULD THE LORD HATE ESAU? ESAU WAS EDOM READ: JOEL 3:19 19 Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a desolate wilderness, Because of violence against the people of Judah, For they have shed innocent blood in their land. WHAT DID EDOM DO? Because of violence against the people of Judah For they have shed innocent blood in their land

32 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? Esau I have hated WHY WOULD THE LORD HATE ESAU? ESAU WAS EDOM READ: AMOS 1:11 11 Thus says the LORD: For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword, And cast off all pity; His anger tore perpetually, And he kept his wrath forever. NKJV WHAT DID EDOM DO? He pursued his brother with the sword and had no pity His anger tore perpetually & He kept his wrath forever

33 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 WHY WOULD THE LORD HATE ESAU? ESAU WAS EDOM THE EDOMITES AND ISREALITES WERE COUSINS? WHAT DID EDOM DO? EDOM MISTREATED HIS BROTHER JACOB? READ: OBADIAH For violence against your brother Jacob, Shame shall cover you, And you shall be cut off forever. 11 In the day that you stood on the other side In the day that strangers carried captive his forces, When foreigners entered his gates And cast lots for Jerusalem Even you were as one of them.

34 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 WHY WOULD THE LORD HATE ESAU? EDOM MISTREATED HIS BROTHER JACOB? READ: OBADIAH You should not have gazed on the day of your brother In the day of his captivity; Nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah In the day of their destruction; Nor should you have spoken proudly In the day of distress. 13 You should not have entered the gate of My people In the day of their calamity. Indeed, you should not have gazed on their affliction In the day of their calamity, Nor laid hands on their substance In the day of their calamity. 14 You should not have stood at the crossroads To cut off those among them who escaped; Nor should you have delivered up those among them who remained In the day of distress.

35 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 WHY WOULD THE LORD HATE ESAU? ESAU WAS EDOM THE EDOMITES AND ISREALITES WERE COUSINS? WHAT DID EDOM DO? EDOM MISTREATED HIS BROTHER JACOB? READ: OBADIAH The day of the LORD upon all the nations is near; As you have done, it shall be done to you; Your reprisal shall return upon your own head. 16 As you drank on My holy mountain, So shall all the nations drink continually; They shall drink, and swallow, and they shall be as though they had never been. NKJV

36 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 3 But Esau I have hated, And laid waste his mountains and his heritage For the jackals of the wilderness. WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO ESAU? He laid waste his mountains and his heritage For the jackals of the wilderness READ: ISAIAH 34:5 5 My sword shall be bathed in heaven; Indeed it shall come down on Edom, And on the people of My curse, for judgment. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING EDOM? My sword shall come down on Edom on the people of My curse, for judgment

37 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO ESAU? He laid waste his mountains and his heritage For the jackals of the wilderness READ: ISAIAH 34: Its streams shall be turned into pitch, And its dust into brimstone; Its land shall become burning pitch. 10 It shall not be quenched night or day; Its smoke shall ascend forever. From generation to generation it shall lie waste; No one shall pass through it forever and ever. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING EDOM? From generation to generation it shall lie waste No one shall pass through it forever and ever

38 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:3 WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO ESAU? He laid waste his mountains and his heritage For the jackals of the wilderness READ: JEREMIAH 49: Edom also shall be an astonishment; Everyone who goes by it will be astonished And will hiss at all its plagues. 18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah And their neighbors, says the LORD, No one shall remain there, NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY CONCERNING EDOM? Edom also shall be an astonishment As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah No one shall remain there

39 READ: MALACHI 1:4-5 ISRAEL BELOVED OF GOD 4 Even though Edom has said, "We have been impoverished, But we will return and build the desolate places, Thus says the LORD of hosts: They may build, but I will throw down; They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness, And the people against whom the LORD will have indignation forever. 5 Your eyes shall see, And you shall say, 'The LORD is magnified beyond the border of Israel.'

40 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:4-5 4 Even though Edom has said, We have been impoverished, But we will return and build the desolate places, Thus says the LORD of hosts: They may build, but I will throw down; They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness, And the people against whom the LORD will have indignation forever. 5 Your eyes shall see, And you shall say, 'The LORD is magnified beyond the border of Israel.' WHAT DID EDOM SAY? HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? HOW WILL EDOM RESPOND?

41 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:4 4 Even though Edom has said, We have been impoverished, But we will return and build the desolate places, Thus says the LORD of hosts: They may build, but I will throw down; They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness, And the people against whom the LORD will have indignation forever. WHAT DID EDOM SAY? We have been impoverished But we will return and build the desolate places HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? They may build, but I will throw down They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness They will have indignation forever

42 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:4 WHAT DID EDOM SAY? We have been impoverished But we will return and build the desolate places READ: ISAIAH 9:10 10 The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, But we will replace them with cedars. NKJV WHAT DID EPHRAIM SAY? The bricks have fallen down But we will rebuild with hewn stones The sycamores are cut down But we will replace them with cedars

43 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:4 HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? They may build, but I will throw down They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness They will have indignation forever READ: EZEKIEL 25:13 13 Thus says the Lord GOD: I will also stretch out My hand against Edom, cut off man and beast from it, and make it desolate from Teman; Dedan shall fall by the sword. NKJV WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO EDOM? I will stretch out My hand against Edom I will cut off man and beast from it, and make it desolate

44 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:4 HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? They may build, but I will throw down They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness They will have indignation forever WHO DID THE LORD SEND? NEBUCHADNEZZAR? WHAT WILL NEBUCHADNEZZAR DO? READ: ISAIAH 11:14 14 They shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the West; Together they shall plunder the people of the East; They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; And the people of Ammon shall obey them. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO EDOM? They shall plunder the people of the East They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab

45 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:4 HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? They may build, but I will throw down They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness They will have indignation forever READ: ISAIAH 34:6 6 The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It is made overflowing with fatness, With the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. NKJV WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO EDOM? The sword of the LORD is filled with blood The LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah And a great slaughter in the land of Edom

46 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:4 HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? They may build, but I will throw down They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness They will have indignation forever READ: ISAIAH 34: Its streams shall be turned into pitch, And its dust into brimstone; Its land shall become burning pitch. 10 It shall not be quenched night or day; Its smoke shall ascend forever. From generation to generation it shall lie waste; No one shall pass through it forever and ever. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO EDOM? From generation to generation it shall lie waste No one shall pass through it forever and ever

47 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:4 HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? They may build, but I will throw down They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness They will have indignation forever READ: LAMENTATIONS 4:22 22 The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; He will no longer send you into captivity. He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; He will uncover your sins! NKJV WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO EDOM? He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom He will uncover your sins

48 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:5 5 Your eyes shall see, And you shall say, 'The LORD is magnified beyond the border of Israel.' HOW WILL EDOM RESPOND? 'The LORD is magnified beyond the border of Israel READ: PSALMS 35:27 27 Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant. NKJV WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? Let the LORD be magnified

49 READ: MALACHI 1:6-7 PRIESTS CONDEMNED 6 A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the LORD of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, 'In what way have we despised Your name?' I 7 You offer defiled food on My altar, But say, 'In what way have we defiled You? By saying, 'The table of the LORD is contemptible.'

50 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:6-7 PRIESTS CONDEMNED 6 A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the LORD of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, 'In what way have we despised Your name?' 7 You offer defiled food on My altar, But say, 'In what way have we defiled You? By saying, 'The table of the LORD is contemptible. I WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? HOW DID THE PRIESTS RESPOND? HOW DID THE PRIESTS DEFILE THE ALTAR?

51 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:6 PRIESTS CONDEMNED 6 A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the LORD of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, 'In what way have we despised Your name?' WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? A son honors his father and A servant his master If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? If I am a Master, Where is My reverence? HOW DID THE PRIESTS RESPOND? 'In what way have we despised Your name?'

52 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:6 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? A son honors his father and A servant his master If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? If I am a Master, Where is My reverence? READ: EXODUS 4: You shall say to Pharaoh, Thus says the LORD: Israel is My son, My firstborn. 23 So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed I will kill your son, your firstborn. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO PHAROAH? Israel is My son, My firstborn. Let My son go that he may serve Me If you refuse to let him go I will kill your son, your firstborn

53 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:6 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? A son honors his father and A servant his master If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? If I am a Master, Where is My reverence? READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:6 6 Do you thus deal with the LORD, O foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father, who bought you? Has He not made you and established you? NKJV WHAT DID MOSES ASK ISRAEL? Is not the LORD your Father, who bought you? Has He not made you and established you?

54 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:6 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? A son honors his father and A servant his master If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? If I am a Master, Where is My reverence? READ: PSALMS 100:3 3 Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. NKJV WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? Know that the LORD, He is God It is He who has made us and not we ourselves

55 READ: ISAIAH 1:2-4 READ: ISAIAH 1:2-4 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the LORD has spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against Me; 3 The ox knows its owner And the donkey its master's crib; But Israel does not know, My people do not consider. 4 Alas, sinful nation, A people laden with iniquity, A brood of evildoers, Children who are corrupters! They have forsaken the LORD, They have provoked to anger The Holy One of Israel, They have turned away backward. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? I have nourished and brought up children They have rebelled against Me Children who are corrupters They have forsaken the LORD

56 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:6 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? A son honors his father and A servant his master If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? If I am a Master, Where is My reverence? READ: ISAIAH 63:16 16 Doubtless You are our Father, Though Abraham was ignorant of us, And Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. NKJV WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY? O LORD, You are our Father Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name

57 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:6 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? A son honors his father and A servant his master If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? If I am a Master, Where is My reverence? READ: ISAIAH 64:8 8 O LORD, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand. WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY? O LORD, You are our Father We are the clay and You our potter We are the work of Your hand

58 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:6 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? A son honors his father and A servant his master If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? If I am a Master, Where is My reverence? READ: JEREMIAH 31:9 9 They shall come with weeping, And with supplications I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters, In a straight way in which they shall not stumble; For I am a Father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? I am a Father to Israel Ephraim is My firstborn

59 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:7 PRIESTS CONDEMNED 7 You offer defiled food on My altar, But say, 'In what way have we defiled You? By saying, 'The table of the LORD is contemptible. WHAT WERE THE PRIESTS COMMANDED TO DO? HOW DID THE PRIESTS DEFILE THE ALTAR? WHAT DID THEY SAY? 'The table of the LORD is contemptible WHY WAS IT CONTEMPTIBLE TO THEM?

60 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:7 READ: LEVITICUS 21:6 6 They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE PRIESTS? They shall be holy to their God They shall not profane the name of their God BECAUSE: They offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire and the bread of their God

61 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:7 READ: LEVITICUS 21:8 8 You shall consecrate him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THE PRIESTS? You shall consecrate him BECAUSE He offers the bread of your God He shall be holy to you BECAUSE: I the LORD am holy

62 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:7 PRIESTS CONDEMNED 7 You offer defiled food on My altar, But say, 'In what way have we defiled You? By saying, 'The table of the LORD is contemptible. HOW DID THE PRIESTS DEFILE THE ALTAR? WHAT DID THEY SAY? 'The table of the LORD is contemptible WHY WAS IT CONTEMPTIBLE TO THEM? READ: EZEKIEL 23:40-41

63 READ: EZEKIEL 23: You sent for men to come from afar, to whom a messenger was sent; and there they came. And you washed yourself for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments. 41 You sat on a stately couch, with a table prepared before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT THESE PRIESTS? You sent for men to come from afar and they came You washed yourself for them You painted your eyes You adorned yourself with ornaments THEN: You sat on a stately couch With a table prepared before it On which you had set My incense and My oil

64 READ: MALACHI 1:8-9 POLLUTED OFFERINGS 8 And when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, Is it not evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, Is it not evil? Offer it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you favorably? Says the LORD of hosts. 9 But now entreat God's favor, That He may be gracious to us. While this is being done by your hands, Will He accept you favorably? Says the LORD of hosts.

65 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:8-9 POLLUTED OFFERINGS 8 And when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, Is it not evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, Is it not evil? Offer it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you favorably? Says the LORD of hosts. 9 But now entreat God's favor, That He may be gracious to us. While this is being done by your hands, Will He accept you favorably? Says the LORD of hosts. WHAT DID GOD SAYING ABOUT THEIR OFFERINGS? WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THE PRIEST TO DO?

66 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:8 8 And when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, Is it not evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, Is it not evil? Offer it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you favorably? Says the LORD of hosts. WHAT DID GOD SAYING ABOUT THEIR OFFERINGS? When you offer the blind as a sacrifice, Is it not evil? When you offer the lame and sick, Is it not evil? Offer it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you favorably?

67 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:8 WHAT DID GOD SAYING ABOUT THEIR OFFERINGS? When you offer the blind as a sacrifice, Is it not evil? When you offer the lame and sick, Is it not evil? READ: LEVITICUS 1:3 3 If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD. WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd Let him offer a male without blemish He shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD

68 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:8 WHAT DID GOD SAYING ABOUT THEIR OFFERINGS? When you offer the blind as a sacrifice, Is it not evil? When you offer the lame and sick, Is it not evil? READ: LEVITICUS 22: You shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats. 20 Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? You shall offer of your own freewill a male Without blemish from the cattle, the sheep or the goats Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer It shall not be acceptable on your behalf

69 READ: LEVITICUS 22: Whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the LORD, to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it. 22 Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the LORD. 23 Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb too long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND ISRAEL? Any freewill offering of cattle or sheep Must be perfect to be accepted There shall be no defect in it

70 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:9 POLLUTED OFFERINGS 9 But now entreat God's favor, That He may be gracious to us. While this is being done by your hands, Will He accept you favorably? Says the LORD of hosts. WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THE PRIEST TO DO? Entreat God's favor THAT He may be gracious to us While this is being done by your hands Will He accept you favorably

71 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:9 WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THE PRIEST TO DO? Entreat God's favor THAT: He may be gracious to us While this is being done by your hands Will He accept you favorably READ: PSALMS 51:17 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart- These, O God, You will not despise. WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit A broken and a contrite heart These God will not despise

72 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:9 WHAT DID THE LORD WANT THE PRIEST TO DO? Entreat God's favor THAT: He may be gracious to us While this is being done by your hands Will He accept you favorably READ: JEREMIAH 6:20 20 For what purpose to Me Comes frankincense from Sheba, And sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISRAEL? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me

73 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:9 READ: MICAH 6:6-7 6 With what shall I come before the LORD, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, 10,000 rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? WHAT DID MICAH ASK? With what shall I come before the LORD? Shall I bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams? Will the LORD be pleased with 10,000 rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression? Shall I give the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

74 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:9 READ: MICAH 6:8 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? NKJV WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE? He has shown you, O man, what is good What does the LORD require of you? To do justly, To love mercy To walk humbly with your God

75 READ: ROMANS 12:1-2 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE CHRISTIANS? I beseech you brethren, by the mercies of God That you present your bodies A living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God Which is your reasonable service Do not be conformed to this world But be transformed by the renewing of your mind

76 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:9 READ: HEBREWS 13: Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE CHRISTIANS? Let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God The fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name AND Do not forget to do good and to share For with such sacrifices God is well pleased

77 READ: MALACHI 1:10-11 POLLUTED OFFERINGS 10 Who is there even among you who would shut the doors, So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you, Says the LORD of hosts, Nor will I accept an offering from your hands. 11 For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles; In every place incense shall be offered to My name, And a pure offering; For My name shall be great among the nations, Says the LORD of hosts.

78 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:10-11 POLLUTED OFFERINGS 10 Who is there even among you who would shut the doors, So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you, Says the LORD of hosts, Nor will I accept an offering from your hands. 11 For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles; In every place incense shall be offered to My name, And a pure offering; For My name shall be great among the nations, Says the LORD of hosts. WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THE PRIESTS? WHY CLOSE THE DOORS? HOW WILL THE NAME OF THE LORD BE GLORIFIED?

79 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:10 10 Who is there even among you who would shut the doors, So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you, Says the LORD of hosts, Nor will I accept an offering from your hands. WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THE PRIESTS? Who is there even among you who would shut the doors WHY CLOSE THE DOORS? So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you Nor will I accept an offering from your hands

80 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:10 WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THE PRIESTS? Who is there even among you who would shut the doors WHY CLOSE THE DOORS? So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you Nor will I accept an offering from your hands READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 9:13 13 Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar? WHAT DID PAUL SAY? Those who minister the holy things Eat of the things of the temple Those who serve at the altar Partake of the offerings of the altar

81 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:10 WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THE PRIESTS? Who is there even among you who would shut the doors So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? WHY CLOSE THE DOORS? READ: 2 CHRONICLES 28:24 24 Ahaz gathered the articles of the house of God, cut in pieces the articles of the house of God, shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem. NKJV WHAT DID AHAZ DO? Ahaz gathered the articles of the house of God He cut in pieces the articles of the house of God He shut up the doors of the house of the LORD He made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem

82 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:10 I have no pleasure in you Nor will I accept an offering from your hands READ: ISAIAH 1:11 11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me? Says the LORD. I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, Or of lambs or goats. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISRAEL? What is the purpose of your sacrifices to Me? I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed cattle I do not delight in the blood of bulls or lambs or goats

83 READ: ISAIAH 1:13 & Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies - I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting. 15 When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood. NKJV HOW DID THE LORD RESPOND? Bring no more futile sacrifices Incense is an abomination to Me I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting When you spread out your hands I will hide My eyes from you Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear Your hands are full of blood

84 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:10 I have no pleasure in you Nor will I accept an offering from your hands READ: JEREMIAH 14:12 12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? When they fast, I will not hear their cry When they offer burnt offering and grain offering I will not accept them I will consume them by the sword I will consume them by the famine I will consume them by the pestilence

85 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:10 I have no pleasure in you Nor will I accept an offering from your hands READ: HOSEA 5:6 6 With their flocks and herds They shall go to seek the LORD, But they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ISRAEL? They shall seek the LORD with their flocks and herds They will not find Him He has withdrawn Himself from them

86 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:11 From the rising of the sun, even to its going down My name shall be great among the Gentiles READ: PSALMS 113:3 3 From the rising of the sun to its going down The LORD S name is to be praised. NKJV READ: ISAIAH 24:15 15 Glorify the LORD in the dawning light, The name of the LORD God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea. HOW WILL THE NAME OF THE LORD BE GLORIFIED? From the rising of the sun to its going down The LORD S name is to be praised Glorify the LORD in the dawning light

87 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:11 From the rising of the sun, even to its going down My name shall be great among the Gentiles READ: ISAIAH 59:19 19 So shall they fear The name of the LORD from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him. NKJV HOW WILL THE NAME OF THE LORD BE GLORIFIED? They shall fear the name of the LORD from the West And His glory from the rising of the sun

88 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:11 In every place incense shall be offered to My name My name shall be great among the nations HOW WILL THE NAME OF THE LORD BE GLORIFIED? READ: ISAIAH 19:21 21 The LORD will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the LORD in that day, and will make sacrifice and offering; yes, they will make a vow to the LORD and perform it. NKJV WHAT WILL THE EGYPTIANS KNOW? The LORD will be known to Egypt The Egyptians will know the LORD in that day They will make sacrifice and offering They will make a vow to the LORD and perform it

89 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:11 In every place incense shall be offered to My name My name shall be great among the nations HOW WILL THE NAME OF THE LORD BE GLORIFIED? READ: ISAIAH 56:6 6 The sons of the foreigner Who join themselves to the LORD, to serve Him, And to love the name of the LORD, to be His servants Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, And holds fast My covenant WHAT WILL THE GENTILES DO? Sons of foreigners will join themselves to the LORD To serve Him, to be His servants To love the name of the LORD

90 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:11 In every place incense shall be offered to My name My name shall be great among the nations HOW WILL THE NAME OF THE LORD BE GLORIFIED? READ: ZEPHANIAH 2:11 11 The LORD will be awesome to them, For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth; People shall worship Him, Each one from his place, Indeed all the shores of the nations. NKJV WHAT WILL THE GENTILES DO? The LORD will be awesome to them For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth People shall worship Him

91 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:11 In every place incense shall be offered to My name My name shall be great among the nations HOW WILL THE NAME OF THE LORD BE GLORIFIED? READ: MATTHEW 8:11 11 I say to you that many will come from East and West, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY? Many will come from East and West and sit down With Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob In the kingdom of heaven

92 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:11 HOW WILL THE NAME OF THE LORD BE GLORIFIED? READ: JOHN 4: But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO THE SAMARITAN WOMAN? Worship the Father in spirit and truth The Father is seeking such to worship Him God is Spirit Those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth

93 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:11 In every place incense shall be offered to My name My name shall be great among the nations HOW WILL THE NAME OF THE LORD BE GLORIFIED? READ: TITUS 2:8 8 I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting; WHAT IS PLEASING TO THE LORD? I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere Lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting

94 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:11 In every place incense shall be offered to My name My name shall be great among the nations HOW WILL THE NAME OF THE LORD BE GLORIFIED? READ: HEBREWS 13: Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. NKJV WHAT IS PLEASING TO THE LORD? Let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God The fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name

95 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:11 In every place incense shall be offered to My name My name shall be great among the nations HOW WILL THE NAME OF THE LORD BE GLORIFIED? READ: 1 PETER 2:5 5 You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. WHAT IS PLEASING TO THE LORD? Offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God Through Jesus Christ

96 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:11 In every place incense shall be offered to My name My name shall be great among the Gentiles HOW WILL THE NAME OF THE LORD BE GLORIFIED? READ: 1 PETER 2:12 12 having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation. NKJV WHAT IS PLEASING TO THE LORD? Have your conduct honorable among the Gentiles They may glorify God in the day of visitation

97 READ: MALACHI 1:12-14 POLLUTED OFFERINGS 12 But you profane it, In that you say, 'The table of the LORD is defiled; And its fruit, its food, is contemptible.' 13 You also say, 'Oh, what a weariness! And you sneer at it, Says the LORD of hosts. And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick; Thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand? Says the LORD. 14 But cursed be the deceiver Who has in his flock a male, And takes a vow, But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished For I am a great King, Says the LORD of hosts, And My name is to be feared among the nations.

98 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:12-14 POLLUTED OFFERINGS 12 But you profane it, In that you say, 'The table of the LORD is defiled; And its fruit, its food, is contemptible.' 13 You also say, 'Oh, what a weariness! And you sneer at it, Says the LORD of hosts. And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick; Thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand? Says the LORD. 14 But cursed be the deceiver Who has in his flock a male, And takes a vow, But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished For I am a great King, Says the LORD of hosts, And My name is to be feared among the nations.

99 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:12 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? You profane the table of the LORD WHEN YOU SAY: 'The table of the LORD is defiled Its fruit, its food, is contemptible' READ: EZEKIEL 44:16 16 They shall enter My sanctuary, and they shall come near My table to minister to Me, and they shall keep My charge. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? The priests shall enter My sanctuary They shall come near My table to minister to Me They shall keep My charge

100 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:12 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? You profane the table of the LORD READ: MATTHEW 5: If you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO HIS DISCIPLES? If you bring your gift to the altar AND Remember that your brother has something against you Leave your gift at the altar and go your way First be reconciled to your brother Then come and offer your gift

101 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:12 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? You profane the table of the LORD READ: HEBREWS 13:10 10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE CHRISTIANS? We have an altar from which Those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat

102 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:12 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? You profane the table of the LORD READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 10:21 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord's table and of the table of demons. NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE CHRISTIANS? You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons You cannot partake of the Lord's table And of the table of demons

103 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:13 13 You also say, 'Oh, what a weariness! And you sneer at it, Says the LORD of hosts. And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick; Thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand? Says the LORD. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE PRIESTS? YOU SAY: 'Oh, what a weariness! AND You sneer at it You bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick Thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand?

104 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 1:13 WHAT DID THE PRIEST S SAY? 'Oh, what a weariness! READ: NUMBERS 14:11 11 The LORD said to Moses: How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO MOSES? How long will these people reject Me? How long will they not believe Me