BULLSEYE!
ACCURATE
BIBLE
KNOWLEDGE!
QUESTION: “WHAT’S SO
IMPORTANT ABOUT THE BOOK OF MALACHI?”
ANSWER:
“IT’S THE
LAST THING GOD SAID TO ISRAEL FOR 400 YEARS!”
“THE BOOK
OF MALACHI”
Part 1 of 3
Prophets
were chosen of God, to tell the certain future
before it happened, with prophecy.
They would not
predict the future, as this would imply guesswork on the part of the
prophet.
God simply
used these messengers, to tell what WOULD be happening. No
guessing
needed!
The books of
the prophets, Isaiah to Malachi, cover about 400 years,
830-430BC
approximately, when the Hebrew nation was in decline.
THE PROPHETS’ MISSION AND MESSAGE
1. To try and save
the
Hebrew nation from IDOLATRY and wickedness.
2. Failing this,
to announce
to the nation, that they will be destroyed.
3. But not
completely
destroyed, as a remnant (a few left) will be saved.
4. Out
of this remnant will come a Person
who will bring all nations to God.
5. That person
will be a great
man who will one day arise out of the family tree of David.
The
prophets called him THE BRANCH. This family tree of
David, once
the most powerful family in the world, was cut down in the days of the
prophets, and disappeared.
But
the family would comeback with this man called THE BRANCH - THE
KING
OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS (Rev 19:16)
Not even
understanding the full meaning and importance
of their words, the prophets were obedient.
There are three
prophets whose mission were to
other nations other than Israel (ten Northern tribes) and Judah (two
Southern
tribes), and these were JONAH to Assyria (Nineveh), OBADIAH
to Edom
(Esau) and NAHUM to Assyria (Nineveh).
THERE ARE 16 PROPHETS IN FOUR GROUPS
1. NORTHERN KINGDOM CALLED
ISRAEL
had the ten tribes, and lasted about 210 years,
and
the prophets during this period were Amos, Hosea.
The
destruction and captivity Northern kingdom went from 734-721BC.
They were taken to Assyria have simply disappeared from the
face of the
earth.
2.
SOUTHERN KINGDOM CALLED JUDAH had the two
tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and lasted about 320
years, and the prophets during this period were Joel, Isaiah,
Micah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel,
Habakkuk,
Zephaniah.
The
destruction and captivity of the Southern kingdom, went from 606-586BC.
Taken to Babylon.
Invading
armies didn’t kill and destroy everything at once, but slowly strangled
their
captive nations, with taxes, slaves and goods. Under their rule, they
then left
the very poorest in the land to struggle on.
3.
RESTORATION OF THE NATION made up of only
Judah and Benjamin, NOW CALLED ISRAEL, happened from
536-444BC,
and the prophets during this period were Haggai, Zechariah,
Malachi.
4. OTHER
NATIONS were
ASSYRIA (Nineveh) with the prophets Jonah and Nahum
and EDOM
(Esau) with the prophet Obadiah
THE 16 PROPHETS ARE GROUPED AS FOLLOWS
Northern - ISRAEL
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Southern - JUDAH
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Other Nations
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Amos
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Before captivity
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Ninevah
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Hosea
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Joel
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Jonah
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Isaiah
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Nahum
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Micah
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Jeremiah
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Edom (Esau)
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Habakkuk
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Obadiah
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Zephaniah
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Before & to Babylon
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Daniel
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Captives in Babylon
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Ezekiel
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Return from Captivity
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Haggai
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Zechariah
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Malachi
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See Part 2 of 3
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Harley
Hitchcock
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