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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church
Malachi 1:1 “From Malachi to Israel: The prophecy of the Word of the Lord”
I. FROM MALACHI
A. MAN
1. Setting
2. Mystery
B. MESSENGER
1. Book of Messengers
a. The prophet called Malachi was one of the messengers (1:1).
b. The priests were supposed to be God’s messengers (2?
c. John the Baptist was next messenger. (3:1a)
d. Jesus Christ is also the Messenger (3:1b)
e. An end-time Elijah is prophesied to be the final messenger (4:5-6)
2. Final OT Prophet
C. METHOD
1. Proclaiming God’s Message (Jer 20:7-9; I Cor 9:16; Is 46:8-10)
2. Speaking the Truth (Is 42:9)
II. TO ISRAEL
A. HISTORIC PEOPLE
1. Ethnic Jews
2. People of Faith
B. PEOPLE OF FAITH TODAY
1. Response (Heb 3:7-8; Acts 7:38; Deut 6:4-9)
2. No One Listening (Jer 7:23-26)
3. Few Receive the Message (II Chron 20:20)
III. PROPHECY OF THE WORD
A. ORACLE
1. Message No One Wanted (Hab 1:1; Zech 9:1; 12:1-2)
2. Simple Message
3. Same Message Today (Heb 2:2-3; 9:27-28)
B. WORD OF GOD
1. Word of the Covenant (Ex 20-24)
2. Burden to Carry (II Chron 36:12)
IV. FROM YHWH
A. MALACHI’S LORD
1. YHWH (Ex 3:14-15; 34:6-7)
2. He Loves (Deut 7:7-8; Ps 103:8-12)
3. He Saves (Ps 106:7-8; Gen 49:18)
4. He Speaks (Is 55:10-11)
B. OUR LORD
1. Peripheral God
2. Practical Atheism
C. THE LORD
1. Who is Sovereign of the Universe?
2. Supplanting the Sovereign (John 1:14; I Thes 2:13; I Cor 2:9-10)
Chronological note:
Minor Prophets – One “Book of the Twelve”, compiling shorter writings
Obadiah in 845 BCE to Edom
Joel in 830 BCE to Southern Kingdom (Judah)
Jonah in 790 BCE to Assyria/Nineveh
Hosea in 750 BCE to Northern Kingdom (Israel)
Amos in 750 BCE to Northern Kingdom (Israel)
Micah in 735 BCE to Southern Kingdom (Judah)
^^Captivity of Northern Kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE
Nahum in 630 BCE to Assyria/Nineveh
Zephaniah in 625 BCE to Southern Kingdom (Judah)
Habakkuk in 612 BCE to Southern Kingdom (Judah)
^^Captivity of Southern Kingdom of Judah 606,597,586 BCE
^^Return of Remnant 538 BCE under Zerubbabel
Haggai in 525 BCE to Judah returning
Zechariah in 518 BCE to Judah returning
^^Return of 2nd Remnant in 458 BCE under Ezra
^^Return of 3rd Remnant in 445 BCE under Nehemiah
Malachi in 430 BCE to “Israel”; all who made it back and survived