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Malachi 1:2b-2:9

Malachi 1:2b-2:9 . A Difficult Message. At the Time of Malachi…. The Judahites were once again in a self serving mode Malachi 1:2a “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?” . God’s Answer…. Malachi 1:2-4

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Malachi 1:2b-2:9

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  1. Malachi 1:2b-2:9 A Difficult Message

  2. At the Time of Malachi… The Judahites were once again in a self serving mode Malachi 1:2a “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?”

  3. God’s Answer…. Malachi 1:2-4 “Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob 3 but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.” 4 If Edom says, “We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins,” the Lord of hosts says, “They may build, but I will tear down, and they will be called ‘the wicked country,’ and ‘the people with whom the Lord is angry forever.’ ”

  4. Jacob vs. Esau At one level --- Jacob represents the Judahites Esau represents the Edomites Malachi 1:3 “Yet I have loved Jacob 3 but Esau I have hated.

  5. What is the Lesson for the Judahites? God Answers their questioning of His love by showing them that He has Chosen them for mercy and not judgment Malachi 1:2-3 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Yet I have loved Jacob 3 but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.”

  6. Jacob vs. Esau At a higher level --- Jacob represents the Israel of God Esau represents the non-Israel of God Malachi 1:3 “Yet I have loved Jacob 3 but Esau I have hated.

  7. What is the Lesson for the Israel of God? That God has loved us by choosing to grant us mercy rather than judgment

  8. Do We Deserve Mercy? Malachi 1:2-4 “Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob 3 but Esau I have hated.

  9. Biblical Reality Romans 9:10-13 And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, 11 though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls— 12 she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” 13 As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

  10. At the Time of Malachi… The Judahites were once again in a self serving mode Malachi 1:2a “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?”

  11. God’s Answer…. To the Judahites: I have chosen you to receive temporal mercy when you deserve temporal judgment To the Israel of God: I have chosen you to receive eternal mercy when you deserve eternal judgment

  12. God Challenges the Love of the Judahites Please go to your Bibles and begin with Malachi 1:6 and read to Malachi 1-10

  13. Summary of Malachi 1:6-1:10 The Judahite Worship was not Genuine

  14. Malachi 1:11 – 1:14 The Lord’s Name is profaned by the mindset and heart of those who are “worshipping” Him

  15. Malachi 2:1-2:6 The Leaders were teaching Falsely

  16. Malachi 2:7-2:9 The leaders were False teachers and the People were thus victimized by their teaching

  17. Summary The Judahites challenged God’s Love for them… and God, in return, Challenges the Judahites love for God They wanted the blessings from God but not God Himself

  18. The Judahites Wanted…. Glory for themselves and did not want to honor the Glory of God and…. We Should Take Heed of this Lesson

  19. The Big Picture Let us NEVER doubt the Love of God for us… He has chosen for us Eternal Mercy when we deserve eternal condemnation Let us not measure God’s Love for us in our own terms

  20. The Big Picture What we should question is our love for the Lord Do we desire His glory or our own? Is our worship genuine? Is our teaching Biblical and complete?

  21. In the Final Analysis… Consider that God chose us, before we were born or did anything… He chose us for Mercy and Salvation --- this IS Grace

  22. PRAISE HIM!

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