(Isa 13:1 Hab 1:1 Zec 9:1 12:1) MALACHI'S HEAVY BURDEN. In the case of the godly the desire for Messiah was sincere ( Luke 2:25 Luke 2:28 ). Malachi 3:16 "Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name." This passage of Malachi evidently rests on that of Isaiah his predecessor (Isaiah 40:3-5). 3. Sproul has often pointed out that Malachi 3:10 is the only place in Scripture where God commands us to put Him to the test. We, too, can let down in our offerings: the offering of our lives. God shows that He will use persecution to purify His people through the testing of their loyalty. Malachi marks the beginning of God's 400 years of silence broken by John's cry "Behold, the Lamb of God" Jn 1:29 (Mal 3:1) Malachi 1:1 The oracle of the word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi. He is called "Angel of God's presence" ( Isaiah 63:9 ), also Angel of Jehovah. Anne Stewart | 1 Comment. We know this because the Jews were under a civil ruler (the governor of Malachi 1:8), and Nehemiah was the last civil ruler over Jerusalem. It is otherwise sinful to test the Lord, but we may test Him with the tithe. Print. He shall prepare the way before him, by calling men to repentance. Malachi 3:17. That is a very precious expression; you cannot perhaps, speak much for the Lord, yet you think the more about him; and … Malachi 3:5 "Financial Immorality" - A CHURCHGOING businessman and his attorney wife, respectable and wealthy people, asked me to recommend a household employee who could work from eight to five every day caring for two children, cleaning the house, and preparing the evening meal. Here, the people did not agree that God loved them. Malachi 2:3 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Malachi 2:3, NIV: "Because of you I will rebuke your descendants; I will smear on your faces the dung from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it." Malachi 3:1 spoke of two messengers to come – one to prepare the way of the LORD, and one to be the Messenger of the covenant. 3 “I am about to send my messenger, 1 who will clear the way before me. Malachi 3:3-5. 2:3. The people of Malachi's day had let down; their attitude was ho-hum, and they did not realize it. There was a group who feared and reverenced God. The Gospel writers used Malachi 3:1 to speak about the role of John the Baptist (see Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; and Luke 7:27). Malachi 4:1-2a AND Malachi 3:19-20 COMMENTARY: NOTE: There are two systems for numbering the three verses following Malachi 3:18: • Some translations follow the Septuagint (Greek language) tradition, which numbers these verses as 3:19-21.
Dr. R.C. We belong to God, yet we can, and do, let Him down in many ways.The ministry, like the priesthood, can let down in doctrine and cause great shipwreck to the faith of God's people. He is, as his father echoes, the one who will "go before the Lord to prepare his ways" (Luke 1:76). • Others follow the Hebrew language tradition, which numbers these verses as 4:1-3.
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