The book begins with a description of the wasteland of edom and ends with a warning of israels destruction. Book of malachi overview old testament survey study. In hebrew, the name comes from a word meaning messenger, which points to malachis role as a prophet of the lord, delivering gods message to gods people. Outline of the book of malachi for i, jehovah, change not malachi 3. Test me in this, says the lord almighty, and see if i will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. Constables notes on malachi 2020 edition third, malachi appears in 3. Some do not hold malachi as a first name but a designation. Alden, malachi, the expositors bible commentary, vii. Malachi came along at a time when the people were struggling to believe that god loved them malachi 1.
The purpose of this book is that malachi wrote to ensure that the hearts of the jews was right and that they were keeping god first in their lives. Commentary sermon notes book of malachi matthew janzen i loved jacob, but hated esau malachi pt. The purpose of this book is that malachi wrote to ensure that the. Malachi is the last book of the old testament covering events that occurred around 475400 b. The view has been supported by appeal to the prechristian greek translation of the ot the septuagint. This terminology doesnt mean there are some books that are more important than others, but rather it refers to the length of the prophecy. Malachi my messenger, the last of the prophets to the restored remnant after the 70 years captivity, probably prophesied in the time of confusion during nehemiahs absence nehemiah.
The book of malachi was written by the prophet malachi and is the last book in the old testament of the. That book is a record of all those who have served jehovah in integrity. Malachi is merely a transliteration of a hebrew word meaning my messenger. Isaiah would be a major, whereas malachi would be a minor. We know this because in malachi s day the temple was rebuilt malachi 1. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. I always like barnes notes for the old testament prophets. The first step, then, in preparing to preach from the book of malachi is to read the book of malachi. Content, however, strongly argues for a time soon after the temple was built close to the time of. A governor of the king of persia is reigning in the land malachi 1. Tho malachi be the last of the prophets, and in him prophecychapter overview ceased. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. The book of malachi was written between 440 and 400 b.
This was gods warning through malachi to tell the people to turn back to god. It might be an abbreviation of malachjah which has the meaning of messenger of jehovah. The book of malachi introduction to the book of micah in the bible. Malachi ministered either at the time of nehemiah or immediately after his book closes. That tells us that jehovah will never forget his faithful worshippers and all that they have done to praise him every good deed, word. Malachi is the final book of the 12 minor prophets, which the jewish scholars viewed as one book although recorded by 12 different scribes over a period of perhaps 350 years. The hebrew word for message here means a weight that someone must carry. In chapters, malachi identified the sins of the jews, including their priests. Malachi these are all of the chapters of the book of malachi.
Moreover, malachi is neither an unlikely name nor an unsuitable one for the author of this last book of the prophets. John the baptist is the messenger who announced the first coming of christ. A book of remembrance began to be written up before him, notes malachi. The book of malachi, also called the prophecy of malachias, the last of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, grouped together as the twelve in the jewish canon. The book of malachi exposes israels corruption and offers. These 12 books are called minor not because they are less inspired or of less importance, but because the prophecies are shorter. He looks forward to the day of the lord, before which god will send elijah as a messenger to prepare the way. The jews despise the lordthe priests do not keep the covenants.
The book of malachi exposes israels corruption and also offers hope. Today we begin a new book of scripture, moving to the tanak tnk portion of our bibles. He is the last in a long succession of prophets who foretold the coming of the messiah. The name lord almighty occurs 20 times see note on 1sa 1. Summary of the book of malachi the story of the bible. One can take from the book however that the temple in jerusalem has been rebuilt and that the priests are offering sacrifices malachi 1. Malachi with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
The priests reproved for neglecting their covenant. The important thing is that malachi was the prophet at the time of nehemiah as haggai and zechariah were the prophets at the time of zerubbabel and joshua. Malachi, the name of the last book of the ot, means my messenger. The contents of the book of malachi are comprised in four chapters. Malachi is the last of the three postexile prophets.
A summary of the 16 weeks we spent studying the book of malachi can be wrapped up in 4 simple words. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of malachi in the bible king james version. Malachis book was written after all the other books in the old testament. The book of malachi was written by the prophet malachi and is the last book in the old testament of the bible. Tithes and offerings book of remembrancethe last days elijah shall come and he did summary of malachi. A promise of the coming of the messiah, and of his fore runner, ver. Malachi s sixfold wakeup call to renewed covenant obedience. Because his name does not occur elsewhere, some scholars indeed doubt whether malachi is intended to be the personal name of the prophet. Even after exile, their hearts are as hard as ever, but he will purify a faithful remnant and establish a new jerusalem. The burden of his message is, the love of jehovah, the sins of the priests and of the people, and the day of the lord. This summary of the book of malachi provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the. A common rhetorical structure in the books is the following three part exchange.
Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. Intro to malachi biblica the international bible society. The final book of the old testament, malachi received its name from its author malachi 1. This book is titled malachi because that is the name of the prophet who wrote the book. The people focused on their unfortunate circumstances and refused to account for their own sinful deeds. The book of nehemiah may have been written slightly later, but it is a historical book, the chronological sequence being ruth, esther, ezra, and nehemiah. These 12 books are called minor not because they are less inspired or of. Even the septuagint, which paraphrases it, his messenger, prefix to the book the name malachi.
John taught the people that they must confess their evil deeds to god. If so, the book of malachi might have been written in the period of 445 to 425 bc. Verse 1 malachi wrote his book in the hebrew language. One may consider the sinful and deluded mindset of the people and conclude that it was written around the time of jeremiah 627 to 584 bc. Haggaimalachi paperback january 1, 1999 by barry e. In fact, if we were to go back one thousand years before malachi and then come down through the centuries, we would find that god was increasing the tempo of telling the people about the coming of the. Several vivid figures are employed within the book of malachi. Bible survey malachi hebrew name malakiy my messenger greek name malakoi greek form of the hebrew. We know this because the jews were under a civil ruler the governor of malachi 1. Name of the book the international standard bible encyclopaedia notes. The book of malachia brief summary of the bookintroduction.
The book of malachi was written after the rebuilding of the temple was completed in 516bc. Since there are only fiftyseven verses in the four chapters of the book of malachi, plan to read the book at least thirty times. The bible journey an introduction to the book of malachi. In the hebrew text the third and fourth chapters of the a. In the talmud mordecai is identified as the author of the book cf. The book consists of six distinct sections, each in the form of a questionandanswer discussion. The angel of the lord of the old testament is the preincarnate christ.
If names are to be interpreted, jerome says, and history is to be framed from them, not a spiritual meaning to be. Zechariah 9, zechariah 12, and malachi 1 are all introduced as the word of. Israel doubts gods love i have loved you, says the lord. However note it is notes of the new testament not the entire bible, this doesnt stop it being great just a wrong title,if youre getting it to study the whole bible then be advised but needless to say a great help to enlarge understanding of the new testament. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Fourth, this book was the third of three oracles heb. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to. This man malachi concluded the prophetic books as nehemiah concluded the historical books of the old testament. An assertion or charge is made against the church and people, a fancied haughty objection is raised by the hearers, and then a refutation of the objection is presented by the speaker on behalf of the lord.
Phillips park street church christian formation 10 december 2017 historical context there are no chronological markers in the book of malachi as there are in the books of haggai and zechariah. Malachi is the last book of the old testament and is a book of prophetic oracle. Malachi brings down the curtain on the old testament. Malachi may have been written after nehemiah returned to persia in 433 b. The book is ascribed to malachi, whose name means my messenger. Book of malachi overview insight for living ministries. The unique style of malachis prophecy the book of malachi uses the method of disputation. The contents of the book may be analyzed further as follows. Click the words or phrases after the scripture for the study notes and note that they are from the kjv translation.
The book of malachi is quoted four times in the new testament. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after the return from captivity in babylon. Malachi would have prophesied sometime during the time nehemiah was away or during his second term as governor. We learn that the jews despise the lord and because of their hatred their own priests do not keep the covenants and even bring the people down in their wickedness. God used this name when he made a covenant with his people. Yet i have loved jacob, but esau i have hated, and i have turned his hill country into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals. The purpose of this book is that malachi wrote to ensure. But before jesus began his work, a special servant of god taught near the river jordan. Malachi was most likely the last prophet of the ot era though some place joel later. The whole consists of three sections, preceded by an introduction malachi 1. The book of malachi a brief summary of the book sermons. This is a great book with notes of a great man of god who helped change our nation.
The last part of the verse can refer only to christ, but it was not fulfilled at his first coming see notes on habakkuk 2. See the complete shepherds notes series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Some scholars note affinities between zechariah 914 and the book of malachi. Malachi bible book with full chapters king james version. The most popular bible verses from malachi found 55 verses malachi 3. He does not give any detail about time and duration of his ministry. Conservative notes from dr morris who approaches the text seeking its literal meaning in the context. The book of malachi describes six disputations between god and israel. So god pointed the finger back at them, and through malachi, god told the people where they had fallen short of their covenant with him.
The book of malachi was written at a time of great frustration and disillusionment. Malachi encourages the people to renew their covenant with the one true god and to follow his teaching. During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government. Malachi was the first radio announcer who said, the next voice you hear will be that of the lords messenger. Read from your favorite version of the bible four or five times. In the christian ordering, the grouping of the prophetic books is the last section of the old testament, making malachi the last book before the new testament the book is commonly attributed to a prophet by the name of. Malachi, ezra, and nehemiah wrote about the same sad and deteriorating spiritual conditions within the temple and among its priests. Commentary on the book of malachi by matthew henry old. Book of malachi read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Further, the book of malachi must have been written after nehemiahs first arrival in jerusalem in the thirty second year of artaxerxes longimanus in 444 b.
In this book, malachi accuses israel of selfishness after the exile and. The book is also alluded to a number of times in the new. Frank shallieu in 1992 with excerpts from a 1971 study malachi is the last prophetic book of the old testament both in format and in its writing. Watch our overview video on the book of malachi, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. Malachi the book of malachi was written to correct the lax religious and social behavior of the israelites particularly the priests in postexilic jerusalem.