Lesson 3
Outline: (Adapted from Hailey and others) – Interspersed between questions, etc.
Title: Author and subject of prophecy: 1:1.
I. Condemnation of the priest’s faithlessness, 1:2-2:9.
C. Curse pronounced upon the faithless priests, 2:1-9
1. 2:1-4 – What details of the curse are given here?
– What results would come from the curse, according to verse 4?
2. 2:5-7 – Verse 5 – What was the nature of the covenant made with Levi?
– For what purpose?
– Verse 6 – What kinds of things marked the character and service of the priest described here?
– Verse 7 – What should the lips of the priest do?
– What should the people seek?
– Why?
3. 2:8-9 – Verse 8 – What the priests of Malachi’s day done?
– Verse 9 – What would the LORD do in return?
– What specific sin is mentioned at the end of verse 9?
II. Condemnation of divorce and mixed marriages, 2:10-16
4. Verse 10 – What had they profaned?
– Verse 11 – What specific part of God’s instructions had they profaned?
– Verse 12 – What is this verse saying , in your own words?
– Verse 13 – Of what are the people accused in this verse?
– How would the LORD respond?
– Verse 14 – When the people want to know why the LORD was reacting this way, what did He say?
– Verse 15 -16 – Sum up the teaching of these two verses.