Scripture: Malachi 3:7-12
Lesson Outline
The proposition of the book (Malachi 1:1-5)The priests and their sins (Malachi 1:6-2:9)The people and their sins (Malachi 2:10-3:12)Sins of marriage (Malachi 2:10-16)Sins of murmuring (Malachi 2:17-3:6)Sins of money (Malachi 3:7-12)The plea for repentance (Malachi 3:7)Israel’s constant sin (Malachi 3:7a)God’s patient plea (Malachi 3:7b)Israel’s calloused response (Malachi 3:7c)The proof of repentance (Malachi 3:8-10a)The evidence of Israel’s need for repentance (Malachi 3:8-9)The evidence of Israel’s repentance (Malachi 3:10a)The products of repentance (Malachi 3:10b-12)Provision for God’s work (Malachi 3:10b)Proof of God’s word (Malachi 3:10c)Proclamation of God’s faithfulness (Malachi 3:11-12)Conclusion and application