Devotionals on Malachi
Malachi 1
- Malachi 1:1-6 – Cold Hearts, Empty Worship
God sent the prophet Malachi to encourage God’s people to renewed trust, repentance of their sins, and promising the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah. After reminding of God’s unchanging covenant…
- Malachi 1:1-5 – The Covenant Love of God
God sent a prophet, Malachi (whose name means “My Messenger”) to encourage God’s people to renewed trust, repentance of their sins, and promising the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah. God’s…
Malachi 2
- Malachi 2:1-9 – Troublesome priests
In the third message of God to his people through Malachi, the corrupt practices of the priests are brought into focus. In verses 1 to 9 of chapter 2, God…
- Malachi 2:10-16 – Faithless husbands, faithful God
One place justice was absent was in the marriages of Israel. In his fourth message, Malachi takes aim at the men of Israel (chapter 2:10-16). The men of Israel were…
- Malachi 2:17-3:5 – Where is the Justice?
In Malachi’s fifth message (Malachi 2:17-3:5), God answers their complaint of a lack of justice by promising the sending of the Messiah. The Messiah will bring refinement and judgement on…
Malachi 3
- Malachi 3:6-12 – Rekindling generosity
One way in which the faithlessness of God’s people was clear in Malachi’s day was in their giving to God, which God firmly rebukes in Malachi 3:6-12. These verses are…
- Malachi 3:13-18 – Hard words
Malachi moves on from a discussion of showing generosity to God, his ministers, and the poor with a final confrontation. In the first part of this oracle from God which…
Malachi 4
- Malachi 4:1-6 – The coming of the LORD
We have looked at Malachi’s final confrontation with God’s people in two parts. In the first part of this oracle from God, we saw the judgement and deliverance due to…