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MALACHI Introduction &1:1-5

MALACHI Introduction &1:1-5. North York (Chinese) Baptist Church ESC Sunday School October 2, 2011 Pastor Lu-Lu Ling. Malachi Historical Background. Common Themes in Malachi, Ezra. Nehemiah. Malachi Structure 6 questions that God said the people were asking/ thinking.

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MALACHI Introduction &1:1-5

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  1. MALACHIIntroduction &1:1-5 • North York (Chinese) Baptist Church • ESC Sunday School • October 2, 2011 • Pastor Lu-Lu Ling

  2. Malachi Historical Background

  3. Common Themes in Malachi, Ezra. Nehemiah

  4. Malachi Structure 6 questions that God said the people were asking/ thinking

  5. Malachi Chiastic Structure A Superscription (1:1) B First Disputation (1:2-5) C Second Disputation (1:6—2:9) D Third Disputation (2:10-16) D' Fourth Disputation (2:17—3:6) C' Fifth Disputation (3:7-12) B' Sixth Disputation (3:13—4:3 A' Summary challenge (4:4-6)

  6. Malachi Chiastic Structure A Superscription (1:1): Yahweh has a message for Israel. B First Disputation (1:2-5): God distinguishes between the good and the wicked. The proof of His love is His sparing the righteous and condemning the wicked. C Second Disputation (1:6—2:9): Condemnation of improper, begrudging offerings, promise of reversal of blessing, and the greatness of Yahweh's name among the nations. D Third Disputation (2:10-16): The Lord is witness to marital fidelity, and Judah is unfaithful. D' Fourth Disputation (2:17—3:6): The Lord is witness to marital fidelity, and Judah is unfaithful. C' Fifth Disputation (3:7-12): Condemnation of improper, begrudging offerings, promise of reversal of blessing, and the greatness of Yahweh's name among the nations. B' Sixth Disputation (3:13—4:3): God distinguishes between the good and the wicked. The proof of His love is His sparing the righteous and condemning the wicked. A' Summary challenge (4:4-6): Yahweh has a message for Israel.

  7. Malachi 1:2-5 1An oracle: The word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi . 2 “I have loved you,” says the LORD. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet I have loved Jacob, 3 but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his hill country into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” 4 Edom may say, “Though we have been crushed, we will rebuild the ruins.” But this is what the LORD Almighty says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Wicked Land, a people always under the wrath of the LORD. 5 You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great is the LORD—even beyond the borders of Israel!’

  8. Structure of Malachi 1:1-5 1:1 An oracle: The word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi A. Blessings for Jacob v. 2 B. Judgment for Esau v. 3 C. Edom’s lack of Repentance v. 4a B. Judgment for Esau v.4b A. Blessings for Jacob v. 5

  9. Esau and Edom

  10. How has God loved Israel? What is common between Esau and Jacob? What is the difference between Esau/Edom and Israel? Was God fair to Esau? (Paul used this passage in Romans 9:13)

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