MALACHI
READING PLAN + STUDY QUESTIONS
HOW TO USE
READ THE CHAPTERS IN THE BIBLE FOR EACH SESSION
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS + REFLECT ON THE READING
This study encourages going at your own pace, allowing each session to be a day, a week, or however long you need. Each session contains questions to be used for individual reflection or small group discussion.
This study was made to be used alongside Bible reading. Although we have created chapter summaries, there is no substitute for reading God's Word.
MALACHI 1-4
THE ISRAELITES ARGUE WITH GOD
In Malachi 1:2-4, God told the Israelites that He loved them, but they questioned how He loved them. Have you ever felt let down or forgotten by God when something didn’t turn out how you thought or hoped?
What do you think it means that God “hated” Esau?
Why was God unhappy with the priests’ offerings? What could be a modern-day example of a “polluted” offering?
Based on Malachi 2:5, what does it mean to fear God?
Read Malachi 2:17. How were the Israelites being hypocritical or one-sided?
In Malachi 3:2, the future messenger is described like fire and soap. How are these two things purifying or cleansing? How does Jesus fit this description?
In Malachi 3:10, God told the Israelites to “put him to the test.” In what context was God saying this, and what do you think it means?
God recorded those who were attentive to Him in a book of remembrance. What does this say about God’s care for and attention to those who love Him?
How is the Day of the Lord described differently for the wicked and for the faithful?
Why do you think Moses and Elijah were referenced in the final chapters of the Old Testament? How might this foreshadow Jesus?
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