[1]Corruption of the priesthood (Mal 1:1-13)
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| P(1:1) | 1:1 An oracle. The word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi. (1:1) |
| | A(1:2-4) | | 1:2 I have loved you, says the LORD (1:2) |
| | | B(1:5-6) | | | 1:5 Great is the LORD, even beyond the land of Israel (1:5) |
| | | | C(1:7-8) | | | | | 1:7 offering polluted food on my altar (1:7) | (מגאל) |
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| | A'(1:9-10) | | 1:9 So now if you implore God for mercy on us (1:9) |
| | | B'(1:11) | | | 1:11 For from the rising of the sun, even to its setting, my name is great among the nations (1:11) |
| | | | C'(1:12-13) | | | | | 1:12 its offering may be polluted (1:12) | (מגאל) |
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A: The love of the LORD. B: The name of the LORD is great among the nations. C: Polluted altar. |
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[2]Exhortation to priests (Mal 1:14-2:9)
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| | A(1:14) | | 1:14 under his vow sacrifices to the LORD a gelding (1:14) |
| | | B(2:1-2) | | | | 2:1 Athis commandment is for you (2:1) | (המצות) |
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| | | | C(2:3) | | | | 2:3 I am going to break your arm (2:3) |
| | | B'(2:4-7) | | | | 2:4 I sent you this commandment because I have a covenant with Levi (2:4) | (המצות) |
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| | A'(2:8-9) | | 2:9 I, therefore, have made you contemptible and base before all the people (2:9) |
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A: Contemptible. B: Commandments. C: Punishments. |
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[3]Do not betray (Mal 2:10-16)
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| | A(2:10-12) | | | "2:10 Why then do we break faith with each other, violating the covenant of our fathers?(2:10)" | (נבגד) |
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| | | B(2:13) | | | 2:13 the altar of the LORD you cover with tears, weeping and groaning (2:13) |
| | A'(2:14-16) | | | "2:14 Because the LORD is witness between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have broken faith though she is your companion, your betrothed wife. (2:14)" | (בגדתה) |
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A: Betrayal. B: The altar of the LORD you cover with tears. |
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[4]The coming messenger (Mal 2:17-3:15)
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| | A(2:17) | | Words of the people |
| | | B(3:1-4) | | | 3:4 The offering of Judah and Jerusalem will then be acceptable to Yahweh as in former days, as in the years of old (3:4) |
| | | | C(3:5) | | | | 3:5 I will draw near to you for judgment (3:5) |
| | | | | D(3:6-7) | | | | | 3:7 Return to me (3:7) |
| | | | C'(3:8-9) | | | | 3:8 Yet you are robbing me! And you say, "How do we rob you?" (3:8) |
| | | B'(3:10-12) | | | 3:12 you will be a delightful land (3:12) |
| | A'(3:13-15) | | Words of the people |
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A: Words of the people. B: Restoration. C: Sins of the people. D: Return to me. |
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[5]The day of the LORD (Mal 3:16-24)
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| | A(3:16-18) | | 3:17 I shall spare them in the way a man spares the son who serves him (3:17) |
| | | B(3:19-21) | | | 3:20 But for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays (3:20) |
| | A'(3:22-24) | | 3:24 He will reconcile parents to their children and children to their parents, to forestall my putting the country under the curse of destruction. (3:24) |
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A: The parent and the son. B: To fear the LORD. |
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