Scripture index: Malachi Mal 1:2 God is love › God loves specific people Mal 1:2–3 Abrahamic covenant › Not all are children of Abraham simply because they are his offspring God is love › God loves specific people God is love › God hates specific people Unconditional election › Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses elected Mal 1:3 God is love › God hates specific people Mal 1:6 God the Father › Of Israel Mal 2:4 Covenant theology › Levitical covenant Mal 2:8 Covenant theology › Levitical covenant Mal 2:10 Ex nihilo creation › All instances of Heb. bara, to create God the Father › Of all men? Mal 2:14 Marriage › Marriage covenant Mal 3:1 John the Baptist › Was the Elijah to come Mal 3:1–2 Trinity › Plurality of persons implicit in OT Mal 3:6 Attributes of God › Immutability (unchanging, unchangeable) Impassibility › God does not have passions Impassibility › God is unchanging, immutable Jesus is God › Immutability (unchanging, unchangeable) Mal 3:6–12 Financial stewardship › Tithing Mal 3:16–18 Covenant theology › “They will be my people and I will be their God” Creator-creature distinction › He is our God and we are his people Mal 3:17 God the Father › Allegories Mal 4:5–6 John the Baptist › Was the Elijah to come Subjects of baptism › Children/offspring included in virtually every mention of new covenant