Whose burden or oracle is this? Mal. 1:1 ___________________________________ To whom was this written? Mal. 1:1 _________________________________________ Who wrote the book? Mal. 1:1 _______________________________________________ What did the Lord say? Mal. 1:2 ____________________________________________ What was the people’s response to God’s love? Mal. 1:2 _____________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Who did God say He loved? Mal. 1:2 _________________________________________ Note: Jacob was the father of the nation Israel. Who did God hate? Mal. 1:3 _____________________________________ Note: Esau was Jacob’s brother. What did God do to Esau? Mal. 1:3 __________________________________________ What did Edom say? Mal. 1:4 ________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Note: Edom is a nation from the descendants of Esau. What will God do after Edom rebuilds? Mal. 1:4 _____________________________ What shall they be called? Mal. 1:4 ________________________________________ What attitude does the Lord have toward Edom________________________________ Where can the Lord be magnified? Mal. 1:5 __________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ What does the Lord want from the priests? Mal. 1:6 _________________________ What do the priests do? Mal. 1:6____________________________________________ What do the priests say? Mal. 1:6___________________________________________ How did the priests despise God’s name? Mal. 1:7 ___________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ How did the priests defile God? Mal. 1:7 ___________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ What were the priest’s offering as a sacrifice? Mal. 1:8 ___________________ _____________________________________________________________ See Lev. 22:22 Who did God suggest the priests should try to offer these sick and deformed animals to? Mal. 1:8 _______________________________________________________ Do you think the governor would accept the sick and deformed animals? Mal. 1:8 ________________ What are we to entreat? Mal. 1:9 ___________________________________________ What is the reason to entreat God’s favor? Mal. 1:9 ________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Do you think God will accept the sacrifice of these sick and deformed animals? Mal. 1:9 _________ see Lev. 22:22, Deut. 15:19-23 What does God want someone to do so that they would not kindle fire on God’s altar? Mal. 1:10 ___________________________________________________________ How does God view the priests and their sacrifices? Mal. 1:10 ______________ ____________________________________________________________________________ What is God’s name to be like? Mal. 1:11 ___________________________________ What kind of offering will be offered to God’s name? Mal. 1:11 _____________ ____________________________________________________________________________ What do the priests do to God’s name? Mal. 1:12 ____________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ What do the priests say to profane God’s name? Mal. 1:12 ___________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ What do the priests say about the offerings? Mal. 1:13______________________ What do the priest bring as an offering? Mal. 1:13 _________________________ Who is to be cursed? Mal. 1:14 _____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ How is God’s name to be viewed among the nations? Mal. 1:14 ________________By Pastor Todd R. Cook (toddrcook@biblestudies4u.info)