It might be an abbreviation of malachjah which has the meaning of messenger of jehovah. Commentary on the book of malachi by matthew henry old. 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. It has three chapters in the masoretic text, while in the septuagint, the vulgate, and the peshi. See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation. 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. Today we begin a new book of scripture, moving to the tanak tnk portion of our bibles.
In this book, malachi accuses israel of selfishness after the exile and announces that the day of the lord will purify israel and prepare them for. Malachi appears to be a contemporary of nehemiah, prophesying approximately 70 years after the end of zechariahs prophecy, and the last prophet in old testament scripture. The king james version also, following the latter versions, has four chapters. 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 chapters of the book of malachi. The coming that man must endure is the coming of the messenger of the covenant, but it is his second coming. A guide to the exposition of the book of leviticus, creation and blessing. Malachi s prophecy indicts the religious leadership of the day and chides gods people for their spiritual apathy and their skepticism and cynicism concerning gods plan for their future. Verhoef offers a thorough exegesis and exposition of haggai and malachitwo important books of scripture that, unfortunately.
We know this because in malachis day the temple was already rebuilt. Malachi free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. It was arrogant and haughty and presumptuous and even insulting. You will also find options for commentaries on malachi that help pastors, teachers, and readers with application of the bible, commentaries that approach the scripture versebyverse, classic christian commentaries, and much more. The book of malachi uses the method of disputation. 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. These 12 books are called minor not because they are less inspired or of less importance, but because the prophecies are shorter.
Malachi, the name of the last book of the ot, means my messenger. We know this because in malachi s day the temple was already rebuilt malachi 1. He is the author of introducing biblical hebrew and grammar, holiness to the lord. Alden, malachi, the expositors bible commentary, vii. Yet, malachi s passionate proclamations and the significance of what he had to say to his people capture the attention of even the casual reader. The reformation effected by nehemiah in the earlier part of his administration had been maintained by his own personal influence and political authority. Malachi served god either at the time of nehemiah or immediately after that book ended.
An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of malachi. Dr ross joined the faculty of beeson divinity school in 2002 as beeson professor of old testament and hebrew. Top 5 commentaries on the book of malachi ligonier ministries. In the talmud mordecai is identified as the author of the book cf.
Book of malachi overview insight for living ministries. The book is ascribed to malachi, whose name means my messenger. Moreover, malachi is neither an unlikelynor an unsuitable one for the author of this last book of the prophets. The book of malachi is the last book in the bibles old testament. Commentary on the book of malachi by yair davidiy malachi 1.
A governor of the king of persia is reigning in the land malachi 1. Study malachi 2 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The commentary on malachi in this volume was written by douglas stuart, whose wbc volume on hosea jonah is outstanding. There are a number of helpful commentaries on the book of malachi, and the following are five of the best. The distinction between the righteous and the wicked. As the last of the old testament writing prophets and the last book of old testament scripture, malachi provides an important point of transition between the end of the old testament era and the new testament era. After this minor prophet book, the new testament begins. One can take from the book however that the temple in jerusalem has been rebuilt and that the priests are offering sacrifices malachi 1. The old testament prophet, malachi, knew the art of conversation. This short book may have been written before nehemiahs first return to jerusalem in 445 b. This commentary has been through advanced checking.
A free bible version and commentary on the book of malachi in easyenglish. Read malachi commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible. Study the bible online using commentary on malachi and more. The book of malachi was written between 440 and 400 b. We hope this outline of malachi will help you as you study gods word. This commentary has been through advanced checking words that are in boxes are from the bible. We know this because the jews were under a civil ruler the governor of malachi 1. The same hebrew word malachi is translated malachi in chap.
Verse 2 if ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith jehovah of hosts, then will i send the curse upon you, and i will curse your blessings. And since they are the lords answers, it is the lord who has a sense of humor. Malachi overview john calvins commentaries on the bible. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after the return from captivity in babylon. 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.
Alden writes, on the positive sideif a man named malachi did not write the book bearing this name, he would be the only exception. The pulpit commentary introduces the book of malachi with. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of malachi 3 introduction to malachi questions are a great way to start a conversation. Best commentaries and books on malachi logos bible software. The final book of the old testament, malachi received its name from its author malachi 1. May you discover the riches of his goodness in its pages. This book is titled malachi because that is the name of the prophet who wrote the book. After the authors death, the work was finished romans through revelation by thirteen other nonconformist ministers, partly based upon notes taken by henrys hearers, and edited by george burder and john hughes in 1811. But, believe me, malachi has some good answers from the lord.
Verhoef offers a thorough exegesis and exposition of haggai and malachi two important books of scripture that, unfortunately, are not only little studied but have sometimes been maligned by contemporary scholarshipand stresses the relevance of these. Malachi overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by john calvin, helps you experience his lasting impact on christian theology and thought hi. The priests reproved for neglecting their covenant. Malachi is the last book of the old testament and is a book of prophetic oracle. It is most suggestive that this last book of our old testament centers around the theme of a messenger of. Some do not hold malachi as a first name but a designation. The book of malachi is the last of the twelve minor prophets, and little is known of the author himself aside from what may be inferred from the. Bible commentary early church fathers medieval patristic. Commentaries for the book of malachi the coming of christ. The book of malachi, for christians, is the last book of the old testament. C it is also possible that it was written while nehemiah was there, or even later. Best malachi commentaries updated for 2020 best bible. The book is commonly attributed to a prophet by the name of malachi, although no one can really be sure if that was the name of a real prophet or not.
This was gods warning through malachi to tell the people to turn back to god. In hebrew, the name comes from a word meaning messenger, which points to malachi s role as a prophet of the lord, delivering gods message to gods people. The book of malachi follows, whom many have imagined to have been an angel, on account of his name. Malachi is the last of the three postexile prophets. Discovering the macrostructure of the book of malachi mal.
Blue letter bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the bible easy and rewarding. Haggai and zechariah were sent to reprove the people for delaying to build the temple. His second appendix on the usefulness of commentaries for bible study and preaching serves not only as an excellent standard for evaluating other commentaries but also for evaluating kaisers book on malachi. Wakening a sleeping metaphor a new interpretation of malachi 1.
I hope you enjoy this book because it is a great little book, by the way. Intro to malachi biblica the international bible society. It also calls the people to correct their wrong attitudes of 1joyce g. Admittedly, as the last book in the old testament, and a minor prophet at that, malachi is often overlooked by bible readers. When the right question is asked, everyone in the conversation is given an open door to say what they are thinkingand to learn in the process. His commentary is conservative in stance and easy to understand. Study malachi 3 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning.
Commentary sermon notes book of malachi matthew janzen i loved jacob, but hated esau malachi pt. The book of malachi is arguably the most relational of the minor prophets. Malachi with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. He does not give any detail about time and duration of his ministry. Malachi commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Verhoef, new international commentary on the old testament nicot, eerdmans, 1987, 384 pp. The book of malachi is the last in the canon of the old testament prophets.
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