LESSON 25
DAY 3
The Priests Rebuked and the Covenant Broken (Malachi 2:1–16)
1. Read Malachi 2:1–9. What stands out to you in God’s rebuke to the priesthood, and what was particularly damaging about how they dishonored the Lord?
2. What surprises you about how Judah profaned the covenant of their fa- thers? (See vv. 10–16.)
3. Malachi 2:14 calls marriage a covenant. Whether married or single, Christians uphold and promote faithful marriages. How does faithfulness in marriage reveal a community’s faithfulness to one another and God? (See also Genesis 2:18, 21–25; and 1 Corinthians 6:15–18.) For further study see What the Bible Says about Divorce and Remarriage by Wayne Grudem.
DAY 4
The Lord’s Messenger and Robbing God (Malachi 2:17–3:12)
1. How have God’s people wearied Him with their words in Malachi 2:17?
2. Read Malachi 3:1–5 and notice the announcement that God makes. What strikes you about the perfect future justice of God?
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