Ep 118 (S7E3) Malachi Part 1: Love vs hate, honor vs contempt

References: 

• Historical setting
  • Where this book fits in the Old Testament
  • What was going on with the people of Israel
    • The Past
      • Babylonian captivity - Prophetic hopes
      • Return to Jerusalem - see Ezra & Nehemiah
    • 100 years after the return
      • Rather than the New Jerusalem
      • We see poverty, injustice and corruption
• The “burden” of Malachi (a name which means messenger)
  • The first argument between God and God’s people - Chapter 1 vss 2-5
    • LOVE vs hate

• • • • אָהַב (aw-hav') - Septuagint ἀγαπάω (ag-ap-ah'-o)
      • שָׂנֵא (saw-nay') -  Septuagint μισέω (mis-eh'-o) 

• • • Jacob vs Esau
      • Love = God’s covenant faithfulness
      • Hate = God’s disdain for prideful self reliance
        • See Genesis 25 & 27
        • See Obadiah (MIHAWWY Ep 38)  
        • Consider the words in 1:3
          • Desert - wilderness
          • Jackels - (KJV- dragons)
  • The second argument - 1:6 through 2:9
    • Honor vs contempt

• • • • כָּבַד (kaw-vad') - to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured
      • בָּזָה (baw-zaw') - to despise, hold in contempt, disdain, to consider worthless

• • • Actions in worship that reveal an attitude of carelessness 
      • The “cheat” נָכַל (naw-kal') - to be deceitful, be crafty, be knavish - Septuagint ἐπικατάρατος
      • Galatians 3:10-13 - Jesus became the “cheat” (the accursed) in our place.
• Application to our lives of these arguments
  • Love vs hate and the cost of discipleship 
    • Luke 14:25-27
    • How do I love Thee? Let me count the ways.
  •   Honor vs contempt
    • Apply Jesus’ words in Luke 14 to your worship
      • In what ways do you offer God your "leftovers" (time, energy, finances) instead of your best?
      • If you offered your current level of devotion to God to your spouse or your boss, how would they respond?
  • Grace vs works