Malachi 3:4-6 “Cleansing His People”

Malachi 3:4-6 “Cleansing His People”

Malachi: Cleansing His People

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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church

I.       PLEASING
A.       RESULT
Malachi 3:4a Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to YHWH
1.       RIGHTEOUS (John 9:25; Psalm 40:2-3)
2.       EMOTIONAL

B.       REMEMBRANCE
Malachi 3:4b as in the days of old, in previous years.
1.       PAST (Josh 24:14-21; I Kings 18:21, 38-39; Acts 2:42)
2.       SACRIFICE

II.      PLIGHT
A.       REACTION
Malachi 3:5a “Then I will confront you with My testimony.
1.       CHALLENGE
2.       PERSONAL (II Sam 12:1-5)

B.       REASONS (Specific examples)
Malachi 3:5b “I will quickly bring condemnation against the occult; against the adulterers; against those who lie; against those who rob a worker of his wages, or the widow and orphan; against those who are unjust to anyone”
1.       IDOLATROUS
2.       IMMORAL
3.       DECEITFUL (Prov 8:13)
4.       OPPRESSIVE (II Chron 19:7)
5.       ABUSIVE

C.       REASON (Principle)
Malachi 3:5c “against those who do not fear Me,” says YHWH-Tsabaoth.
1.       FEAR (Hos 10:3; Rom 3:18; Ps 36:1; 19:9; 111:10; Prov 1:7, 29; 10:27; 14:26-27; Acts 9:31; II Cor 5:11)
2.       LORD OF THE ARMIES

III.     PROMISE
A.       RESOLUTE
Malachi 3:6a “For I, YHWH, do not change”
1       IMMUTABILITY (James 1:17; Rom 11:29; Acts 7:42)
2.     DELAY (Rom 8:39)

B.       RATIONALE
Malachi 3:6b “For that reason alone, O children of Israel, you’ve not been destroyed.”
1.       NATURE OF GOD (Heb 6:17-18; Num. 23:19)
2.       LONGSUFFERING (Jn 3:17-20; 36; 5:24-27; Jer 8:1-3)