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. Jacob 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. . 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?’”. 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?’ . 1:1-2:3. . God creates the heavens and the earth . 2:4-4:26. . The . Descendants. of the heavens and the earth. 5:1-6:8. The . Descendants. of Adam. 6:9-9:29. The . Descendants. of Noah. 10:1-11:9. 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 . The . Lord. said to Moses. , . Speak . to the entire . assembly. . of Israel and say to them: . Be . holy because I, . the . Lord. your God, am . holy. 1 Peter 1:15-16. J. ust . as he who called you is holy, . iWorship. ?. Malachi 1.1—2.9. Malachi 1.8. “When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” Says the LORD Almighty.. 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. Reading the Old Testament Prophets (Jeremiah-Malachi) 10. When you wonder, “Does God really love me?” God answers, “Yes, I have . always. loved you deeply.”. Malachi 1:2. . “I have loved you,” says the LORD. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet I have loved Jacob,. The God of Justice I will meditate on your precepts and think about your ways. I will delight in your statutes ; I will not forget your word. Psalm 119:15–16 CSB Mankind , he has told each of you what is good and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act