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Malachi 1

Malachi 1

Church for Entrepreneurs · Amos Johnson Jr, PhD

March 7, 202656m 12s

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Bible Study

The book of Malachi records God confronting Israel after their return from exile, reminding them of His love while exposing how they dishonored Him through halfhearted worship and by offering Him their leftovers instead of their best. Although this message was written to the Jews under their covenant requirements and not directly to us, it was written for us so we can learn from their wrong responses to God. Israel questioned God's love, treated obedience as a burden, and went through religious motions while their hearts were far from Him. Through their failure, we are warned not to approach God with the same attitude. Instead, under our new covenant through Jesus, we are called to give God our whole hearts, live in obedience to His commands, and offer our lives as a pure and genuine offering, learning from Israel's mistakes so that we follow God with sincere devotion rather than empty actions.

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Malachi 1:1–5 NLT, Malachi 1:6–9 NLT, Matthew 22:36–37 NLT, John 14:15 ESV, Malachi 1:10 NLT, Colossians 3:23–24 NIV, Matthew 15:8–9 NIV, Malachi 1:11 NIV, James 1:27 NLT, Matthew 7:21–23 NLT, Matthew 25:44–46 NLT, Romans 12:1–2 NLT, Malachi 1:12–14 NLT, John 13:34–35 NIV

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