PPT-Malachi 3:6-15 (NLT) 6 “I am the Lord, and I do not change. That is why you descendants

7 Ever since the days of your ancestors you have scorned my decrees and failed to obey them Now return to me and I will return to you says the Lord of Heavens Armies But you ask How can we return when we have never gone away . Lesson 3 for January 16, 2016. Genesis tells stories of deception and broken relationships since the fall. During that period of time, the cosmic conflict spread throughout the Earth.. CAIN’S SIN. “Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is Abel your brother?’ He said, ‘I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper. Seir. , the country of Edom, . 4 . instructing them, . “. Thus you shall say to my . lord . Esau: Thus says your . servant Jacob……. ‘. I have sojourned with Laban and stayed until now. . Malachi: God’s Messenger. Malachi = my messenger. Message: Faithful to God vs. Faith in God. Date of writing 458-432 BC. Malachi is God’s last word to the Jews. It is a capstone to the message of the Old Testament and a final preparation for the ministry of John the Baptist and of Jesus. The next word from God will be “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near” (John the Baptist). I. What is a summary of the life of Jacob? . A. Jacob’s birth and early life (Gen. 25:21-28). 1. Jacob’s mother Rebekah had her barrenness healed through prayer (Gen. 25:21).. 2. Jacob struggled with his brother in the womb (Gen. 25:22).. Lesson 3 for January 16, 2016. Genesis tells stories of deception and broken relationships since the fall. During that period of time, the cosmic conflict spread throughout the Earth.. CAIN’S SIN. “Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is Abel your brother?’ He said, ‘I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?’”. Sherem. and . Enos. Jacob on Trial. Jacob 7. Timeline. Jacob. 421 BC. Enos. 420 BC. Mosiah Benjamin. 124 BC. King Noah. Abinadi. 148 BC. Zeniff. 200 BC. Nephite. Dark Ages. Sherem. Jacob 7. Jacob on Trial. Malachi 2:17-4:6. MALACHI . 2:17-4:6. The Question: Where is God’s Justice (2:17; 3:13-15)?. The Charge: You Are Hypocrites (3:5-12)!. MALACHI 2:17-4:6. Excuses for sin: . Everybody does it!. Nobody will know! . MALACHI 3:6-12. Malachi 3:6–12 (ESV. ). “. For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. . 7. From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you say, ‘How shall we return?’ . How does the Lord say, “I love you”?. The book of Malachi is a book of chastening. . Elder . D. Todd . Christofferson. made this statement about the Lord’s . chastening: “Correction . is vital if we would conform our . Teacher Needed. June 15. (2 Wednesdays from now). Goals of Our Study. To learn how God moved from man's problem of sin to His solution of Jesus on the cross. To understand how everything in the scriptures relates to, and points to, Jesus and the cross. The Lord's Love for Israel. 2. “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau Jacob's brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob . 3. but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country and left his. ’ . simply means “My [that is, God’s] . messenger;”. Last Prophet;. Last book in the Old . Testament;. Key Message – “Return . to me, and I will return to . you” . says the . Lord. . Almight. Thirty-one pages in the Book of Mormon are in Jacob’s own words.. Born between 600 and 593 BC. . Devastatingly direct. ! . (. Isaiah like!). In fewer than 28 pages, the record from Jacob to Mosiah covers about 421 of the total 1021 years covered by the entire Nephite record (41%). . defence of a Ne village, before the villagers burned it and retired to their almost inaccessible stronghold at the peak of KoroiNe. e Ne defenders used slings and hurled stones with great force