Category: Malachi

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 those of God’s people who accused God of wrong or who trusted God despite their difficulties. In the final part of the oracle (Malachi 4:1-6),…

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 we read in Malachi 3:13-18, we see that God’s people were split in two: those who accused God of wrong, and those who trusted God…

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 hard to hear and have been sorely abused in the wider church, but still hold lessons for us in how we treat our time, money…

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 all who reject 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 unfaithful in two ways: by marrying foreign women, and by divorcing their wives.

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 announces a curse on the prophets, because they had not lived up to their calling, and instead had corrupted their practices and 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 love for all of his chosen people, God turns his attention to the cold hearts and empty worship of his people. In verses 6 to…

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 first message through Malachi was a reminder of the love of God for his covenant people, his grace in electing his people, and contrasts this…