Malachi: The Fear of the LORD

They do not Fear Me, 1:1-3:15	Those Who Feared the Lord, 3:16-4:6
A list of accusations was made:	A book of remembrance was written:
They denied His love, 1:1-5	The Lord listened, 3:16
They despised His name, 1:6	The Lord promised blessing, 3:17-18
They defiled His altar, 1:7-14	The Lord promised judgement, 4:1-3
They wearied Him: – by breaking the covenant of Levi, 2:1-9 – by breaking the covenant of the fathers, 2:10-12 – by breaking the covenant of marriage, 2:13-17	The Lord promised revival, 4:4-6
The Messenger of the Covenant, 3:1-5
They refused His appeals, 3:6-7
They robbed His tithes, 3:8-12
They resented His service, 3:13-15

Major Characters

• Malachi (“the Lord’s messenger”)

Major words/phrases

• Lord of hosts (24x)
• “Yet you say…” (9x)
• “In what way have we…” (6x)
• covenant (6x)

Major themes

• Questions (28 questions asked)
• The fear of the Lord, 1:14; 2:5; 3:5, 16; 4:2
• The Day of the Lord, 3:2; 3:17; 4:1, 5
• The character of God, 1:2; 3:6

Christ in all the Scriptures

• The Messenger of the covenant, 3:1-5
• The Sun of righteousness, 4:2