{"id":44880,"date":"2022-10-01T01:33:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T06:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/keynotes-of-ecclesiastes-malachi-bible-study\/"},"modified":"2022-10-01T01:33:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T06:33:32","slug":"keynotes-of-ecclesiastes-malachi-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/keynotes-of-ecclesiastes-malachi-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cKeynotes\u201d Of Ecclesiastes &#8211; Malachi &#8211; Bible study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Ecclesiastes<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Vanity&#8221; and &#8220;under the sun&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Ecclesiastes 2:24; Ecclesiastes 12:13-14<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;Vanity of vanities; all is vanity&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Ecclesiastes 1:2; Ecclesiastes 12:8).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) Genuine happiness is not found in human wisdom, wealth, power, and pleasure; (2) Apart from God, life is futile, empty, and without meaning; (3) the supreme good is to <strong><em>&#8220;fear God and keep his commandments&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Ecclesiastes 12:13).<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Song of Solomon<br \/> <\/strong>Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Love&#8221;, or &#8220;beloved&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Song of Solomon 2:16; Song of Solomon 7:10; Song of Solomon 8:6-7<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;His banner over me was love&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Song of Solomon 2:4).<br \/> Messages &#8211; The beauty, happiness and power of faithful love.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Isaiah<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Salvation&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6-7; Isaiah 53:6<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;Holy One of Israel&#8221; <\/em><\/strong>(Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 5:19; Isaiah 5:24; Isaiah 10:20).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) God&#8217;s judgment upon immoral and idolatrous men; (2) the grace of God in the promise of the Redeemer.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Jeremiah<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Forsake&#8221; and &#8220;forsaken&#8221;; &#8220;backslider&#8221; and &#8220;backsliding&#8221;; &#8220;return&#8221;.<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Jeremiah 3:11-12; Jeremiah 3:25; Jeremiah 5:30-31; Jeremiah 6:13-16; Jeremiah 7:23-24; Jeremiah 7:28; Jeremiah 8:20-22; Jeremiah 9:23-24; Jeremiah 10:23; Jeremiah 13:23; Jeremiah 23:1-8; Jeremiah 31:3; Jeremiah 31:31-34<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; (1) <strong><em>&#8220;Thus saith the Lord&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>; (2) <strong><em>&#8220;I have put my words in thy mouth&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Jeremiah 1:9; Jeremiah 18:2, etc.).<br \/> Messages &#8211; God gives Jeremiah four messages to Judah (1) a note of <strong>denunciation<\/strong>; (2) a note of <strong>visitation<\/strong>; (3) a note of <strong>invitation<\/strong>; (4) a note of <strong>consolation<\/strong>. Judah will be restored from Babylonian captivity.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Lamentations<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Sorrow&#8221; (Lamentations 1:12) and &#8220;how&#8221; (Lamentations 1:1; Lamentations 2:1; Lamentations 4:1).<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Lamentations 1:12; Lamentations 2:5-6; Lamentations 2:17; Lamentations 3:25; Lamentations 3:33; Lamentations 3:40<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;Renew our days as of old&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Lamentations 5:21).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) Sin brings misery and judgment; (2) God still loves sinners, even when He must punish them, and He will show compassion upon all who repent.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Ezekiel<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Glory&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Ezekiel 18:4; Ezekiel 18:20; Ezekiel 33:11; Ezekiel 36:24-26; Ezekiel 36:33-35<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; (1) <strong><em>&#8220;They shall know that I am the Lord&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Ezekiel 6:10; Ezekiel 6:14; Ezekiel 7:27; Ezekiel 12:15; Ezekiel 12:16); (2) <strong><em>&#8220;The glory of the Lord&#8221; <\/em><\/strong>(Ezekiel 1:28; Ezekiel 3:12; Ezekiel 3:23; Ezekiel 10:4; Ezekiel 10:18; Ezekiel 11:23; Ezekiel 43:4).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) The trerrible nature of sin. It destroys both men and nations; (2) Individual responsibility (Ezekiel 18:20). Men suffer for their own sins (Ezekiel 18:1-4; Ezekiel 33:10-16); (3) The necessity of repentance in obtaining forgiveness of sins (Ezekiel 14:1-20; Ezekiel 18:20-32; Ezekiel 33:1-22).<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Daniel<br \/> <\/strong> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Dominion&#8221;, &#8220;sovereignty&#8221;, and &#8220;triumph&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Daniel 2:20-22; Daniel 2:44; Daniel 2:47; Daniel 4:24-25; Daniel 4:37; Daniel 6:26<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;The Most High ruleth&#8221; <\/em><\/strong>(Daniel 4:17; Daniel 4:25; Daniel 4:32).<br \/> Messages &#8211; The universal sovereignty of God over the affairs of men and nations.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Hosea<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Return&#8221; (Hosea 2:7; Hosea 2:9; Hosea 3:5; Hosea 5:15; Hosea 6:1).<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Hosea 4:1; Hosea 4:6; Hosea 11:7-9<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Hosea 11:4).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) To realize the nature and enormity of sin; (2) the necessity of divine judgment; (3) the triumph of loyalty and love.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Joel<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Desolate&#8221; or &#8220;desolation&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Joel 2:11-13; Joel 2:28-29; Joel 2:32<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;The day of the Lord&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Joel 1:15; Joel 2:1; Joel 2:11; Joel 2:31; Joel 3:14).<br \/> Messages &#8211; A call to repentance and restoration.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Amos<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Judgment&#8221;, &#8220;punishment&#8221;, &#8220;captivity&#8221;, and &#8220;restoration&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Amos 3:1-2; Amos 3:3; Amos 4:12; Amos 5:14-15; Amos 6:1; Amos 8:11-12<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; (1)<strong><em>&#8220;Thus saith the Lord&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>; (2) <strong><em>&#8220;Seek ye the Lord.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) There is no possible way to escape the consequences of persistent sin; (2) Worship without truth and religion without morality are an insult to God.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Obadiah<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Calamity&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Obadiah 1:10; Obadiah 1:15; Obadiah 1:21<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;Thou shouldest not have&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Obadiah 1:12-14).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) The folly of pride, self-trust, and of the certainty of divine judgment; (2) God&#8217;s judgments are right and His providence is over all nations and men.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Jonah<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Repentance&#8221; (Jonah 3:1-10).<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Jonah 2:7; Jonah 2:8-9; Jonah 4:2<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;Let them turn every one from his evil way&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Jonah 3:8).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) God&#8217;s universal, forgiving love for all men; (2) God&#8217;s concern for the salvation of all mankind, both Jews and Gentiles. God wants all men to repent and be saved (1 Timothy 2:3-4).<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Micah<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Hear&#8221;, &#8220;judgment&#8221;, and &#8220;restoration&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Micah 6:8; Micah 7:18<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; (1) <strong><em>&#8220;This time is evil&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>; (2) <strong><em>&#8220;when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Micah 2:3; Micah 7:8).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) The need for humility and repentance; (2) the wages of sin is death; (3) assurance of the ultimate triumph of truth and right; (4) God&#8217;s pleading, punishing, and pardoning love for His people.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Nahum<br \/> <\/strong> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Divine judgment&#8221; and &#8220;vengeance&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Nahum 1:7-8<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;An utter end&#8221; <\/em><\/strong>(Nahum 1:8; Nahum 1:9).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) To comfort Judah and pronounce Nineveh&#8217;s doom; (2) God&#8217;s avenging love for His people. God&#8217;s love for mankind demands that He punish sin and save the righteous (Romans 6:23).<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Habakkuk<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Justice&#8221; and &#8220;salvation&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Habakkuk 2:4<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;O Lord, how long shall I cry&#8230;Why?&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Habakkuk 1:2-3).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) The just shall live and the unjust shall die; (2) God reigns over all the nations and He will be glorified in all the earth; (3) God&#8217;s providential, delivering love for His people.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Zephaniah<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Divine jealousy&#8221; and &#8220;wrath&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Zephaniah 1:14-16; Zephaniah 2:3; Zephaniah 3:9<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;The day of the Lord&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Zephaniah 1:7; Zephaniah 1:14; Zephaniah 2:2-3; Zephaniah 14:1).<br \/> Messages &#8211; The certainty of God&#8217;s wrath and love.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Haggai<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Build&#8221;, &#8220;consider&#8221;, and &#8220;hope&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Haggai 1:7-8; Haggai 2:7-9<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; (1) <strong><em>&#8220;Saith the Lord&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Haggai 1:5; Haggai 1:7-9); (2) <strong><em>&#8220;saith the Lord of hosts&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Haggai 1:5; Haggai 1:7; Haggai 1:9); (3) <strong><em>&#8220;the word of the Lord&#8221; <\/em><\/strong>(Haggai 1:1; Haggai 1:3; Haggai 2:1; Haggai 2:10; Haggai 2:20).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) God&#8217;s encouraging love for His people; (2) serve the Lord with unwavering faith and steady perseverance, in spite of opposition (Haggai 2:4).<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Zechariah<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Remember&#8221; and &#8220;obey&#8221;<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Zechariah 1:3; Zechariah 3:2; Zechariah 4:6; Zechariah 8:2-3; Zechariah 9:9; Zechariah 14:8-9<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;The Lord of hosts&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Zechariah 1:3-6; Zechariah 1:12; Zechariah 1:14).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) The Lord rules in the kingdoms of men; (2) Only a remnant will remain faithful to God; (3) Men reap what they sow; (4) For the righteous, sorrow and calamity can become a blessing; (5) God&#8217;s word will stand forever; (6) If we become worldly, we will be destroyed with the world; (7) A spirit of rebellion precludes a life blessed by God.<br \/> ___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <strong>Malachi<\/strong><br \/> Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Love&#8221; (Malachi 1:2) and &#8220;rebuke&#8221; (Malachi 3:11).<br \/> Key Verses &#8211; Malachi 1:2; Malachi 2:17; Malachi 3:1; Malachi 3:7-8; Malachi 4:5-6<br \/> Key Phrase &#8211; <strong><em>&#8220;Ye say&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Malachi 1:2; Malachi 1:6-7; Malachi 1:12-13; Malachi 2:14-17; Malachi 3:7-8; Malachi 3:13-14).<br \/> Messages &#8211; (1) God&#8217;s rebuke of His people for their spiritual indifference and moral laxity; (2) The assurance of God&#8217;s constant and continuing love; (3) The certainty of the fulfillment of God&#8217;s promises concerning the coming of the Messiah; (4) God must have the undivided devotion of His people; (5) Return to God so that God will return to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Keynotes&#8221; Of Matthew &#8211; Revelation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<li><strong>Source<\/strong> &#8211; Frank J. Dunn, <strong><em>&#8220;Know Your Bible&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> (Frank and Yvonne Dunn Publications &#8211; 1997), 34-412.<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book &#8211; Ecclesiastes Key Words &#8211; &#8220;Vanity&#8221; and &#8220;under the sun&#8221; Key Verses &#8211; Ecclesiastes 2:24; Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Key Phrase &#8211; &#8220;Vanity of vanities; all is vanity&#8221; (Ecclesiastes 1:2; Ecclesiastes 12:8). Messages &#8211; (1) Genuine happiness is not found in human wisdom, wealth, power, and pleasure; (2) Apart from God, life is futile, empty, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/keynotes-of-ecclesiastes-malachi-bible-study\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;\u201cKeynotes\u201d Of Ecclesiastes &#8211; Malachi &#8211; Bible study&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44880\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}