Malachi 2:17–3:5 The coming messenger of justice (Nov 30, 2021)

Q1: In what way is Israel’s lack of faith revealed in verse 17? What is ironic about their complaint to God?

Q2: Who are the Lord’s messenger and the messenger of the Covenant?

Q3: How in God’s purifying work described? How does God purify us?

Q4: In verse 5 what does the judgment of God entail? Why were these sins so prevalent among God’s people, are they still?