086. Final Words | Studies in Malachi Part 2: On Questioning God

Outline of Malachi

There are eight rebuttals against the children of Israel in this short book, and God describes the people as having these views:

1. “Wherein hast thou loved us?” (1:2)
2. “Wherein have we despised thy name?” (1:6)
3. “Wherein have we polluted thee?” (1:7)
4. “Wherefore?” (2:14)
5. “Wherein have we wearied him?” (2:17)
6. “Wherein shall we return?” (3:7)
7. “Wherein have we robbed thee?” (3:8)
8. “What have we spoken so much against thee?” (3:13)

It is significant that there are eight of them since the number eight in the Bible symbolizes a new era, which certainly took place during the silence that was implemented after this book. We will get into the details more in our next episode as we dive into the first accusation.