1. serve god right For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. - Malachi 2:7 Lessons from Book of Malachi

2. silent era For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John - John 11:13 Times of Old Testament Prophets ended with John the Baptist Between Malachi - John the Baptist - Silence

3. Rhetorical disputations 6 Rhetorical Disputations of Malachi How do you love me? 1:2-5 How did we defile you? 1:6-2:9 Why are you faithless to the covenant? 2:10- 2:16 Where is God of justice? 2:17 - 3:5 How shall we return? 3:6-12 What profit is to serve God? 3:13-4:3

4. How to serve god right 2 Rhetorical Questions from Chapter 2 Why did you corrupt covenant of Levi? - 2:1-10 Why does God not regard sacrifices of Levi? 2:13-16

5. covenant of levi “Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back my wrath from the people of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I did not consume the people of Israel in my jealousy. Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace, and it shall be to him and to his descendants after him the covenant of a perpetual priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the people of Israel.’ ” - Numbers 25:10-13

6. New testament priests you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. - 1 Peter 2:5 Sacrifice of Praise - Hebrews 13:15 Sacrifice of Giving to saints - Phil 4:18 Sacrifice of Body - Living sacrifice - Rom 12:1 Sacrifice of goods - things - Hebrews 13:16 Sacrifice of bringing others to Christ -

7. roles of priest Covenant with Levi - Covenant of Life, Peace and Fear 2:5 Walked with God in Uprightness & Peace 2:6 Instruction and Wisdom founds in lips - 2:7 Charge against Priest - Mal 2:8-9 Caused many to stumble - 2:8 Did not keep Way - 2:8 Partiality in Instruction - 2:9

8. priests roles Ezra - Lesson - Ezra 7:10 Set Heart to Study Study the Law of the LORD Do it Teach it For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law - 2 Chronicles 15:3

9. Why does God not regard? 1. Reason for God Disregard for Sacrifices 1. Divorce and Re-Marriage to Pagans - 2:11-12, 16, Matt 19:5,6 2. Faithless to the Wife of your Youth - 2:14 3. Purpose of Marriage - Oneness - 2:15, Godly Offspring - 2:15