Week 963 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 311 words
🕊️ 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.
Malachi 4 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, ““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.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, ““Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.” 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.
The line worth learning out loud 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.”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Malachi 4? Then try this: 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? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
“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.””
Malachi 4:6 · Malachi 4
Say it
Practice Malachi 4:6
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Hewillturntheheartsofthefatherstothechildren,andtheofthechildrentofathers,lestIcomeandstriketheearthacurse.”
Talk about it
- What happens first in Malachi 4?
- 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?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Malachi 4 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Malachi 4. Help us remember Malachi 4:6 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Malachi 4 is long, read Malachi 4:6 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 963 · the whole night
🕊️ Malachi 4
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