1. Honoring God “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’ - Malachi 1:6

2. Burden on Malachi Massa - Oracle, Revelation and in this context “Burden” Malachi is post-exilic prophet Approximately ~440 BC

4. Time line of Prophets

5. Honoring God -Malachi 1 How did you love us? - Love How have we despised your name? - Honor How have we polluted you? - Holiness

6. God’s Love for us God’s love & Election - Mal 1:3 God’s Love in choosing Jacob -Romans 9:13 God’s Love He Chose us - Ephesians 1:4 Faithful Remnant - Elected by Grace - Romans 9:5 God choose us - Not us - John 15:16

7. Honoring God “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’ - Mal 1:6 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,’ but now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed. - 1 Sam 2:30

8. God Holy Polluted Offering - at Lords Table Vow made to God - Mal 1:14 Pay your vows - Make your vows to the Lord your God and perform them; let all around him bring gifts to him who is to be feared - Ps 76:11 Consecrate Holy - 1 Peter 1:16, Lev 11:44 What a weariness? 1:13 - Do you question God?