Read Malachi 2:10-17 in the Amplified Classic Edition and the Message then ponder and answer the following questions.
Fill in the blank for Malachi 2:10 using the AMPC edition
Have we not all ______ Father? Has not ______ God created us? Why then do we deal __________________ and treacherously each against his brother, profaning the covenant of [God with] our fathers?
How did Judah and Israel deal treacherously according this passage?
What covenant of God of their ancestors did the people profane?
Write out the definition of to profane from an English dictionary then look up in a Hebrew/Greek Lexicon or Strong’s Concordance the same word and write out its definition and usage below.
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Summarize in your own words Malachi 2:11-17 and then write out verse 16 using the Amplified classic Edition translation and compare with your normal study Bible.
How has the Covenant of God been profaned among the body of believers of Christ today?
According to verse 16 why does the Lord hate the following:
Divorce
Marital Separation
One who covers His wife violence
What does the LORD say to keep watch on in the last half of verse 16?
Spend some time seeking the LORD about these questions and then seek HIM on behalf of all marriages that are in dire straights and especially those in where women and/or children are suffering from abuse of their spouse and/or dad?
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