Old Testament · Minor Prophets
Malachi 4
Malachi 4 opens with these words: ““For, behold, the day comes, it burns as a furnace; and all the proud, and all who work wickedness, will be stubble; and the day that…” The line to keep is Malachi 4:6: “He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”” Carry the word “turn” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Key verse · Malachi 4:6
“He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.””
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Say it
Practice Malachi 4:6
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Hewillturntheheartsofthefatherstothechildren,andtheheartsofthechildrentotheirfathers,Icomeandtheearthacurse.”
World English Bible
1“For, behold, the day comes, it burns as a furnace; and all the proud, and all who work wickedness, will be stubble; and the day that comes will burn them up,” says Yahweh of Armies, “that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.
3You shall tread down the wicked; for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make,” says Yahweh of Armies.
4“Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.
5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
6He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”
Think about it
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What happens first in Malachi 4?
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Read “He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers,…” once more. What does it show you about God?
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Who can you tell one sentence from Malachi 4 before bedtime?
ChristForKids.com · Bible Word Search
Malachi 4 word search
Malachi 4:6 — He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”
Find these 12 words
Secret code
A is 1 and Z is 26. These words were taken from this chapter.
- 23-9-3-11-5-4-14-5-19-19hidden
- 15-18-4-9-14-1-14-3-5-19hidden
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- 8-5-1-12-9-14-7hidden
- 19-5-18-22-1-14-20hidden
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The key verse starts with this code: 23-9-3-11-5-4-14-5-19-19