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Week 26. Day 5. Malachi.

Malachi is written after the people have returned from exile, and rebuilt the temple. Yet the great and glorious promises of the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel have not all come to pass. The temple is rebuilt but God has not come to dwell in it (as happened in 1 Kings 8:10-11).

This seems to be what prompts the question in 1:2 ‘How have you loved us?’

1:6-2:16 Israel’s pollution. How are God’s people presented here?

Bonus: How could Mal 1:11 be a summary of the whole Bible story? In light of this, how should people live?

2:17-3:5 What will the messenger do? What will happen after that?

How might this help explain John’s questioning of whether Jesus is the Christ, or should they expect someone else? (Matt 11:3)

How is Mal 4 a fitting end to the OT (in the English order)?

NOTE: Days 1-5 of each week contain the scripture reading for that week. Day 6 has just the 'key chapters'. If you want a briefer version of this plan that still takes you through the whole Bible, you could just read the key chapters featured on day 6. Day 7 has the podcast video where we discuss the week's reading.