Mere formalism in worship is a danger that the church of Christ has had to fight in every age. It is so easy for church members to become accustomed to the practice of worship such that it becomes only a mere habit. Malachi was used of the Lord in a mighty way to warn the church of his day about the evil of worshipping God outwardly rather than from the heart.
In his four inspired chapters, Malachi also deals with God’s love and hatred, the priesthood, weariness in worship, the salvation of the Gentiles, marriages, mixed marriages, divorce, covenant children, the messenger of the covenant, spiritual refining, Jehovah’s unchangeableness, Christian giving, the coming of Elijah and much more.
In this book, Carl Haak seeks to open the hearts and minds of believers to the treasures of wisdom in the last book of the Old Testament. The nine lessons in this easy-to-use study guide come complete with introductions, study questions, activities and memory verses.
“So far, I’ve done lesson one [in Studies in Malachi]. I appreciate that the questions were ones I hadn’t thought to ask, or would not have come up with on my own. Having this study guide is forcing me to slow down and really take in what I am reading, instead of just reading the scriptures and moving on. There’s a big difference between reading something and knowing what you’ve read. – Montana, USA
