MALACHI


Chapter 1 & 2


Malachi - Chapter 1

 

1.  To what nation does Malachi direct his message? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Looking in verse 6, to what particular group does he seem to direct his message? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _). [Verse 2, notice from the background sheet the question-answer method of Malachi’s teaching.] In Verse 2 what question is Israel pictured as asking? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

2.  What had God done to Esau’s mountains? (v.3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ When Esau rebuilt, what did God say he would do? (v.4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How is Esau’s character and God’s attitude described in vs. 4? 1)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

3.  Whom do men tend to honor? 1)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What question do the priests ask in vs. 6? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How does Malachi answer their question in vs. 7a? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ But what question do they now ask in vs. 7? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is Malachi’s response? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

4.  What kind of offering were the priest making in vs. 8? 1)_ _ _ _ _ _ 2)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. How does Malachi describe their offering? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Can you tell how the “governor” figures into vs. 8? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

5.  What would the Lord not accept in vs. 10? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

6.  Where would God’s name be great among the Gentiles? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What would be offered to God in every place? 1)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2)_ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

7.  What had Israel done to God’s name and worship? 1)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2) saying the table of the Lord was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3) the meat was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

8.  What describes the priest’s (religious leaders) attitude toward worship in vs. 13? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What describes the sacrifices they offered (v.13)? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

9.  Whom does God curse in vs. 14? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

What was the one doing? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

10.     God is a great King, and the Lord of hosts, what does he say about his name? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _


Malachi - Chapter 2

 

1.  Whom is Malachi particularly addressing in chapter 2? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ If they would not lay God’s commandment to heart what was He going to do? (vs.2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

2.  God’s covenant with Levi [the priestly tribe] (vs. 4) was a covenant of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. (vs. 5). What was to be found in Levi’s (the priests) mouth? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

 

3.  And what was not on his lips? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How was he to walk? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ He was to turn _ _ _ _ _ from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (vs. 6).

 

4.  The priest’s lip should keep _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . He was to be the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ of the Lord.

 

5.  Of what did Malachi accuse the priests of his day in vs. 8? 1)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ For what is vs. 10 arguing? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

6.  How had Judah dealt treacherously and abominable? vs. 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __What would the Lord do to the man that did this? (vs. 12) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

7.  What was being done at the altar of the Lord? (vs. 13) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did this result in? (vs. 13) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

8.  When Judah asked why their offering (sacrifice) was not regarded any more by the Lord [“Wherefore” or “Why” they asked.] What was the reply as to “why”? vs 14. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Who is the witness to marriage vows? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

9.  Therefore, against whom is one warned not to deal treacherously? (vs. 15) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What does the Lord hate (vs. 16) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

10.     How is the Lord wearied? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ They said that everyone that doeth evil is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _.


Matching - Malachi Chapter 2

 

1.  Give glory (2)                        ___lips to keep knowledge

2.  God’s covenant (5)               ___with tears and weeping

3.  Priests (7)                             ___married daughters of a strange god

4.  One Father,

          One God (10)                   ___to God’s name

5.  An abomination (11)              ___life and peace

6.  Master & scholar (12)           ___with words without obedience

7.  Altar covered (13)                 ___wife of one’s youth

8.  Let none deal treacherously    ___everyone our brother

9.  The Lord is wearied (17)        ___cut off from the tabernacle







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