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THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4

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(KJV) Matthew 5:4

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

THOSE WHO MOURN / MATTHEW 5:4

To “mourn” is to recognize and feel sorrow over our own weakness in relation to God’s perfect standards and ultimate power (Matthew 5: 6; 6:33). It also means grieving over the things that grieve God, such as the unfaithfulness, immorality and cruelty that are rampant in the world (Luke 19:41; Acts 20:19; 2 Peter 2:8). Those who mourn over sin and its effect on people’s lives – and commit themselves to helping rescue people from evil – are comforted by receiving from God’s “righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17).

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  1. BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3
  2. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  3. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  4. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  5. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  6. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  7. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  8. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  9. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  10. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  11. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  12. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  13. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  14. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  15. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  16. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  17. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  18. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  19. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  20. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  21. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  22. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  23. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  24. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  25. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  26. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  27. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  28. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  29. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  30. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  31. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  32. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  33. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  34. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Margarita & Stace

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BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3

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(KJV) Matthew 5:3

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

BLESSED POOR IN SPIRIT / MATTHEW 5:3

The word “blessed” refers to the well-being and joy of those who, because of their relationship to Christ and His Word, find their place in God’s kingdom. The benefits of that “membership” include God’s constant love, care, presence and spiritual salvation (Matthew 14:19, Luke 24:50). There are certain character requirements if we wish to receive the benefits of God’s kingdom; we must be guided by God’s purposes and values and not by the ways and values of the world. The first of these requirements is to be “poor in spirit” – not arrogant or self-reliant. We must humbly recognize that we are not spiritually self-sufficient. That means that we cannot earn a place in God’s kingdom; we need the Holy Spirit’s life, power and grace (undeserved favor, love, enablement) in order to receive the benefits of spiritual salvation.

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  1. SERMON ON THE MONT / MATTHEW 5-7
  2. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  3. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  4. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  5. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  6. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  7. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  8. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  9. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  10. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  11. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  12. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  13. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  14. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  15. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  16. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  17. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  18. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  19. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  20. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  21. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  22. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  23. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  24. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  25. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  26. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  27. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  28. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  29. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  30. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  31. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  32. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  33. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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SERMON ON THE MOUNT / MATTHEW 5-7

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SERMON ON THE MOUNT / MATTHEW 5-7

Matthew 5-7, commonly called Christ’s Sermon on the Mount, contains a powerful yet practical revelation of the principles and standards by which God expects all Christians to live. Of course, living up to these standards is possible only through faith in Jesus, the Son of God (Galatians 2:20), and through the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:2-14; Galatians 5:16-25). In this message, Jesus teaches a large group of potential followers what it really means to follow Him and be a part of God’s kingdom. All who belong to the kingdom are to demonstrate godly character and have an intense hunger and thirst for righteousness (to do what is right and maintain a right relationship with God, Matthew 5:6).

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  1. THE KINGDOM AND HEALING / MATTHEW 4:23
  2. FISHERS OF MEN / MATTHEW 4:19
  3. IT IS WRITTEN / MATTHEW 4:6
  4. FASTING FORTY DAYS / MATTHEW 4:2
  5. JESUS … TEMPTED / MATTHEW 4:1-11
  6. THE TRINITY IN EXAMPLE / MATTHEW 3:17
  7. SPIRIT … ON HIM / MATTHEW 3:16
  8. JESUS … BAPTIZED / MATTHEW 3:13
  9. WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MATTHEW 3:11
  10. FRUIT IN KEEPING WITH REPENTANCE / MATTHEW 3:8
  11. PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES / MATTHEW 3:7
  12. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN – REPENT / MATTHEW 3:2
  13. WARNED IN A DREAM / MATTHEW 2:22-23
  14. ESCAPE TO EGYPT / MATTHEW 2:13
  15. CHIEF PRIESTS AND TEACHERS OF THE LAW / MATTHEW 2:4
  16. HEROD – MAGI / MATTHEW 2:1
  17. NO UNION WITH HER UNTIL / MATTHEW 1:25
  18. VIRGIN … GIVE BIRTH TO A SON / MATTHEW 1:23
  19. JESUS / MATTHEW 1:21
  20. MARY … JESUS / MATTHEW 1:16
  21. CHRIST – SON OF DAVID / MATTHEW 1:1
  22. GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST / MATTHEW 1:1-16
  23. I AM WITH YOU / MATTHEW 28:20
  24. KILL ALL THE BOYS / MATTHEW 2:16
  25. FORGIVENESS OF SINS / MATTHEW 26:28
  26. SATAN / MATTHEW 4:10
  27. DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS / MATTHEW 25:41
  28. MONEY / MATTHEW 6:24
  29. GO … MAKE DISCIPLES … BAPTIZING / MATTHEW 28:19
  30. SALT OF THE EARTH / MATTHEW 5:13
  31. YOU ARE WORTH MORE / MATTHEW 10:31
  32. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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ESAU KISSED HIM AND THEY WEPT / GENESIS 33:4

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(KJV) Genesis 33:4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

ESAU KISSED HIM AND THEY WEPT / GENESIS 33:4

Apparently, God had changed Esau over the years. He now wanted to make things right with his brother. Esau’s friendly attitude was God’s answer to Jacob’s prayer (Genesis 32:11).

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  1. HE BLESSED HIM THERE / GENESIS 32:29
  2. YOUR NAME … ISRAEL / GENESIS 32:28
  3. A MAN WRESTLED WITH HIM / GENESIS 32:24
  4. O GOD OF MY FATHER / GENESIS 32:9
  5. THE ANGELS OF GOD MET HIM / GENESIS 32:1
  6. RACHEL STOLE HER FATHER’S HOUSEHOLD GODS / GENESIS 31:19
  7. BORE YOUNG THAT WERE STREAKED OR SPECKLED OR SPOTTED / GENESIS 30:38-39
  8. GOD HAS REWARDED ME / GENESIS 30:18
  9. OR I’LL DIE! / GENESIS 30:1
  10. GIVE ME CHILDREN / GENESIS 30:1-24
  11. THE LORD SAW THAT LEAH WAS NOT LOVED / GENESIS 29:31
  12. LABAN GAVE HIM HIS DAUGHTER RACHEL TO BE HIS WIFE / GENESIS 29:28
  13. WHY HAVE YOU DECEIVED ME? / GENESIS 29:25
  14. LABAN / GENESISS 29:5
  15. BETHEL / GENESIS 28:18-19
  16. ABOVE IT STOOD THE LORD / GENESIS 28:13-15
  17. THE ANGELS OF GOD / GENESIS 28:12
  18. THE BLESSING GIVEN TO ABRAHAM / GENESIS 28:4
  19. ESAU WEPT ALOUD / GENESIS 27:38
  20. JACOB SAID TO HIS FATHER / GENESIS 27:19
  21. REBEKAH SAID TO HER SON JACOB / GENESIS 27:6-17
  22. I MAY GIVE YOU MY BLESSING / GENESIS 27:4
  23. WHEN ISAAC WAS OLD / GENESIS 27:1
  24. A SOURCE OF GRIEF TO ISAAC AND REBEKAH / GENESIS 26:34-35
  25. THE LORD BLESSED HIM / GENESIS 26:12
  26. BECAUSE ABRAHAM OBEYED / GENESIS 26:5
  27. I WILL BE WITH YOU / GENESIS 26:2-4
  28. BIRTHRIGHT / GENESIS 25:31
  29. ISAAC WAS SIXTY YEARS OLD / GENESIS 25:26
  30. TWO NATIONS – OLDER WILL SEVE THE YOUNGER / GENESIS 25:23
  31. ISAAC PRAYED TO THE LORD / GENESIS 25:21
  32. THEN ABRAHAM … WAS GATHERED TO HIS PEOPLE / GENESIS 25:8
  33. GIFTS / GENESIS 25:6
  34. ABRAHAM LEFT EVERYTHING HE OWNED TO ISAAC / GENESIS 25:5
  35. WILL SEND HIS ANGEL WITH YOU AND MAKE YOUR JOURNEY A SUCCESS / GENESIS 24:40
  36. THE LORD HAD LED ME / GENESIS 24:26-27
  37. I’LL WATER YOUR CAMELS TOO / GENESIS 24:13-14
  38. HE PRAYED O LORD / GENESIS 24:12
  39. NOT GET A WIFE / GENESIS 24:3
  40. THE FIELD … AS A BURIAL SITE / GENESIS 23:20
  41. BECAUSE YOU HAVE OBEYED ME / GENESIS 22:15-18
  42. YAHWEH-YIREH / GENESIS 22:14
  43. NOW I KNOW THAT YOU FEAR GOD / GENESIS 22:11-13
  44. HE REACHED OUT HIS HAND / GENESIS 22:10
  45. BOUND HIS SON ISAAC / GENESIS 22:9
  46. GOD HIMSELF WILL PROVIDE / GENESIS 22:8
  47. I AND THE BOY … WILL COME BACK / GENESIS 22:5
  48. TAKE YOUR SON / GENESIS 22:2
  49. GOD TESTED ABRAHAM / GENESIS 22:1
  50. GOD HAS HEARD / GENESIS 21:17
  51. HIS SON ISAAC WAS BORN / GENESIS 21:5
  52. SAID OF HIS WIFE SARAH SHE IS MY SISTER / GENESIS 20:1-2
  53. THEY GOT THEIR FATHER TO DRINK WINE / GENESIS 19:13
  54. SMOKE FROM A FURNACE / GENESIS 19:28
  55. LOT’S WIFE LOOKED BACK, AND SHE BECAME A PILLAR OF SALET / GENESIS 19:26
  56. I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS / GENESIS 19:8
  57. HAVE SEX WITH THEM / GENESIS 19:5
  58. LOT WAS SITTING IN THE GATEWAY / GENESIS 19:1-2
  59. ABRAHAM REMAINED STANDING BEFORE THE LORD / GENESIS 18:22
  60. THEIR SIN IS SO GRIEVOUS / GENESIS 18:20-21
  61. HE WILL DIRECT HIS CHILDREN … KEEP THE WAY OF THE LORD / GENESIS 18:19
  62. IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD? / GENESIS 18:13-14
  63. THREE MEN / GENESIS 18:2
  64. LAUGHED / GENESIS 17:17
  65. SARAH /GENESIS 17:15
  66. CIRCUMCISION / GENESIS 17:11
  67. EVERLASTING POSSESSION / GENESIS 17:8
  68. TO BE YOUR GOD / GENESIS 17:6-7
  69. ABRAM … ABRAHAM / GENESIS 17:5
  70. MY COVENANT / GENESIS 17:2
  71. NINETY-NINE YEARS OLD / GENESIS 17:1
  72. AGAINST EVERYONE / GENESIS 16:12
  73. ISHMAEL / GENESIS 16:11
  74. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD / GENESIS 16:7
  75. THE LORD HAS KEPT ME FROM HAVING CHILDREN / GENESIS 16:2
  76. THE LORD MADE A COVENANT WITH ABRAM / GENESIS 15:17-21
  77. A COUNTRY NOT THEIR OWN / GENESIS 15:13
  78. HE BELIEVED … HE CREDITED IT TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS /GENESIS 15:6
  79. YOUR SHIELD, YOUR VERY GREAT REWARD / GENESIS 15:1
  80. I WILL ACCEPT NOTHING BELONGING TO YOU /GENESIS 14:22-23
  81. GAVE HIM A TENTH OF EVERYTHING / GENESIS 14:20
  82. MELCHIZEDEK KING OF SALEM / GENESIS 14:18
  83. CALLED OUT THE 318 TRAINED MEN / GENESIS 14:14
  84. PITCHED HIS TENTS NEAR SODOM / GENESIS 13:12
  85. LOT LOOKED UP AND SAW / GENESIS 13:10
  86. SAY YOU ARE MY SISTER / GENESIS 12:13
  87. A FAMINE IN THE LAND / GENESIS 12:10
  88. THE LORD APPEARED TO ABRAM / GENESIS 12:7
  89. ABRAM LEFT, AS THE LORD HAD TOLD HIM / GENESIS 12:4
  90. ALL PEOPLES ON EARTH WILL BE BLESSED THROUGH YOU / GENESIS 12:3
  91. LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY / GENESIS 12:1
  92. HIS SON ABRAM / GENESIS 11:31
  93. UR OF THE CHALDEANS / GENESIS 11:28
  94. LET US BUILD … THAT WE MAY MAKE A NAME / GENESIS 11:4
  95. A PLAIN IN SHINAR / GENESIS 11:1-2
  96. BORN TO SHEM / GENESIS 10:21-31
  97. THE SONS OF HAM / GENESIS 10:6-20
  98. THE SONS OF JEPHETH / GENESIS 10:2-5
  99. THE ACCOUNT OF SHEM, HAM AND JAPHETH / GENESIS 10:1
  100. CURSED BE CANAAN / GENESIS 9:25
  101. HAM / GENESIS 9:22
  102. DRANK SOME OF ITS WINE, HE BECAME DRUNK / GENESIS 9:21
  103. MY RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS / GENESIS 9:13
  104. I NOW ESTABLISH MY COVENANT / GENESIS 9:9-17
  105. WHOEVER SHEDS THE BLOOD OF MAN, BY MAN SHALL HIS BLOOD BE SHED / GENESIS 9:6
  106. BUT GOD REMEMBERED NOAH / GENESIS 8:1
  107. EVERY LIVING THING … WAS WIPED OUT … ONLY NOAH WAS LEFT / GENESIS 7:23
  108. THE GREAT DEEP BURST FORTH / GENESIS 7:11-12
  109. THE FLOODWATERS CAME ON THE EARTH / GENESIS 7:6
  110. I WILL ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH YOU / GENESIS 6:18
  111. AN ARK / GENESIS 6:14
  112. NOAH WAS A RIGHTEOUS MAN, BLAMELESS AMONG THE PEOPLE / GENESIS 6:9
  113. THE LORD WAS GRIEVED / GENESIS 6:6
  114. GOD TOOK HIM/ GENESIS 5:24
  115. ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD / GENESIS 5:22
  116. SETH … FATHER OF ENOSH / GENESIS 5:6
  117. CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD / GENESIS 4:26
  118. MARRIED TWO WOMEN / GENESIS 4:19
  119. CAIN … HIS WIFE / GENESIS 4:17
  120. CAIN WENT OUT FROM THE LORD’S PRESENCE / GENESIS 4:16
  121. A MARK ON CAIN / GENESIS 4:15
  122. NOW YOU ARE UNDER A CURSE / GENENSIS 4:11
  123. YOUR BROTHER’S BLOOD CRIES OUT TO ME / GENESIS 4:10
  124. IT DESIRES TO HAVE YOU / GENESIS 4:7
  125. AN OFFERING TO THE LORD / GENESIS 4:3-5
  126. ADAM LAY WITH HIS WIFE / GENESIS 4:1
  127. HE DROVE THE MAN OUT / GENESIS 3:24
  128. HE WILL CRUSH YOUR HEAD, AND YOU WILL STRIKE HIS HEEL / GENESIS 3:15
  129. THE SERPENT DECEIVED ME / GENESIS 3:13
  130. THEY HID / GENESIS 3:8
  131. THEY REALIZED THEY WERE NAKED / GENEIS 3:7
  132. LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER / GENESIS 2:24
  133. HELPER SUITABLE FOR HIM / GENESIS 2:18
  134. THE LORD GOD COMMANDED THE MAN / GENESIS 2:16
  135. PUT HIM IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN / GENESIS 2:15
  136. TREE OF LIFE / GENESIS 2:9
  137. GARDEN IN THE EAST, IN EDEN / GENESIS 2:8
  138. A LIVING BEING / GENESIS 2:7
  139. THE ACCOUNT – THE LORD GOD / GENESIS 2:4
  140. GOD BLESSED THE SEVENTH DAY / GENESIS 2:3
  141. BE FRUITFUL AND INCREASE / GENESIS 1:28
  142. THERE WAS EVENING, AND THERE WAS MORNING – THE FIRST DAY / GENESIS 1:5
  143. IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED / GENESIS 1:1
  144. IT WAS GOOD / GENESIS 1:10
  145. HEART IS EVIL FROM CHILDHOOD / GENESIS 8:21
  146. THE SONS OF GOD / GENESIS 6:2
  147. HOW GREAT MAN’S WICKEDNESS /GENESIS 6:5
  148. ADAM LIVED 930 YEARS / GENESIS 5:5
  149. WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF ADAM’S LINE / GENESIS 5:1
  150. KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL / GENESIS 3:22
  151. GOD SAID LET US – LET US MAKE MAN / GENESIS 1:26
  152. I WILL GREATLY INCREASE YOUR PAINS / GENESIS 3:16-19
  153. SERVE AS SIGNS / GENESIS 1:14-15
  154. LET THERE BE LIGHT / GENESIS 1:8
  155. THE WOMAN … ATE IT … HER HUSBAND … WITH HER / GENESIS 3:6
  156. YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD / GENESIS 3:5
  157. YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE / GENESIS 3:4
  158. THE SERPENT / GENESIS 3:1
  159. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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I HATE DIVORCE / MALACHI 2:16

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(KJV) Malachi 2:16

For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

I HATE DIVORCE / MALACHI 2:16

God hates divorce – especially when it is chosen for selfish reasons. The Lord says this kind of divorce is like a person “covering himself with violence.” That is to say that unjustified divorce is equal in God’s view to extreme injustice, cruelty and murder because of the negative effect it has on people’s lives (Matthew 19:9).

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  1. THE WIFE OF YOUR YOUTH / MALACHI 2:14
  2. MARRYING THE DAUGHTER OF A FOREIGN GOD / MALACHI 2:11
  3. A DETESTABLE THING / MALACHI 2:10-16
  4. PARTIALITY IN MATTERS OF THE LAW / MALACHI 2:9
  5. MY COVENANT WITH LEVI / MALACHI 2:4-6
  6. O PRIESTS / MALACHI 2:1-4
  7. MY NAME WILL BE GREAT AMONG THE NATIONS / MALACHI 1:11
  8. PRIESTS WHO SHOW CONTEMPT FOR MY NAME / MALACHI 1:6-8
  9. ESAU I HAVE HATED / MALACHI 1:3
  10. I HAVE LOVED YOU / MALACHI 1:2
  11. MALACHI / MALACHI 1:1
  12. SEND YOU THE PROPHET ELIJAH / MALACHI 4:5
  13. Guided By Grace

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THE WIFE OF YOUR YOUTH / MALACHI 2:14

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(KJV) Malachi 2:14

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

THE WIFE OF YOUR YOUTH / MALACHI 2:14

Marriage was a covenant – a “life agreement” and a pledge of faithfulness to each other in the sight of God. But many men were forsaking their solemn pledge to the wives they had married when they were young. The only reason they were seeking to divorce them was so they could marry someone else. The Lord despised this kind of selfish action. He rebuked them as He reminded them that He had made a husband and wife “one in flesh and spirit” (Malachi 2:10-16; Ephesians 5:31). Because of this sin, God had refused to hear their prayers (Malachi 2:13-14).

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  1. MARRYING THE DAUGHTER OF A FOREIGN GOD / MALACHI 2:11
  2. A DETESTABLE THING / MALACHI 2:10-16
  3. PARTIALITY IN MATTERS OF THE LAW / MALACHI 2:9
  4. MY COVENANT WITH LEVI / MALACHI 2:4-6
  5. O PRIESTS / MALACHI 2:1-4
  6. MY NAME WILL BE GREAT AMONG THE NATIONS / MALACHI 1:11
  7. PRIESTS WHO SHOW CONTEMPT FOR MY NAME / MALACHI 1:6-8
  8. ESAU I HAVE HATED / MALACHI 1:3
  9. I HAVE LOVED YOU / MALACHI 1:2
  10. MALACHI / MALACHI 1:1
  11. SEND YOU THE PROPHET ELIJAH / MALACHI 4:5
  12. Guided By Grace

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MARRYING THE DAUGHTER OF A FOREIGN GOD / MALACHI 2:11

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(KJV) Malachi 2:11

Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.

MARRYING THE DAUGHTER OF A FOREIGN GOD / MALACHI 2:11

The men were marrying women from surrounding nations who served other gods, a practice forbidden in the law God had given His people through Moses (Exodus 34:15-16; Deuteronomy 7:3-4; 1 Kings 11:1-6). The New Testament states that believers are to marry only people who also are believers (1 Corinthians 7:39). Marrying foreign women who served false gods had been one of the greatest reasons for Israel’s rebellion against God through the centuries. A Christion who marries someone who is not committed to the Lord opens up the definite possibility of being influenced and drawn away from serving God and having children who are not committed to knowing, loving and serving Him. 

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  2. PARTIALITY IN MATTERS OF THE LAW / MALACHI 2:9
  3. MY COVENANT WITH LEVI / MALACHI 2:4-6
  4. O PRIESTS / MALACHI 2:1-4
  5. MY NAME WILL BE GREAT AMONG THE NATIONS / MALACHI 1:11
  6. PRIESTS WHO SHOW CONTEMPT FOR MY NAME / MALACHI 1:6-8
  7. ESAU I HAVE HATED / MALACHI 1:3
  8. I HAVE LOVED YOU / MALACHI 1:2
  9. MALACHI / MALACHI 1:1
  10. SEND YOU THE PROPHET ELIJAH / MALACHI 4:5
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A DETESTABLE THING / MALACHI 2:10-16

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(KJV) Malachi 2:10-16

Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? 11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. 12 The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts. 13 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. 14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. 15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. 16 For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

A DETESTABLE THING / MALACHI 2:10-16

Malachi harshly criticizes the people for “breaking faith” (not keeping their commitment to obey and love God and one another). People could not trust their leaders or each other. They had been unfaithful to God’s covenant with them by pushing aside His laws and instructions. They had also behaved deceitfully in their relationships with one another, breaking another important covenant – the marriage covenant. Two examples of their detestable actions are mentioned here: divorcing their wives and marrying ungodly women.

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  1. PARTIALITY IN MATTERS OF THE LAW / MALACHI 2:9
  2. MY COVENANT WITH LEVI / MALACHI 2:4-6
  3. O PRIESTS / MALACHI 2:1-4
  4. MY NAME WILL BE GREAT AMONG THE NATIONS / MALACHI 1:11
  5. PRIESTS WHO SHOW CONTEMPT FOR MY NAME / MALACHI 1:6-8
  6. ESAU I HAVE HATED / MALACHI 1:3
  7. I HAVE LOVED YOU / MALACHI 1:2
  8. MALACHI / MALACHI 1:1
  9. SEND YOU THE PROPHET ELIJAH / MALACHI 4:5
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PARTIALITY IN MATTERS OF THE LAW / MALACHI 2:9

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(KJV) Malachi 2:9

Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

PARTIALITY IN MATTERS OF THE LAW / MALACHI 2:9

The priests were giving preference to the rich and powerful people: they ignored their sins against God and never warned them to turn from their wicked ways. And the rich often took advantage of others. Pastors and other ministry leaders must preach all of God’s Word to all who are under their responsibility (Acts 20:27). Faithful ministers know they must preach what is hard to hear – not just those things that bring joy and gladness to the people and popularity to the preacher. That means talking about God’s tough challenges, stern warnings and judgment, as well as His comforting promises, wonderful benefits and spiritual salvation. God will cause leaders to answer to Him when they preach about His blessings but ignore His standards of holiness.

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  2. O PRIESTS / MALACHI 2:1-4
  3. MY NAME WILL BE GREAT AMONG THE NATIONS / MALACHI 1:11
  4. PRIESTS WHO SHOW CONTEMPT FOR MY NAME / MALACHI 1:6-8
  5. ESAU I HAVE HATED / MALACHI 1:3
  6. I HAVE LOVED YOU / MALACHI 1:2
  7. MALACHI / MALACHI 1:1
  8. SEND YOU THE PROPHET ELIJAH / MALACHI 4:5
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MY COVENANT WITH LEVI / MALACHI 2:4-6

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(KJV) Malachi 2:4-6

And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

MY COVENANT WITH LEVI / MALACHI 2:4-6

The priests were to be chosen from the tribe (family line) of Levi. Here, God used Levi and his faithful descendants as examples of what ministers should be. Ministers today must have the same qualities mentioned in these verses. They must show love and respect for God, live honestly by His standards, preach the truth and lead by example. If they do this, their message will be effective in turning people away from sin and toward God. 

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  1. O PRIESTS / MALACHI 2:1-4
  2. MY NAME WILL BE GREAT AMONG THE NATIONS / MALACHI 1:11
  3. PRIESTS WHO SHOW CONTEMPT FOR MY NAME / MALACHI 1:6-8
  4. ESAU I HAVE HATED / MALACHI 1:3
  5. I HAVE LOVED YOU / MALACHI 1:2
  6. MALACHI / MALACHI 1:1
  7. SEND YOU THE PROPHET ELIJAH / MALACHI 4:5
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