A Study Outline for Haggai

1:1-15 / Popular Saying and Haggai’s Response
2:1-9 / The Glory of the New Temple and Age as Compared to the Old
2:10-19 / Priestly Lessons from the Law
2:20-23 / Hope for Revival of the Davidic Dynasty

A Study Outline for Zechariah

1:1-6 / Zechariah’s Call to Repentance
1:7-6:8 / Zechariah’s Night Visions
7-8 / Questions about Fasting
9-14 / The Coming of the King and the Day of the LORD

A Study Outline for Malachi

1:1-4:3 / Six Disputations
A.  1:1-5 / Love
B.  1:6-2:9 / Honor
C.  2:10-16 / Faithfulness
D.  2:17-3:7 / Divine Justice
E.  3:8-12 / Repentance
F.  3:13-4:3 / Serving God
4:4-6 / Moses the Lawgiver and Elijah the Exemplar of Prophecy

A Study Outline for Joel

1:1-2:17 / A Lament
2:18-3:21 / The Lord’s Response to the Lament and the Future Age

Exploring the Old Testament

Majoring in Minors: Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi & Joel

FINAL EXAM

C.A.S.K.E.T.

·  Temple

HAGGAI – House of GOD

Context

·  The people are preoccupied with their own interests.

·  The people are neglecting the reconstruction of the temple.

·  Temple construction resumes in 520 BC.

Theme

Yahweh is turning the hearts of His people to seek His glory and to please Him in rebuilding His temple, which serves as a type of the greater glory of the true and final temple.

“God’s will and work must always take priority” – Wiseman

·  Compare with Matthew 6:33

Read Haggai 1 – Bible Study Principles

·  Who are the main characters?

·  What is the plot?

o  What is the command and is the response good?

The Greater Glory – Haggai 2:1-9

In what ways has and is God filling his temple with his glory now? Where would you point in Scripture? Where would you point in your own experience?

ZECHARIAH - Arising Messiah

Context

·  Zechariah a contemporary of Haggai.

·  Zechariah looks forward to the future Messiah

Theme

Yahweh has restored the old ways to prefigure and prophesy unto new ways in the future: the grand restoration by the coming Messiah.

Zechariah’s Messianic Message – Zechariah 9-14

Read Zechariah 9:9-13

What would the post-exilic community have expected of the coming king?

How are these characteristics connected to the purpose of God’s people throughout Scripture? Compare with Genesis 12:1-3

MALACHI – I Like That Guy!

Context

·  The people are drifting from faithfulness

Theme

Yahweh’s people are beginning to drift away again, so Yahweh will need to come visit them soon.

Yahweh Will Not Be Despised – Malachi 1:6-2:9

Are there New Testament priestly sacrifices? If so, what Scripture would you use to justify that? What is the distinction between the pre-Jesus sacrifices and post-Jesus ones?

“Elijah” Will Come First – Malachi 4:5-6

Who is Elijah? Where is he at in Scripture? Where is he located on CASKET outline? What was his original job? What will his job be when he comes again?

JOEL – Journey Of Every Locust (1:4, 2:25)

Read Joel 2:28-32

Is there a difference between the last days and the Day of the LORD in this passage? What does the difference indicate?

Magnificent things are mentioned in 2:30-31 and are said to be fulfilled in Acts 2:14-21. Did these things really happen? How?

Where does Peter end his quote of Joel 2:28-32 in his sermon in Acts 2:14-21? Why do you think he did? How does that inform how we use Scripture?