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THE
ORACLE OF THE WORD OF JEHOVAH
THROUGH MALACHI
(Malachi 1:1)
(Malachi means "My Messenger" or "Messenger of Jehovah")
Click for EXCELLENT TIMELINE - Go to Page 42 |
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Mal 1:1-5 |
Mal 1:6-2:9 |
Mal 2:10-3:15 |
Mal 3:16-4:3 |
Mal 4:4-6 |
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Love
of God
for Israel
Rejected! |
Sin
of
Priests:
Illicit Practices
Indifference |
Sins
of
People:
Mixed Marriages
Divorces
Robbing God |
Blessing to All
Who Fear Jehovah
God's Wrath on
the Wicked |
Remember the Law
Promise of...
Elijah, Restore Hearts
Warning of...
Day of the Lord |
PRIVILEGE
OF
ISRAEL |
POLLUTION
OF
ISRAEL |
PROMISE
TO
ISRAEL |
PAST
CARE |
PRESENT
COMPLAINT |
FUTURE
COMING
(See also Mal 3:1-6) |
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GOD'S
COMPASSION
for Israel |
GOD'S
COMPLAINT
Against Israel |
GOD'S
CONSOLATION to
Righteous Remnant
GOD'S CONDEMNATION of
Wicked |
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Mal 3:16
Book of
Remembrance |
Mal 4:1
Coming
of Messiah |
Mal 4:4
Coming
of Elijah |
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GOD'S
LOVE
SADLY
SPURNED! |
GOD'S
GRACE
STILL
OFFERED! |
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PLACE:
JERUSALEM |
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TIME
OF WRITING:
Difficult to Date but...
Circa 445-420BC |
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HISTORICAL CONTEXT: All
dates are approximations
About 100 Years After the
Jews had Returned to Jerusalem from 70 years Exile in Babylon (538BC)
About 80 years after the Temple was rebuilt (516BC)
About 10 years after Nehemiah had finished rebuilding the walls around Jerusalem
(445BC)
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) |
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MALACHI OVERVIEW (John
MacArthur) -
Malachi Intro, Date, Setting, Themes,
Interpretative Challenges, Outline - from John MacArthur |
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TIMELINES RELATED TO
MALACHI -
Excellent timeline (goto page 42);
The Rulers & Prophets of
Malachi Timeline (goto page 26 in Pdf);
Israel's Division and
Captivity (goto page 25 in Pdf);
Timeline Related to
Rebuilding of Temple;
Timeline Related to Return
to the Land;
Possible Date for Malachi
About
100 years had passed since the return of the Jews to the Land. The
city of Jerusalem and the second Temple had been built, but initial
enthusiasm had worn off. Following a period of revival under Nehemiah
(Neh 10:28-39), the people and priests had backslidden (see
Backsliding or Drifting)
and become mechanical in their observance of the law. Though lax in
their worship (Mal 1:7) and delinquent in their tithing (Mal 3:8),
they could not understand why God was dissatisfied with them. Malachi
rebuked the people for their neglect of the true worship of the Lord
and called them to
repentance
(Mal
3:7). Malachi used a question-and-answer method, there being no fewer
than 23 questions in the book. Mal 1:2 gives us the pattern -
(1) God's declaration "I have love you"; (2) Israel's
rejection - here in form of a question "How hast Thou loved us?" and
(3) Justification for God's declaration "Was not Esau Jacob’s
brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet I have loved Jacob." |
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KEY WORDS/PHRASES -
"But/yet you say" (8 rhetorical questions to the
audience - Israel/Judah) (Mal 1:2, 6, 7, 2:14, 2:17, 3:7, 3:8, 13);
Return (repent)
(Mal 3:7 = 3x); Messenger (Mal 2:7, 3:1); Curse (Mal
1:14, 2:2, 3:9, 4:6); Blessing/blessed (Mal 2:2, 3:10, 3:12,
3:15). Test (Mal 3:10, 15).
Day of the Lord
("the day") - Mal 3:2, 17,
Mal 4:1, 3, 5. My Name (Mal 1:6, 11, 14, Mal 2:2, 5, Mal 4:2,
contrast especially Mal 1:6 and Mal 4:2!) LORD of hosts - 24x |
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KEY/FAVORITE PASSAGES:
"I have loved you" (Mal 1:2) Prophecy of 3 comings: (1) John the Baptist (Mal 3:1
(2) Messiah (Mal 3:1 = First Coming; Second Coming = Mal 3:2
and Mal 4:2= "Sun of righteousness") (3) Elijah (Mal 4:5); "I
the LORD do not change" (Immutable) (Mal 3:6); "I hate divorce" (Mal 2:16),
"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse..." (Mal 3:10) "I have
loved Jacob, but I have hated Esau." (Mal 1:2,3). |
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Outline of Malachi -
David Levy
(Do a quick guided tour through Malachi by holding pointer
over popups)
(Hint:
If popups do not close, try F5 [refresh page], or gently go over link
and back off to close)
I. A People Divinely Loved
(Malachi 1:1–5)
A. Love Declared (Malachi
1:1, 2)
B. Love Debated (Malachi 1:2)
C. Love Demonstrated (Malachi 1:3, 4)
D. Love Diffused (Malachi 1:5)
II. Priests Dishonoring
the Lord (Malachi 1:6–14)
A. God’s Sacredness
Defamed (Malachi 1:6)
B. God’s Sanctuary Desecrated (Malachi 1:7)
C. God’s Sacrifice Defective (Malachi 1:8, 9)
D. God’s Servants Demeaning (Malachi 1:10, 11, 12)
E. Godless Service Denounced (Malachi 1:13,14)
III. Priests Disciplined
by the Lord (Malachi 2:1–9)
A. The Priests Cursed
(Malachi 2:1, 2, 3)
B. The Priests’ Covenant (Malachi 2:4, 5, 6, 7)
C. The Priests’ Corruption (Malachi 2:8)
D. The Priests Condemned (Malachi 2:9)
IV. People Defiling the
Law (Malachi 2:10–17)
A. Mixed Marriage Laws
Violated (Malachi 2:10, 11, 12)
B. Marriage Laws Violated (Malachi 2:13, 14, 15, 16)
C. Man’s Loyalty a Veneer (Malachi 2:17)
V. Purification Delivered
by the Lord (Malachi 3:1–6)
A. Messenger’s Preparation
(Malachi 3:1)
B. Messiah’s Presentation (Malachi 3:1)
C. Messiah’s Purging (Malachi 3:2, 3, 4)
D. Messiah’s Punishment (Malachi 3:5, 6)
E. Messiah’s Preservation. (Malachi 3:6)
VI. People Defrauding the
Lord (Malachi 3:7–18)
A. Return to God Required
(Malachi 3:7)
B. Robbing God Revealed (Malachi 3:8, 9)
C. Reproach of Godless Removed (Malachi 3:10, 11, 12)
D. Rhetoric of Godless Reproved (Malachi 3:13, 14, 15)
E. Righteous of God Remembered (Malachi 3:16, 17, 18)
VIII. Predicted Day of the
Lord (Malachi 4:1–6)
A. Eliminating the Wicked
(Malachi 4:1)
B. Exalting the Worthy (Malachi 4:2, 3)
C. Exhorting the Worthy (Malachi 4:4)
D. Elijah’s Work (Malachi 4:5, 6)
David M Levy-
Malachi Messenger of Rebuke and Renewal: Friends
of Israel Gospel Ministry - 1992
OR
Logos |
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Irving Jensen: "The
main subjects of Malachi’s message were the love of God, the sin of
the priests and people, judgment for sin, and blessing for
righteousness. One cannot help but observe that the Gospel of God has
been the same message for sinners of all generations....The most
notable feature of this book is its repeated pattern of discourse.
Three steps are involved: Affirmation (charge or
accusation): “You are robbing Me” (Mal 3:8). Interrogation (introduced
by “you say”): “But you say, ‘How have we robbed Thee?’ ” (Mal 3:8).
Refutation (answer to the question): “In tithes and contributions”
(Mal 3:8). The common repeated phrase in these discourses is “you
say.” It appears eight times: Mal 1:2, 6, 7; 2:14, 17; 3:7, 8, 13.
Another feature of Malachi’s message is his strong emphasis on the Law
of God (read Mal 4:4). Also, the book surpasses all other prophetic
books in the proportion of verses spoken by the Lord to Israel
(forty-seven out of the total of fifty-five)." (Jensen's Survey of the
Old Testament) |
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Ray
Stedman on the Theme of Malachi: "It is most suggestive that this
last book of our Old Testament centers around the theme of a messenger
of God and a prediction of the coming of another messenger. In this,
therefore, we have a direct tie between Malachi and the New Testament.
(Mal 3:1) "Behold, I send my messenger [in Hebrew that would be
"Behold, I send Malachi"] to prepare the way before me" {Mal 3:1a} And
as you discover in the book of Matthew, that messenger was John the
Baptist. He came to prepare the way of the Lord and to announce the
coming of the second messenger from God. That second messenger is here
in this prophecy in the next phrase: "and the Lord whom you seek will
suddenly come to his temple; the Messenger of the covenant" {Mal 3:1}
It was the work of the Lord Jesus on the closing night of his ministry
to take wine and bread with his disciples and holding the cup up to
say, "This is my blood of the [new] covenant." (Mt 26:28) The
messenger of the covenant is the Lord Jesus himself...This entire book
is a series of responses on the part of the people to the challenges
of God. Seven times you will find them saying, "How? How does this
happen? Prove it." As we go through them you can see how they reveal
the state of this people's heart. Here is an outgoing God -- and God
is always this way, pouring out love -- but here is a callous people
who have become so indifferent and so unresponsive to God that in
perfect sincerity they can say, "We don't see this. What do you mean?
Why do you say these things to us?" Throughout the book, this is the
theme. |
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John Piper
summarizes Malachi - The Israelites had returned from the
Babylonian exile. Jerusalem had been rebuilt, and the temple restored.
But the people had not learned their lesson from the exile. They had
grown skeptical of God's love (Mal 1:2), careless in worship (Mal
1:7), indifferent to the truth (Mal 2:6, 7), disobedient to the
covenant (Mal 2:10), faithless in their marriages (Mal 2:15; 3:5), and
stingy in their offerings (Mal 3:8). To this carnal and rebellious
people God sent his messenger (Malachi means "my messenger"), and the
first message he put on his lips was, "I have loved you, says the
Lord!"...
The great
temptation for Israel in the Old Testament and for the church of
Christ today is to forget that we are pilgrims not natives in this
world.
The temptation
is to let the Lord's delay make us settle into the world and become
passive as we wait; to forget that we are aliens and exiles,
sojourners, strangers on the earth, seeking another homeland, desiring
and yearning for a better country (Heb. 11:13-16). |
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J Sidlow
Baxter's Outline of Malachi...
I. God’s
Compassion for Israel, Malachi 1:1-5
A. His
Compassion Declared, Malachi 1:1-2a
B. His Compassion Doubted, Malachi 1:2b
C. His Compassion Demonstrated, 1:3-5
II. God’s
Complaint Against Israel, Malachi 1:6-3:15
A. Cheating,
Malachi 1:6-14
B. Unfaithfulness, Malachi 2:1-9
C. Spiritually Mixed Marriages, Malachi 2:10-12
D. Divorce, 2:13-16
E. Impiety and Impertinence, 2:17
F. Parenthesis: The Coming of John the Baptist, Malachi 3:1-6
G. Robbery, Malachi 3:7-12
H. Arrogance, Malachi 3:13-15
III. God’s
Condemnation of the People, Malachi 3:16-4:6
A. The Ungodly
People, Malachi 3:16-18
B. The Nature of God’s Judgment, Malachi 4:1-6
The Meaning
and Message of the Book: And now, what is the special purpose, the
central message, the key thought, of the book? We need not make any
close analysis to find this. If we mentally place ourselves in the
ring of Malachi's first audience, and read through the book at
speaking pace, letting it speak to us as though it were the living
voice of the prophet himself ringing in our ears, we simply cannot
miss seeing that from beginning to end this little book is AN APPEAL -
a powerful, passionate, pleading appeal - an appeal to repent of sin
and to return to God - an appeal accompanied by rich promise if the
people respond, and by stern warning if they refuse. Read the little
book through again, and get into the eager, urgent flow of the
prophet's thoughts and words, and see if this is not so "If I be a
Father, where is mine honour? and if he a Master, where is my fear?"
(Mal 1:6); "I pray you, beseech God that He will be gracious unto us"
(Mal 1:9); "Have we not all one Father? hath not one God created us?
Why then do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by
profaning the covenant of our fathers?" (Mal 2:10); "Even from the
days of your fathers ye are gone away from Mine ordinances, and have
not kept them. RETURN UNTO ME, AND I WILL RETURN UNTO YOU, SAITH
Jehovah OF HOSTS" (Mal 3:7); "BRING YE ALL THE TITHES INTO THE
STOREHOUSE ...AND PROVE ME NOW HEREWITH, SAITH Jehovah OF HOSTS"
(3:10); "REMEMBER (GIVE HEED AGAIN TO) THE LAW OF MOSES ...WHICH I
COMMANDED" (Mal 4:4).
Now we need not try to analyze this little book
into five or six or seven parts which burden the mind to remember. The
simple fact to note is that this APPEAL of Malachi quite naturally
falls into TWO PARTS. In chapters 1 and 2 the appeal is made in view
of the present sin of the nation. In chapters 3 and 4 it is in view of
the coming "Day of Jehovah."
THE BOOK OF
MALACHI
"BEHOLD, HE
SHALL COME ...BUT"
APPEAL (A)
- IN VIEW OF THE PRESENT SIN (Malachi 1:1-2).
JEHOVAH THE SPEAKER: the priests are appealed to (Malachi
1:6-2:9).
MALACHI THE SPEAKER: the people are appealed to (Malachi
2:10-17).
APPEAL (B) - IN VIEW OF THE COMING "DAY" (Malachi 3:3-4).
THE DAY WILL JUDGE THE GUILTY (Malachi 3:1-6)
therefore appeal (Malachi 3:7-12).
THE DAY WILL BLESS THE GODLY (Malachi 3:13-4:3)
therefore appeal (Malachi 4:4-6).
Explore the Book by J.
Sidlow Baxter |
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Disciple's Study Bible:
"The Book of Malachi is a reminder of how God's people allowed the
worldly thinking of their day instead of their reverence for God
to
determine their behavior. It does matter if the people of God do not
truly fear God (Ed: Reverential awe) and magnify His name. God despises those who do not
honor Him with the best sacrifice, who refuse to tithe, who divorce
and marry unbelievers, who question His love and justice, and who
wonder if it is worth it to fear God and serve Him. God has a book of
remembrance; He knows those who honor His name and will make them His
own and pour out His love on them...The Book of Malachi challenges the
people of God to take a fresh look at the way they are thinking about
God and at the underlying motives behind their religious activity by
emphasizing four doctrines: (1) God is a great King Who loves His
people and deserves their respect and honor. (2) The people of God
demonstrate true reverence for God in worship and in marriage
relationships. (3) Spiritual leaders have a responsibility to instruct
the people of God in God's ways. (4) God will one day send the
"Messenger of the covenant'' (Messiah) (Mal 3:1 - Ed:
First "messenger" = John the Baptist) to judge those who do
not honor Him and bless those who magnify His name....The Book of
Malachi touches on issues which are significant to our own situation
in the church today. Malachi asks us: (1) to take a careful look at
our concept of God and evaluate if we truly reverence Him as King in
our lives; (2) to honor God with the best that we have to give in
worship and in giving our tithes; (3) to confess where we have failed
to magnify His name and return to Him in humility" (Disciple's
Study Bible) |
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OVERVIEW of
MALACHI from William Orr (Keys
to Malachi)
1. STATISTICS: Writer, Malachi (name means "My Messenger") was a
contemporary of Nehemiah; he prophesied against the same abuses
Nehemiah described. Time, 435-425 B.C.; key word, a curse; key
thought, the love of GOD in spite of the sins of His people; key
verses, Mal 3:16, 17. Though linked with Haggai and Zechariah as a
post-exilic prophet, he ministered about 100 years later.
2. THEME:
Malachi's prophecy was interwoven with Nehemiah's history. Both
labored to rebuild moral life of the people as well as the walls of
Jerusalem. When Nehemiah returned to Babylon for a period of time
Malachi ministered to the people concerning their sins and moral
abuses. He looked beyond to the coming day of the LORD. The last word
in the Old Testament is "curse." It remains for the New Testament to
bring blessing.
3. OUTSTANDING
TEACHINGS: Malachi predicts the coming of Elijah (Mal 4:5), partially
fulfilled in John the Baptist (Mt 11:14). Since he did not usher in
the "great and dreadful day of the LORD" at that time the prediction
has a second fulfillment in the future. Possibly, he may be one of the
two witnesses in Revelation 11:3-note.
(Who
are the Two Witnesses?) The matter of withholding tithes
and offerings is treated as robbery (Mal 3:8-15). The Mosaic Law
pronounced the tithe as "belonging" to the LORD. Here the people were
selfishly using it for other things. The essential message of Malachi
is an epitome of the entire Old Testament. GOD rebukes corruption and
promises deliverance and blessing on obedience. The viewpoint is that
of the authority of the present law, but also of the riches of grace
which GOD has in store for the age of blessing.
4. KEY TO
UNDERSTANDING: Take a broad look at Malachi. It is the same old story
of sin and unrighteousness. Mankind has not changed in all these
years. But turn around and look the other way. There is coming a day
of light when the Sun of Righteousness will arise. Thank GOD there is
also a New Testament! (Amen!) |
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Charles Ellicott
Malachi
Old Testament Commentary for English Readers |
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Malachi 1
Malachi 2
Malachi 3
Malachi 4 |
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Easy English
Interesting translation on Malachi |
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Commentary on the Book of Malachi
Easy English Translation of the Book of Malachi
Malachi: The Problem of
Indifference - Their Problem and Ours |
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Arnold Fruchtenbaum
Israelology - Commentary on Israel
Note: This resource is
listed because it has numerous
commentary notes that relate to the OT Prophetic Books |
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Israelology: Part 1 of 6
Introduction: Definition of Terms (Part
1 of 6 -
Another resource)
Israelology: Part 2 of 6 Israel Present (Note:
Article begins on Page 2) (Part
2 of 6 -
Another resource)
Israelology: Part 3 of 6 Israel
Present (Continued) (Part
3 of 6 -
Another resource)
Israelology: Part 4 of 6 - Israel
Future (Part One) (Part
4 of 6 -
Another resource)
Israelology: Part 5 of 6 - Israel
Future (Part Two) (Part
5 of 6 -
Another resource)
The Basis for the
Messianic Kingdom, New Covenant: Israel's Regeneration, Land
Covenant: Israel's Regathering; Abrahamic Covenant: Possessing the
Land; Davidic Covenant: Re-Establishing David's Throne; Other
Characteristics of Israel's Final Restoration
Israelology: Part 6 of 6 Other
Relevant Topics - Illustrations of Israel (including marriage)
(Part
6 of 6 -
Another resource) |
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A C
Gaebelein
Commentary on Malachi
The Annotated Bible
Conservative, Literal Interpretation
Recommended |
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Introduction
Malachi 1:1-5 Jehovah's Love for His People
Malachi 1:6-2:9 The Rebuke of the Priests
Malachi 2:10-16 The Rebuke of the Social
Conditions
Malachi 3:1-6 The Announcement of the
Messenger and the Day of the Lord
Malachi 3:7-12 Rebuke for Defrauding the Lord
Malachi 3:16-4:6 The Remnant and the
Concluding Prophecy |
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John
Gill
Commentary on Malachi
Be cautious
(Acts 17:11-note):
Does not always interpret the Scripture
literally
and sometimes replaces
Israel with the Church
(note) |
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Malachi 1
Malachi 2
Malachi 3
Malachi 4 |
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Joe Guglielmo
Notes on Malachi
Conservative, Literal Interpretation |
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Malachi 1-2
Malachi
3-4
Malachi 2:14-17 A Godly Marriage?
Malachi 3:4-5 Lord, Light the Fire! |
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David Guzik
Commentary on Malachi
Conservative, Literal Interpretation |
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Malachi 1
Malachi 2
Malachi 3
Malachi 4 |
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Ebenezer
Henderson
Commentary on Malachi
from "The Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets"
(originally published 1845)
General Preface |
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James Rosscup writes "This
1858 work supplies much help on matters of the text, word meaning,
resolving some problems, etc. Some have found it one of the most
contributive sources in getting at what a text means." (Commentaries
for Biblical Expositors: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works) |
Introduction
Malachi 1
Malachi 2
Malachi 3
Malachi 4
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Matthew Henry
Commentary on Malachi
Be cautious
(Acts 17:11-note):
Does not always interpret the Scripture
literally
and sometimes replaces
Israel with the Church
(note)
(Click
example of his interpretative approach which is often allegorical) (Or
another
example) |
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Introduction
Malachi 1
Malachi 2
Malachi 3
Malachi 4
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David Holwick
Sermons on Malachi |
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Malachi 1,2,3 "Giving
Up On God"
Malachi 1:6-11 How To Honor God
Malachi 2:10-16 Don't Break
Faith
Malachi 3:8-12 Don't Rip Off
God
Malachi 3:13-18 Is It
Futile To Serve God?
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Homiletical Commentary
on the Minor prophets
Commentary on Malachi
Multiple Contributors (Spurgeon, Luther, Gurnall,
Trapp, etc)
Homiletics , Illustrations
Interesting Resource
Be a Berean - Not Always Literal
Introduction |
Malachi 1 Critical Notes
Malachi 1:2-5 Special Favors
Demand Special Returns
Malachi 1:3-5 Lessons from the
Ruin of Edom
Malachi 1:4 Building Up Without
God
Malachi 1:6 Titles Without Honors
Malachi 1:6-10 The Sins of the
Priests
Malachi 1:7, 8 True Spiritual
Service
Malachi 1:11 The Great Name
Honored
Malachi 1:12, 13 Man's Estimate
of God's Worship
Malachi 1:12-14 God's Majesty A
Notice for True Service
Malachi 1 Illustrations
to Chapter 1
Malachi 2
Critical Notes
Malachi
2:1-5 Priestly Blessings Turned into a Curse
Malachi 2:2,
3 Failure in Official Duties
Malachi
2:6,7 The True Minister
Malachi 2:8,
9 The False Minister
Malachi
2:10-12 Unlawful Marriages
Malachi 2:10
A Common Fatherhood
Malachi 2:11
Unholy Marriages
Malachi
2:13-16 Unlawful Divorce
Malachi 2:17
Practical Infidelity
Malachi 2 Illustrations
to Chapter 2
Malachi 3
Critical Notes
Malachi
3:1-5 The Coming of the Lord
Malachi 3:1
The Messenger of the Covenant
Malachi 3:2,
3 The Refiner and the Crucible
Malachi 3:6
The Unchanging God
Malachi
3:7-12 Divine Blessings Suspended
Malachi 3:8
Robbing God
Malachi
3:13-15 Hard Sayings Against God
Malachi
3:16-18 Divine Recognition of Christian Fellowship
Malachi 3
Illustrations to Chapter 3
Malachi 4
Critical Notes
Malachi
4:1-5 The Approach of the Judgment Day
Malachi 4:2
The Sun of Righteousness
Malachi 4:4
Remembering the Law
Malachi
4:5,6 Elijah's Ministry A Type of the Christian Ministry
Malachi 4 Illustrations
to Chapter 4
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Jamieson, Fausset, Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory
on the Whole Bible |
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Introduction
Malachi 1
Malachi 2
Malachi 3
Malachi 4 |
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S Lewis Johnson
Sermon/Commentary Notes on Malachi
Mp3, Pdf, MS Word, HTML
Conservative, Literal Interpretation |
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Malachi 1:2, 6, 7 The Last of the
Prophets
Malachi 1:1-5 The Enigma of the
Divine Hatred
Malachi 1:6-14 The Worship that
Enrages God
Malachi 2:1-9 God and the
Ministry
Malachi 2:10-17 The Lord God on
the Subject of Divorce
Malachi 2:17-3:6 The Coming Judge
Malachi 3:7-12 Shall We Tithe?
Malachi 3:13-4:6 The Day of the
Lord |
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Keil
and Delitzsch
Commentary on Malachi
See
caveat
regarding this commentary
Keil-Delitzsch |
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Malachi 1 Commentary
Malachi 2 Commentary
Malachi 3 Commentary
Malachi 4 Commentary |
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Sermons Logos.com
Sermons, Illustrations, Outlines on Malachi |
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Malachi 1
Malachi 2
Malachi 3
Malachi 4 |
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S Franklin Logsdon
Commentary on Malachi
"Will A Man Rob God?"
(Hint: May have to hit the F5 or refresh key for page
to show) |
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Malachi
Chapter 1 The LORD God's Love Questioned
Malachi
Chapter 2 The LORD God's Name Disesteemed
Malachi Chapter 3 The LORD God's
Worship Corrupted
Malachi
Chapter 4 he LORD God's Entreaty Refused
Malachi Chapter 5 The LORD God's Treasury Robbed
Malachi Chapter 6 The LORD God's
Sovereignty Denied
Malachi Chapter 7 The Three Tenses of
the LORD's Sovereignty
Malachi Chapter 8 Messiah's Coming
Ignored |
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W H Lowe
Commentary on Malachi |
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Malachi 1
Malachi 2
Malachi 3
Malachi 4 |
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Alexander Maclaren
Sermons
Who is Alexander
Maclaren (1826-1910)? |
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Malachi 1:6-7: A Dialogue With God 1
Malachi 1:8: Blemished Offerings
Malachi 2:12, 14: A Dialogue With God 2
Malachi 3:1-12: The Last Word of
Prophecy
Malachi 3:6: The Unchanging Lord
Malachi 3:7: A Dialogue With God 3
Malachi 3:13-18, 4:1-6:‘Stout Words: And Their Confutation
Malachi 4:6: The Last Words of the Old and New Testaments |
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J Vernon McGee
Thru the Bible
Commentaries on Malachi
Mp3 Audio
Click to listen or
Right click and select "Save Target as"
Literal,
futuristic interpretation
Recommended
Complete Commentary of
Malachi on one zip file
Malachi - Introductory
Notes, Outlines - Pdf |
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Malachi - Introduction
Malachi - Malachi's Message
Malachi 1:1 Commentary
Malachi 1:2-3 Commentary
Malachi 1:4-7 Commentary
Malachi 1:8 Commentary
Malachi 1:9-13 Commentary
Malachi 1:13-14 Commentary
Malachi 2 Introduction
Malachi 2:1-3 Commentary
Malachi 2:4-6 Commentary
Malachi 2:7-9 Commentary
Malachi 2:10 Commentary
Malachi 2:11-14 Commentary
Malachi 2:15 Commentary |
Malachi 2:15-16 Commentary
Malachi - The Best Love
Malachi 2:17 Commentary
Malachi 3:1-3 Commentary
Malachi 3:4-6 Commentary
Malachi 3:7 Commentary
Malachi 3:8 Commentary
Malachi 3:9 Commentary
Malachi 3:10 Commentary
Malachi 3:11-12 Commentary
Malachi 3:13-14 Commentary
Malachi 3:15-18 Commentary
Malachi 4:1-5 Commentary
Malachi 4:6 Commentary |
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Eugene Merrill
Commentary on Malachi
Excellent-Recommended |
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Malachi Commentary - >70 page
exegetical commentary with extensive bibliography (>200 resources
referenced!) |
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F B
Meyer
Our Daily Homily
Devotional Commentaries |
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Malachi 1:8 Devotional Commentary
Malachi 2:6 Devotional Commentary
Malachi 3:3 Devotional Commentary
Malachi 4:2 Devotional Commentary |
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Miscellaneous Resources
Commentaries, Sermons, Devotionals |
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Here are examples of
articles one can retrieve from the online conservative
theological journals
Reviving God’s Covenant with Levi- Reflections
on Malachi 2:1-9 Daniel Block
Fire In God's House- Influence
Of Malachi 3 In The NT by John Proctor
Old Testament
Perspectives On Divorce And Remarriage by Joe M. Sprinkle
A Commentary On The Book Of Malachi
by Richard V. Clearwaters
The Promise of the Arrival of Elijah
in Malachi and the Gospels by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.
Malachi 316 “Book of Remembrance” or Royal
Memorandum An Exegetical Note -- David C. Deuel
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Malachi, theology of |
Baker Evangelical
Dictionary |
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The Prophets and the
Promise - 433 Page Book |
W J Beecher |
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Elijah, Election, and
the Use of Malachi in the NT |
Craig Bloomberg |
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The Commanding Importance
of the Prophetic Scriptures
The Minor Prophets -
not online
but listed
because it is recommended |
Charles Feinberg |
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Malachi 3:2 - Fuller's
Soap - Manners and Customs |
James Freeman |
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Commenting on Commentaries
on the Book of Malachi |
Gary Galeotti |
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Malachi - Bored With Grace |
Ken Gehrels |
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Malachi - An Overview |
Grace Institute |
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An Introduction to Malachi |
George Klein |
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How to Preach From the Prophets
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Donald Leggett |
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Divorce and Re-Marriage: Recovering
the Biblical View - 11 chapter book with appendix -
recommended
Divorce in the Prophets Discipline or Adultery |
William Luck |
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Malachi -Intro, Date, Setting,
Themes, Interpretative Challenges, Outline |
John MacArthur
Recommended |
An Introduction to the Book of Malachi
An Argument of the Book of Malachi |
David Malick |
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The Prophet's Watchword:
Day of the LORD-
Mal 4:5 |
Richard Mayhue |
Minor Prophets - Book
Introductions
Malachi - Introductory
Notes, Outlines |
J Vernon McGee |
Study Notes on Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Malachi in a Timeline |
Middletown Bible |
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G Campbell Morgan's
devotional/practical thoughts make good fodder for sermon
preparation!
Malachi - Living Messages |
G Campbell Morgan |
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Malachi in the Analyzed
Bible |
G Campbell Morgan |
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Timeline of Israel's History |
Wil Pounds |
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See discussion of the Day of
the Lord = Malachi
3:2, 4:5 |
On Site |
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Sermon Illustrations
on Malachi |
On site |
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The Messianic Hope of Israel - The
Hope Scheduled in Malachi (see page 7) |
Max I Reich |
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The Prophet Malachi
(Overview) |
Arend Remmers |
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Malachi - How Has God Loved Us? |
RBC Booklet |
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Messianic Prophecies |
Allen Ross |
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Malachi Survey
Malachi - Matthew - Why
Study the 400 Silent Years?
Malachi Sermon Overview
Malachi Outline for
Studying
Malachi Honoring God
Malachi 1 The Power of
Honor
Malachi 1:1-2, 6-14
Malachi 1:1-1:5 How Do you
Love Me?
Malachi 1:1-1:5 Q & A
Malachi 1: 6-10 Offering
God Less than Your Best
Malachi 1: 6-14 Worship
Malachi 1: 6-2:9 What's
Wrong with my Service
Malachi 1:14 God is Great
Malachi 2 Live Honorably
Malachi 2:10-3:5 Spiritual
Infidelity
Malachi 2:10-16 Why Don't
You Answer My Prayers?
Malachi 2:17-3:5 The
King is Coming
Malachi 3 I Am Not
Responsible
Malachi 3-4 Fire of God
Malachi 3:1-4 Road Work
Malachi 3:1-5 Love Invites
Repentance
Malachi 3:3-12 A Sermon on
Tithing
Malachi 3:8-12 Tip or
Tithe
Malachi 3 Tithing is
Unscriptural Under the New Covenant
Malachi 3:6-12 Return to
Worship
Malachi 3:6-12 Encourage
the Tithe
Malachi 3:6-12 Promise for
Financial Blessings
Malachi 3:6-7 Why Do I
Have to Repent?
Malachi 3:6-18 The Last
Word
Malachi 3:10-12 O How I
Love Jesus
Malachi 3:16-4:6 Decided
Destiny
Malachi 4: Sermon Notes
Malachi 4:1-6 The Right
Side of Judgment Day
Malachi 4:1-6 Christmas
and the Day of the Lord
Malachi 4:4-5 Father
Hunger |
Sermons.Logos.com |
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Malachi 1, Sermon
Illustrations
Malachi 1, Sermon
Illustrations
Malachi 3,Sermon
Illustrations
Malachi 4, Sermon
Illustrations |
Sermoncentral |
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The Big Idea: Malachi |
John Stevenson |
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Analysis
of Malachi -
Well Done |
James Van Dine |
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SERMONS &
COMMENTARIES
ON MALACHI |
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Malachi Commentary |
Paul Apple |
Malachi 1 Commentary
Malachi 2 Commentary
Malachi 3 Commentary
Malachi 4 Commentary |
John Calvin |
Malachi Sermon Notes
Malachi 1-2 Sermon Notes
Malachi 3-4 Sermon Notes |
Rich Cathers |
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Malachi Sermon Notes -
Recommended |
Steven Cole |
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Malachi Commentary - but be very
discerning as he replaces Israel with the church
writing "God
permanently removed the "kingdom" from Israel, and gave it to the
church" (page 42). However see Jehovah's inviolable, immutable
promise (Josh 23:14) to Israel in Je 31:35, 36, 37 (cp Lk 22:30 -
where Israel is clearly Israel! See also Ro 11:13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 28, 29, 30-notes.
See discussion of Gal 6:16 -
Israel of God) |
Vincent Cheung |
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Be a Berean - Not always a literal
interpretation. Caveat Emptor!
Malachi
- Commentary for English Readers
Malachi 1 Commentary for English Readers
Malachi 2 Commentary for English Readers
Malachi 3 Commentary for English Readers
Malachi 4 Commentary for English Readers |
C J Ellicott |
Malachi 1:1-14 Love
Wholeheartedly
Malachi 1:1-14 Are You
Just Going Through the Motions?
Malachi 2:1-16 Live
Honorably
Malachi 2:1-16 Do You
Honor Your Commitments?
Malachi 2:17-4:6 Worship
Appropriately
Malachi 2:17-3:12 How Do
You Treat God?
Malachi 3:13–4:6 What Is
Your Decision?
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Explore the Bible |
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Malachi: Treating God With Respect |
Bruce Goettsche |
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Concise Bible Commentary on Malachi |
James Gray |
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Malachi Commentary |
F B Hole |
The Four Hundred Silent
Years
Notes on the Prophecy of
Malachi |
H A Ironside |
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Keil and Delitzsch
Commentary on Malachi
(Another
Source) |
Keil and Delitzsch |
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Malachi Commentary |
William Kelly |
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The Minor Prophets |
J. Hampton Keathley, III |
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Malachi Commentary -
Lange |
Lange Commentary |
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Malachi Sermons -
Lessons for Today from the OT Prophet (8) |
David Legge |
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Malachi Commentary |
W H Lowe |
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Malachi Commentary
(Analyzed Bible) |
G Campbell Morgan |
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Malachi Commentary |
Joseph Packard |
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Malachi Commentary - The People's
Bible |
Joseph Parker |
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Malachi Commentary |
T T Perowne |
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Malachi Commentary |
Pulpit Commentary |
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Malachi Sermons in Audio
Format (Assorted Speakers) |
Sermon Audio |
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Malachi Commentary |
Speaker's Commentary |
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Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi -
Well Done |
John Stevenson |
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Obadiah, Joel, Haggai
and Malachi -
Be very discerning:
Utley is Amillennial and replaces Israel with the Church.
Why listed?
Because he has interesting grammatical (word and phrase studies) and
historical comments.
(See Related
Resources:
Millennium;
Israel of God) |
Bob Utley |
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MALACHI 1 |
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Malachi 1 Notes |
Brian Bell |
Malachi 1-2
Malachi 3-4 |
Joe Guglielmo |
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Malachi 1-3 When Worship Has Lost Its Worth
- Recommended |
Ray Pritchard |
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Malachi 1:11 Joyce G. Baldwin,
"Malachi 1:11 and the Worship of the Nations in the Old Testament,"
Tyndale Bulletin 23 (1972): 117-124 |
Joyce Baldwin |
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Malachi 1:3,4 Edom |
John Kitto |
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Malachi 1:6-11 Why Think About Worship? |
Bruce Goettsche |
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Malachi 1:6 Carelessness and Casualness in
Worship |
Paul Tassell |
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Malachi 1:6 Our Father's
Demand |
James Smith |
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Malachi 1:8 Busyness |
Sermons.Logos.com |
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Malachi 1: The object in putting these verses
in the Bible |
J R Miller |
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Malachi 1:14 The Best for God |
Octavius Winslow |
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MALACHI 2 |
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Malachi 2 |
Brian Bell |
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Malachi 2 What Really
Matters - God's Passionate Perspective On Marriage |
Gracepro |
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Malachi 2 and Malachi 3
- An Exposition |
John Taylor |
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Malachi 2:2 "Take It To
Heart" |
Gregg Allen |
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Malachi 2:1-16 Covenant
Unfaithfulness |
George Harrison |
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Malachi 2:10-16 Divorce in Malachi 2:10-16 |
Walter Kaiser |
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Malachi 2:10-16 Building Godly Marriages and
'God Kids' |
Stuart Briscoe |
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Malachi 2:14 A Covenant of Companionship —
(Exodus 20 and 21) |
William Luck |
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Malachi 2:14-17 A Godly Marriage? |
Joe Guglielmo |
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Malachi 2:16 Who Has Gone Through a Divorce |
Mark Adams |
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Malachi 2:17 Wearying
Jehovah with our Words |
Horatius Bonar |
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MALACHI 3 |
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Malachi 3:1: The
Messenger of the Covenant |
Wil Pounds |
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Malachi 3:1-4 God's Whistle Blower |
Brett Webb-Mitchell |
Malachi 3:2 - Fuller's
Soap - Manners and Customs
Malachi 3:16 Book of
Remembrance - Manners and Customs |
James Freeman |
Malachi 3:2 Fulling
(Fullers' soap)
Malachi 3:16 The Book of
Remembrance |
Manners and Customs by
James Freeman |
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Malachi 3:3: The Refiner's Fire |
F B Meyer |
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Malachi 3:4-5 Lord, Light the Fire! |
Joe Guglielmo |
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Malachi 3:6 (Ro
11:28-29) I The Lord Do Not Change |
Ray Pritchard |
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Malachi 3:6 I The Lord Do Not Change |
James Smith |
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Malachi 3:8-12 God's
Tenth |
Gregg Allen |
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Malachi 3:10-11 Multiple
Illustrations on Tithe |
Sermons.Logos.com |
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Malachi 3:10 Money Matters |
Mark Adams |
Malachi 3:10 - Six
Promises
Malachi 3:10 Just Try
It, And See If God Doesn't Bless You |
Robert Morgan |
Malachi 3:10 Practicing the Promises of God -
1
Malachi 3:10 Practicing the Promises of God -
2
Malachi 3:10 Practicing the Promises of God -
3 |
W A Criswell |
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Malachi 3:16-18 The Making of God's Jewel |
P. G. Mathew |
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Malachi 3:16-18 Religion Our True Interest |
Thomas Watson |
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Malachi 3:6 The God You Can
Depend On
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Bruce Goettsche |
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MALACHI 4 |
Malachi 4:2 Hark the
Herald Angels - Stanza 3
Malachi 4:2 Eternal Sun
of Righteousness |
Charles Wesley |
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Malachi 4:3 Treatment of
Enemies |
Manners and Customs by
James Freeman |
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Malachi 4:3 Treatment of
Enemies - Manners and Customs |
James Freeman |
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Malachi 4:5 The Promise
of the Arrival of Elijah in Malachi and the Gospels |
Walter Kaiser |
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Malachi 4:6 Transformed
Hearts, Transformed Homes |
Sam Harbin |
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Joseph Packard
Book of Malachi
Expositional Commentary
1874 |
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Malachi Introduction
Malachi 1:1-5
Malachi 1:6-2:10
Malachi 2:10-16
Malachi 2:17-3:7
Malachi 3:7-12
Malachi 3:13-4:6
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Joseph Parker
The People's Bible
Malachi |
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Malachi 1:1-6 The Burden of
Malachi
Malachi 2 Prophets and
Priests
Malachi 3 The Divine Call
Malachi 4 Closing
Prophecies |
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T T Perowne
The Cambridge Bible
for Schools and Colleges
Malachi
1890
Be
cautious (Acts 17:11-note):
Does not always interpret the Scripture
literally
and sometimes replaces
Israel with the Church
(note) |
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Malachi Introduction
Malachi 1
Malachi 2
Malachi 3
Malachi 4 |
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John Piper
Sermons
Desiringgod.org |
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Malachi You Shall Go Forth
Leaping Like Calves
Malachi 1:1-5 The Greatness of
God's Electing Love
Malachi 1:6-14 Honor Thy Majestic
Father
Malachi 1:6-14 The Curse of
Careless Worship
Malachi 2:1-9 The Curse of
Priestly Failure
Malachi 2:1-9 The Glory of
Priestly Success
Malachi 2:10-16 Let None Be
Faithless to the Wife of His Youth
Malachi 2:17-3:6 He Is Like a
Refiner's Fire
Malachi 3:7-12 You Will Be a Land
of Delight
Malachi 3:13-18 I Will Spare Them
as a Man Spares His Son
Malachi 4:1-3 The Sun of
Righteousness Will Rise
Malachi 4:4-6 He Will Turn the
Hearts of the Fathers to the Children |
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Precept Ministries
Malachi
Transcripts of Lectures by David Arthur
See the Power of
Inductive Bible Study
It will change the way you see and interact with God through His
Word! |
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Lesson 1-Have You Ever Doubted God's Love?
Lesson 2 How Do You KNOW You are OK with God?
Lesson 3 What is Involved in -"Returning
to God"?
Malachi - Precept Lesson 1 free
download |
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Pulpit Commentary
Malachi
Be cautious (Acts 17:11-note):
Does not always interpret the Scripture
literally
and sometimes replaces
Israel with the Church
(note) |
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Malachi Introduction
Malachi 1 Commentary
Malachi 1:1 Malachi
and His Burden
Malachi 1:1 Burdensome
Prophecies
Malachi 1:1-5 The
Sovereignty of God in Relation to Man's...
Malachi 1:2-5 The
Sovereign Love of God
Malachi 1:2-3 The
Lord's Love for His People
Malachi 1:4-5 Divine
Judgments by Disappointments
Malachi 1:6 The
Reverence Due to God
Malachi 1:6-9 The
Profession and Practice of Religion
Malachi 1:7, 8
Irreverence-Its Causes and Signs
Malachi 1:6 Human
Claims Impressing Divine Claims
Malachi 1:7 Polluted
Bread or Priestly Sins
Malachi 1:8 The Law
of Acceptable Sacrifice
Malachi 1:9
Regarding the Person
Malachi 1:10
Self-Serving Religion
Malachi 1:10-14
Wrong Worship
Malachi 1:11 God's
Honor Secured in Spirit of His People's Sins
Malachi 1:11 The
Universal Worship that is to Be
Malachi 1:13
Religion a Weariness
Malachi 1:14 The
Great and Dreadful Name
Malachi 2 Commentary
Malachi 2 Homiletics
Malachi 2 Homilies
Malachi 3 Commentary
Malachi 3 Homiletics
Malachi 3 Homilies
Malachi 4 Commentary
Malachi 4 Homiletics
Malachi 4 Homilies |
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Edward B Pusey
Commentary on Malachi
The Minor Prophets
(originally published 1860)
General Introduction |
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James Rosscup writes "This
work originally appeared in 1860. The present publication is set up
in two columns to the page with the text of the Authorized Version
reproduced at the top. Scripture references, Hebrew words, and other
citations are relegated to the bottom of the page. The work is
detailed and analytical in nature. Introduction, background and
explanation of the Hebrew are quite helpful. Pusey holds to the
grammatical-historical type of interpretation until he gets
into sections dealing with the future of Israel, and here Israel
becomes the church in the amillennial vein." (Commentaries
for Biblical Expositors: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works
or
Logos Format) |
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Malachi Introduction
Malachi 1
Commentary
Malachi 2 Commentary
Malachi 3 Commentary
Malachi 4 Commentary |
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Randall Radic
Commentary on Malachi
Conservative, Literal Interpretation |
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Introduction and Malachi 1:1-3
Malachi 1:4-7
Malachi 1:9-11
Malachi 1:12-14
Malachi 2:1-4
Malachi 2:5-8
Malachi 2:9-12
Malachi 2:13-17
Malachi 3:1
Malachi 3:2-4
Malachi 3:5-8
Malachi 3:9-18
Malachi 4
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Robert Rayburn
Sermon Series on Malachi |
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Malachi Introduction
Malachi Introduction
Malachi 1:1-5 Sermon
Malachi 1:6-2:9 Sermon
Malachi 1:6-2:9 Sermon
Malachi 2:10-16 Sermon
Malachi 2:10-16 Sermon
Malachi 2:17-3:11 Sermon
Malachi 3:6-12 Sermon
Malachi 3:13-4:3 Sermon
Malachi 3:13-4:3 Sermon
Malachi 4:4-6 Sermon |
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Don Robinson
Sermon Notes
Conservative, Literal Interpretation |
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Malachi 1:14 God is Great
Malachi 2:11-16 Divorce, Remarriage, and the
Bible
Malachi 2:14-17 Restoring the Foundations
Malachi 3:7-10 All-Encompassing Promises
Malachi 3:8 What a Rip-off !! |
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Dave Roper
Sermons
Conservative, Literal Interpretation |
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Malachi 1:1-5 God Loves You
Malachi 1:6-2:9 The Cure for
Boredom
Malachi 2:10-16 The Wife of Your
Youth
Malachi 2:17-3:12 Healing the
Land
Malachi 3:13-4:6 The Rising of
the Son |
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Allen Ross
Commentary
Conservative, Literal Interpretation |
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Malachi 1:1-5 God’s Faithful Covenant Love
Malachi 1:6-17 Worship That God Rejects
Malachi 2:1-9 Faithful Teaching Of God’s Word
Malachi 2:10-16 Profaning The Marriage Covenant
Malachi 2:17-3:12 God’s Justice and Faithfulness
Malachi 3:13--4:6 Preparing for The Day of The Lord |
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DISCLAIMER: Before you
consult commentaries, sermons or other resources, first consult the Word of God,
studying the Scriptures diligently (2Ti 2:15-note) and
inductively
(See
inductive
Bible study) in dependence on your Teacher, the
Holy Spirit, Who Jesus promised would
guide us into all truth (John 16:13).
THOUGHTS ON
INTERPRETATION
OF PROPHETIC BOOKS
In regard to the OT Prophetic books such as
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, and the 12 "Minor" Prophets, remember that the most
accurate interpretation is derived by applying the following principles:
(1)
Read the Scripture
literally
(unless the text is clearly figurative, e.g.,
Jesus said "I am the door..." Jn 10:9). If one interprets a text symbolically (allegorically,
figuratively, spiritualizing) when that text makes good sense literally,
one potentially opens themselves to the danger of inaccurate interpretation, for
then the question arises as to
who's "symbolic" interpretation is correct and how imaginative one
should be in
evaluating a "supposed symbol"? Many of the commentaries and sermons
on the OT prophetic books unfortunately are replete with non-literal
interpretations (except when it comes to
Messianic Passages,
which are usually interpreted literally). Therefore the watchword when reading any commentary on Old
Testament
prophecy is caveat emptor ("buyer
beware"). Read all commentaries like the Bereans (Acts 17:11-note).
(2)
Study the
context
which is always "king" in interpretation (don't take verses out of context.)
(3) Passages addressed to Israel should be interpreted as directed to
the literal nation of Israel and should not be interpreted as addressed to the
NT Church, an entity not mentioned in the Old Testament. The
promises of
Jehovah
to the nation of Israel (e.g., see
Millennial Promises) remain
valid
(Jer 31:35, 36, 37, Nu 23:19, Lk 21:33)
and have not been passed on to the NT Church because Israel has
"defaulted" (See study
Israel of God).
Remember that while Scripture has only one correct interpretation, there can be many
legitimate applications (See
Application),
and therefore the OT prophetic books are extremely applicable in the lives of NT believers.
(4) Scripture is always the best commentary on Scripture. While an attempt
has been made to list resources that adhere to these basic interpretative
guidelines, not all the works listed in these collections have been read in
detail. Therefore should you discover a
resource you feel is conservative and/or orthodox, please email your
concerns.
Related Resources:
Inductive Bible Study - Guidelines to Assure Accurate
Interpretation
Inductive Bible Study Interpretation of
Prophetic Scripture
Interpretative Views
of the Revelation of Jesus Christ
Allegorical Interpretation
- Tony Garland
Interpreting Symbols - Tony Garland
Basic Considerations in
Interpreting Prophecy - John Walvoord
Millennium
- Biblical descriptions of this time on
earth, primarily from the OT prophets |
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