Ep 119 (S7E4) Malachi Part 2: May I not call evil good or good evil.

References: 

• Review Malachi 1:1-2:9
  • Love vs hate
    • Love = God’s covenant faithfulness
    • Hate = God’s disdain for prideful self reliance
  • Honor vs contempt
    • Correcting from Part 1 - Mal 1:14
      • The “cheat” נָכַל (naw-kal') - to be deceitful, be crafty, be knavish
      • Curse - Septuagint ἐπικατάρατος
        • Jesus becomes the curse (Gal 3:10-13)
        • NOT the “cheat”
• The third argument - Mal 2:10-16
  • Vss 10-12
    • Vs 10: Imageo Dei - we are all created in the image of God
      • Created - בָּרָא (baw-raw') see Gen 1:1, 27
      • Betray - בָּגַד (baw-gad') - to act treacherously, deceitfully, deal treacherously
        • This word runs through the whole section
          • “Why doesn’t the Lord accept my worship?”
          • Consider Cain and Able - Gen 4
    • The Prophet wants the reader to re-immerse in the primal stories of Genesis
  • Vss 13-16
    • Men of Israel have married women of other people groups who worship idols.
    • Oneness of marriage - v 15
      • See Gen 2:24
      • See Gen 1:29
      • See Eph 5:31-33
    • Marriage and divorce
      • Jesus’ words - Deut 24:1-4; Mt 19:3-12
      • 1 Corinthians 7
    • Divorce (putting away) (see Gen 3:23) is to cover with violence ( חָמָס - ḥāmās) 
• The fourth argument - Mal 2:17 - 3:5
  • Calling evil good and good evil
    • Imagine calling divorce a good thing and saying it is perfectly acceptable for any reason.
    • Think of other things our world says that are contrary to God’s word. This is the temptation from Gen 3
  • God’s messenger and the Day of the Lord
    • 3:1 describes the coming of both John the Baptist and Jesus.
      • Refining - Handle’s Messiah (But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming)
      • Worship song “Mighty Breath of God” - “Burning everything”