Outline of Malachi I. Introduction to the prophecy 1:1 II. God's first dispute with the people 1:2-5 III. God's dispute with the priests 1:6-2:9 A. His causes against the priests 1:6-14 B. His commandment to the priests 2:1-9 IV. God's second dispute with the people 2:10-17 A. The prophet's question 2:10 B. The prophet's accusation 2:11-17 1. Judah has dealt treacherously with their brothers 2:11-12 2. Judah has dealt treacherously with their wives 2:13-16 3. Judah has dealt treacherously with the Lord 2:17 V. God's dispatch of the purifying messenger 3:1-6 A. The effects of his coming on Levi (the priesthood) 3:2-3 B. The effects of his coming on Judah and Jerusalem 3:4 C. The effects of his coming on God 3:5-6 VI. God's third dispute with the people 3:7-15 A. Concerning keeping the statutes of the Lord 3:7-12 B. Concerning their arrogance against God 3:13-15 VII. The remnants repentance 3:16-18 A. Their repentance expressed 3:16a B. Their repentance accepted 3:16b-18 VIII. The coming judgment 4:1-6 A. The arrogant and evildoer destroyed 4:1 B. The righteous delivered 4:2-3 C. The exhortation to remember Moses 4:4 D. The promise to send Elijah 4:5-6