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Getting Started…   “I have always loved you…” These words spoken by the Lord through Malachi begin a bittersweet examination of the state...

I Have Always Loved You     READ   Malachi 1:1-3   1 This is the message that the LORD gave to Israel through the prophet Malachi. 2 “I...

The Land of Wickedness     READ   Malachi 1:4-5   4 Esau’s descendants in Edom may say, “We have been shattered, but we will rebuild the...

Defiled Sacrifices     READ   Malachi 1:6-7   6 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant...

Impure Offerings     READ   Malachi 1:8-9   8 “When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn’t that wrong? And isn’t it wrong to offer...

Unacceptable     READ   Malachi 1:10-11   10 “How I wish one of you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could...

Less Than the Best     READ   Malachi 1:12-13   12 “But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are...

Cursed Cheats     READ   Malachi 1:14   14 “Cursed is the cheat who promises to give a fine ram from his flock but then sacrifices a...

A Command for the Priests     READ   Malachi 2:1-2   1 “Listen, you priests—this command is for you! 2 Listen to me and make up your...

A Heavenly Warning     READ   Malachi 2:3-4   3 “I will punish your descendants and splatter your faces with the manure from your...

Life and Peace     READ   Malachi 2:5-6   5 “The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and that is what I...

Corrupted Covenant     READ   Malachi 2:7-8   7 “The words of a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to...

Children of the Same Father     READ   Malachi 2:9-10   9 “So I have made you despised and humiliated in the eyes of all the people. For...

A Detestable Thing     READ   Malachi 2:11-12   11 Judah has been unfaithful, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in...

Broken Vows     READ   Malachi 2:13-14   13 Here is another thing you do. You cover the LORD’s altar with tears, weeping and groaning...

Guard Your Heart     READ   Malachi 2:15-16   15 Didn’t the LORD make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what...

You Have Wearied Him     READ   Malachi 2:17   17 You have wearied the LORD with your words. “How have we wearied him?” you ask. You have...

A Messenger     READ   Malachi 3:1   1 “Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are...

Purifying and Refining     READ   Malachi 3:2-3   2 “But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face...

Accepted Offerings     READ   Malachi 3:4   4 “Then once more the LORD will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah...

Judgment Against the Wicked     READ   Malachi 3:5   5 “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers...

Return to Me     READ   Malachi 3:6-7   6 “I am the LORD, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already...

Cheating God     READ   Malachi 3:8-9   8 “Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me! But you ask, ‘What do you mean? When did we...

Blessings Poured Out     READ   Malachi 3:10   10 “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If...