Dispute#2
The covenant that God reminded the priests of.
Covenant with Levi
The Bible study method we used to study Dispute#3. Spell it.
Hermeneutics
This practice of the Israelites was used to make their offerings seem genuine.
They wept and wailed at the altar
Identify a theme from Dispute #1
God’s Covenant Love vs. Israel’s Doubt
Name 2 other prophets who were contemporaries of Malachi.
Ezra and Nehemiah
This is what will happen to the man who vows a sacrifice but offers a blemished one instead.
He will be cursed.
The common relationship that the prophet reminds Israel of.
We all have one Father
God's reason for rejecting offerings in Malachi 2.
Because they broke faith with the wife of their youth
Identify a theme from Dispute #2.
The importance of genuine worship and reverence for God
The number of minor prophets.
12 (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi)
How the priests corrupted the covenant of Levi.
They turned aside from the way and caused many to stumble, breaking the covenant of Levi.
The sin Malachi accuses Judah of committing in Malachi 2.
Profaning the covenant by marrying foreign women
The covenant relationship that Malachi 2 highlights as being violated.
Covenant of marriage
Spiritual leaders bear responsibility for guiding God’s people faithfully
The number of Major Prophets
5 (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel)
The qualities that a faithful priest should demonstrate.
Truth, peace, and turning many from sin.
The foreign practice had Judah introduced into the sanctuary of the Lord.
Idol worship
What God seeks from the union of husband and wife.
God seeks children who are godly
Identify a theme from Dispute#3.
God’s covenant with His people is lifelong and faithful, and marriage is meant to mirror that.
The reason they are called "Minor" Prophets
Their shorter length compared to the Major Prophets, not their importance.
The consequences that the priests face for corrupting the law with partiality.
They will be despised and humiliated before all the people.
The curse pronounced on the man who does this detestable thing in Malachi 2.
He will be cut off from the tents of Jacob
What warnings are given to spouses?
Guard your spirit and do not be faithless.
Identify a theme in Dispute #3.
Guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not be faithless.
Final Jeopardy
This overarching theme ties together God’s declaration of love, Israel’s corrupt worship, the priests’ failure, and Judah’s unfaithfulness in marriage.