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Intro
The Night Before, The Night Before Christmas |
What is the darkest time of the night?
Think of your favorite movies…
The fever is always the worst before it breaks.
The wait is always hardest toward the end.
Prayer
God our father as we are about to enter into the hearing and study of your Word we ask that you would clear our hearts and minds to receive it.
Help us to stay focused and attentive on you and what your Spirit is seeking to impress upon us.
God we thank you for your Word and how it proves time and again to be living and active, how it meets us right where we are, how through it we hear you speak!
We pray that this might be true for us today, meet us here speak to us now our great God we pray.
Amen.
Message
Although the urging of Haggai and Zechariah had brought the completion of the temple (516 B.C.), this had not produced the messianic age many expected.
The warm response to Zechariah’s call to repentance had grown cold, because God apparently had not restored the covenant blessings.
Malachi, writing a short time later, called the people to repentance with respect to: the priesthood, which had become corrupt; worship, which had become routine; divorce, which was widespread; social justice, which was being ignored; and tithing, which was neglected.
Thousands of years of waiting...
Adam & Eve
Cain & Able / Seth
Noah & Ark
The Night Before, The Night Before Christmas |
Shem / Ham / Japheth
Bable & Abraham
Ishmael / Isaac
Jacob / Esau
Joseph & Egypt
Moses & Aaron
Joshua & Judges
David & Solomon
Enslavement / Extradition
Prophets & Promise
Although the urging of Haggai and Zechariah had brought the completion of the temple (516 B.C.), this had not produced the messianic age many expected.
The warm response to Zechariah’s call to repentance had grown cold, because God apparently had not restored the covenant blessings.
Malachi, writing a short time later, called the people to repentance with respect to: the priesthood, which had become corrupt; worship, which had become routine; divorce, which was widespread; social justice, which was being ignored; and tithing, which was neglected.
The LORD’s Love for Israel
Although the urging of Haggai and Zechariah had brought the completion of the temple (516 b.c.), this had not produced the messianic age many expected.
The warm response to Zechariah’s call to repentance had grown cold, because God apparently had not restored the covenant blessings.
Malachi, writing a short time later, called the people to repentance with respect to: the priesthood, which had become corrupt; worship, which had become routine; divorce, which was widespread; social justice, which was being ignored; and tithing, which was neglected.
The Priests Polluted Offerings
The LORD Rebukes the Priests
Judah Profaned the Covenant
The Messenger of the LORD
Robbing God
Not giving tithes and offerings
The Book of Rememberance
God is taking names and taking note
The Great Day of the LORD
Listen to this illustration
behold = inevitability
the day = definable time
burning like an oven = furnace / open fire
arrogent - 1 in Isa / 1 in Jer
after Babylon = ask where is Justice!?
not 2 = same = evildoers
pride = idolatry
stubble - burned instantly!
root / branch - total destruction
My late grandpas lawn…
The Day of the LORD is a day of destruction = Noah’s flood = fire!
BUT - “who fear me”
v1 - day - sunset to sunset
dawn of a new age! - destruction / healing
Illustrative = sunrise / healing wings / leaping calves / out of captivity
Ever seen a puppy play?
The Israelites asked… you ask… where is the justice!
Why do the wicked prosper?
Why does the thief rejoice?
Why does the violent boast?
Here it is - wicked is ash under your feet
on that day! = LORD of hosts = who is saying this!?
THEREFORE >
Mal
Because God is not mocked… Because God is Holy… Because this day is coming...
remember His law
remember = active obedience
servant moses = not mans law
Horeb = real place / real people
after Egypt!
Sign to you… Elijah = how crazy would that sound to Israel…?
Elijah - biblical time traveler
What does a prophet do?
Restoration
Ignorance
The Night Before The Night Before Christmas
Malachi = 400 yrs of silence = baby in a manger
Disciples = 3 days = grave
Us = 2000 yrs = anticipation
Jhn
It’s always darkest before the dawn!!
Close
Prayer
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