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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church
I. THE HISTORIC “BACK-STORY”
A. IMPORTANCE OF BIBLICAL HISTORY
B. VALUE IN BIBLICAL HISTORY
1. Malachi = True History
2. Malachi = Selective History
3. Malachi = Relevant History
4. Malachi = Purposeful History
5. Malachi = Redemptive History
C. CHALLENGE IN SEEING THIS FOR TODAY
(Luke 24:25-27; II Tim 3:14-16, 17; I Cor 10:6, 11; Heb 12:5-6)
II. THE HOPEFUL “BACK-STORY”
A. ISRAEL
2100 BCE Abraham; 1445 BCE Exodus; 1051 BCE United Monarchy; 931 BCE Divided Kingdoms; 722 BCE Northern Kingdom conquered by Assyria; 586 BCE Southern Kingdom conquered by Babylon
B. WORLD KINGDOMS
C. RETURN
1. Zerubbabel 1st Return to Palestine 539-538 BCE
2. Ezra 2nd Return to Palestine 458 BCE
3. Nehemiah 3rd Return to Palestine 445 BCE
4. Malachi Prophet to the Return 433 BCE
III. THE HELPFUL “BACK-STORY”
A. SAME CHALLENGES IN THE WORLD
B. SAME CHALLENGES IN THE CHURCH TODAY
1) Mal 1:3 “How have You loved us?”
2) Mal 1:6 “How have we despised Your name?
3) Mal 1:7 “How have we polluted Your altar?
4) Mal 2:14 “Why does He accept our offerings?
5) Mal 2:17 “How have we wearied Him?
6) Mal 2:17 “Where is the God of justice?”
7) Mal 3:7 “How shall we return?”
8) Mal 3:8 “How are we robbing You?”
9) Mal 3:13 “How have we spoken against You?”
C. SAME CHALLENGE FOR US TODAY