Malachi

Six disputations

Gordon Hugenberger, Malachi (ESV Study Bible)

See also Douglas Stuart, "Malachi," in The Minor Prophets, ed. McComiskey, p. 1250.

1. A
   First disputation: does God make a distinction between the good and the arrogantly wicked?1:2–5God's elective love vindicated in his judgment
2. B
   Second disputation: Israel's begrudging offerings condemned1:6–2:9
3. X
   Third disputation: marriage to an idolater, and divorce based on aversion, condemned2:10–16condemned by the Lord, who is witness to the covenant of marriage
4. X′
   Fourth disputation: the Lord is a witness against adultery and other moral offenses2:17–3:5
5. B′
   Fifth disputation: Israel's begrudging offerings condemned3:6–12
6. A′
   Sixth disputation: does God make a distinction between the good and the arrogantly wicked?3:13–4:3God's elective love vindicated in his judgment