PPT-By: Malachi D.

Harry Houdini Where did Houdini grow up Harry Houdini was born in Appleton WI in 1874 What was Houdinis real name His real name was Erik Weiss but he changed his name to Harry Houdini in honor of his favorite magician JeanEugene RobertHoudin pronounced JohnUjean RobertWHOdeen. Malachi 3:10 . NIV. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the . Lord. Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it (overflows). . I. . THE MINOR PROPHETS. Jonah. , . Amos. , . Hosea. – N. orthern. Kingdom (Israel. ) before Assyria. Joel. , . Micah. , . Zephaniah. , . Nahum. , . Habakkuk. , . Obadiah. – Southern Kingdom before Babylon. Memory Verse: Malachi 3:10 . “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for”.. Malachi 3:3 says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. ). I. INTRODUCTION . TO THE SERIES. II. . GOD’S LOVE FOR JACOB (1:1-5). III. . GOD’S FIRST CHARGE OF SIN . (. 1:6-2:9. ). I. . INTRO. . Malachi . now addresses the issue of worship as seen in the offering of their sacrifices at the altar. 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! . Luke 5:34-35. 1. The . earth . is. the . Lord. ’s, and all its fullness,. The world and those who dwell therein.. Psalm 24:1. 8 . ‘The silver . is. Mine, and the gold . is. Mine,’ says the . 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). 6 “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty.“ But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me.“ But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. 11 I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty. 12 “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.. Captivity, Return, and Years of Silence. Lesson . 16: The Prophet Malachi (Pg. 110-114). 612 B.C.. 606 B.C.. 586 B.C.. 539 B.C.. 536 B.C.. 520 B.C.. 516 B.C.. 483 B.C.. 458 B.C.. 445 B.C.. 430 . B.C.. 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. Malachi 3:3. 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.. 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,. Hope Group. Author: James, the brother of Jesus. The pastor of the church in Jerusalem.. Date: Perhaps before 49 A.D., which may make it the earliest book of the New Testament.. Setting: Persecution has fallen upon the church, and many Christians have scattered..