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Malachi

Malachi 
Day 
Day 35

"I will come near you for judgment"

Text: Malachi 3:5

WHAT GOD WAS AGAINST

It was important for the Returnees to learn in greater detail what God was against!

“‘And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
Against perjurers,
Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,’
Says the LORD of hosts.”
Malachi 3:5

1. God’s role

a) He will draw near for judgment.
b) He will speak as One who is a witness in the land.

2. A list of things that God was against:

a) This is not an exhaustive list.
b) This list represented the sins of the people (the returnees).

3. Five groups of people were highlighted:

These represented the different aspects of the society and life in Israel.

a) Sorcerers
The spiritual aspect.
b) Adulterers
The moral aspect.
c) Perjurers
The judicial aspect.
d) Exploiters
The criminal and social aspects.
e) Those who ill-treated aliens
The social aspect.

4. The underlying problem

a) There was no fear of the LORD. There was little regard for God.
b) The people did whatever they thought was right in their own eyes (Judges 21:25).