A highway patrolman was pulling alongside of a little old lady who was speeding in the lane next to him.

As he pulled up next to her, he couldn't believe what he saw.

She was there speeding, but she was also knitting at the same time.

And he couldn't believe it.

And he said, you know, pull over.

And she looked at him, kind of disgusted.

It said, no, cardigan.

Get it was a pullover sweater rather than a cardigan.

Anyway, that's one witty little knitter.

But the Lord is calling out the people during Malachi's day and they don't get it.

Everything that he says, they've got some witty little comeback that's actually kind of pathetic.

And it's embarrassing how bad these people are out of sync with the Lord.

You know, we saw him start in chapter one, you know, I have loved you.

And they said, where in us you loved us?

And they just didn't get it.

There was a million ways that the Lord demonstrated his love for the people of Israel.

He said, you have despised my name.

And they said, where in did we despise your name? And you've polluted my table and my bread. And where in have we polluted you? They said.

So this is kind of the way this book sort of rolls right now is with this sort of the people going,

what have we done? You know, what are you talking about God?

And that's sort of their attitude. You know, it's interesting because if they would have understood his heart for them, his love for them, they would have not acted so badly. And so tonight, as we

kind of wrap up this old testament, last week, we saw that sort of this is the end of that, you know, the prophets,

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