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Intro: = My messenger. Contrary to the belief of some the message of Malachi is not tithing.

1) God’s for his covenant people / :2-5 / Romans 9:13 - Hated = to love less or renounce one choice in favor of another - Response: Malachi 1:2 NASB / Malachi 1:2-5 - “How have you loved us?” - Ex. - Judges 6:6-16; 23, 24 - Jehovah Shalom = harmonious relationship - “I have understood the Word of the Lord. I will draw upon my Covenant Partner and we will appropriate the victory He has promised.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 NKJV/NASB

2) God’s love is stable, but the people’s love for God has cooled. This is seen in their pattern of neglect of God. - Priest/people offering of blemished animals - Malachi 1:6-14 - Approaching God with His best / Hebrews 9:13, 14 / Hebrews 10:14 / New Covenant offering - Hebrews 13:15

3) The apathy and cooled off love of the priests can be seen in their neglect of ministry in failing to instruct the people and walk in personal Covenant harmony with God themselves - 1 12:23 / :1-9

4) The people’s disregard for God’s covenant and refusal to walk in agreement with it - Malachi 2:10-16 - Intermarriage with pagan nations; easy divorces some obtain as their wives were getting older are manifestations of un-faithfulness to one’s covenant relationship with God - “When people become unfaithful in their relationship with God, breakdown of relationships with one another will inevitably follow.” -Jack Hayford

5) Perverted word of the people / 5:20, 21 - Where is the God of justice? / Malachi 2:17 NKJV/NASB - Because the people do not see an immediate and dramatic intervention from God in their affairs they begin to doubt His presence (WOW!!!) :1-5

6) God does not change and urges His people to return unto Him - Malachi 3:6, 7 / Lamentations 3:23 v. 22 / Acts 7:39

7) How shall we return? / Malachi 3:8-10 - In the New Covenant the only way a believer can walk in a curse is to believe they can be cursed / Galatians 3:10-14 - Ex. - Luke 16:9-12

8) Malachi 3:11 / 4:1 / James 4:7

9) Blessed / Galatians 3:14 / Malachi 3:12

10) Malachi 3:13-15 / 73:1-18 - Psalms 49:6-20 (not people who have money but money has them) Psalms 37:35-37

11) Malachi 3:16 WOW! - Those who are in love with the Lord love to talk about His awesomeness

12) :2 - Healing is the children’s bread / Matthew 15:26 / Mark 7:27

13) / Matthew 17:10-12 - Luke 1:17 / Matthew 11:10-15 / Luke 9:51-56

14) Malachi 4:6 / Ephesians 6:1-3 - The power of covenant and walking in harmony with God / Proverbs 12:28

Summary: The was written to a back slidden old covenant priesthood who were lethargic in their relationship with God and as a result were neglecting their ministry from God unto the people. / Revelation 2:1-7

However, there are many relational lessons we can apply to our walk