MICHAEL RYDELNIK
OUTLINE
Introduction
I. Introduction: God’s Love for Israel (1:1-5)
II. Body: God’s Disputations with Israel (1:6–4:3)
A. God’s Rebuke of the Priests for Failed Spiritual Leadership (1:6–2:9)
1. For Blemished Sacrifices (1:6-14)
2. For Corrupted Teaching (2:1-9)
B. God’s Rebuke of the People for Marital Unfaithfulness (2:10-16)
C. God’s Affirmation of His Justice Seen in Coming Judgment (2:17–3:6)
D. God’s Rebuke of the Nation for Failing to Tithe (3:7-12)
E. God’s Affirmation of the Value of Serving Him (3:13–4:3)
1. The Complaint of the Wicked (3:13-15)
2. The Answer of the Faithful (3:16-18)
3. The Judgment of God (4:1-3)
III. Conclusion: God’s Restoration of Israel (4:4-6)