Malachi 1:1, Malachi complains of Israel’s unkindness; Malachi 1:2, of their irreligiousness and profaneness.
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Malachi 1 — OverviewMalachi 1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThus prophet is sent first to convince and then to comfort, first to
discover sin and to reprove for that and then to promise the coming of
him who shall take away sin. And this method the blessed Spirit takes…Malachi 1 — OverviewMalachi 1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis book, in the Hebrew copies, is called "Sepher Malachi", the Book of Malachi; in the Vulgate Latin version, "the Prophecy of Malachi"; in the Syriac and Arabic versions, "the Prophecy of the Prophet Malachi";…Malachi 1:1-5Malachi 1:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe prophecy of this book is entitled, The burden of the word of the
Lord (v. 1), which intimates, 1. That it was of great weight and
importance; what the false prophets said was light as the chaff, what
the…Malachi 1:1Malachi 1:1 · The Pulpit Commentary§ 1. Heading and author. The burden (Zechariah 9:1; Zechariah 12:1; see note on Nahum 1:1). The word of the Lord is heavy and full of threats, but, as St. Jerome notes, it is also consolatory, because it is not…Malachi 1:1Malachi 1:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryMalachi and his burden.
I. MALACHI, THE LAST OF THE PROPHETS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. He may be compared to:
1. A late evening closing a long day of light and blessing, and which is itself:
2. A midsummer twilight in…Malachi 1:1Malachi 1:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryBurdensome prophecies.
"The burden of the Lord to Israel by Malachi." Much of the work of the Old Testament prophets involved a serious strain on feeling, and may appropriately be figured as a "burden" which they were…