Malachi 3:17

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 3:13-18

13-18 Among the Jews at this time, some plainly discovered themselves to be children of the wicked one. The yoke of Christ is easy. But those who work wickedness, tempt God by presumptuous sins. Judge of things as they will appear when the doom of these proud sinners comes to be executed. Those that feared the Lord, spake kindly, for preserving and promoting mutual love, when sin thus abounded. They spake one to another, in the language of those that fear the Lord, and think on his name. As... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Malachi 3:1-99

Malachi 3 The full answer to all this is that God Himself was going to intervene in a very personal way. In the first verse we have in the first place, 'My messenger', or 'angel.' 'He is to prepare the way before Me'; the 'Me' here evidently being Jehovah. Then, thirdly, there is the 'Lord', or 'Master', who is the 'Messenger', or, 'Angel of the covenant', clearly distinguished from the angel first mentioned. In this very close way the coming Messiah is identified with the Jehovah who sends... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Malachi 3:13-18

The Ways Of God Vindicated v. 13. Your words have been stout against Me, salth the Lord, namely, in the murmuring which He has rebuked above. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against Thee? The Lord's answer through His prophet is, v. 14. Ye have said, It is vain to serve God, it does not pay, just as scoffers in our days say; and what profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts? with all indications of deep sorrow and... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Malachi 3:13-18

Malachi 4:1-61For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all [ plural in LXX., Targum, and eighty MSS.] that do wickedly shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun [ fem. as in Genesis 15:17; Jeremiah 15:9; Nahum 3:17] of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up1 [leap for... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Malachi 3:13-18

Malachi ‘STOUT WORDS,’ AND THEIR CONFUTATION Mal_3:13 - Mal_3:18 ; Mal_4:1 - Mal_4:6 . This passage falls into three parts,-the ‘stout words’ against God which the Prophet sets himself to confute Mal_3:13 - Mal_3:15; the prophecy of the day which will show their falsehood Mal_3:16 - Mal_4:3; and the closing exhortation and prediction Mal_4:4 - Mal_4:6. I. The returning exiles had not had the prosperity which they had hoped. So many of them, even of those who had served God, began to let... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Malachi 3:13-18

Wickedness and Pride Shall Find Judgment Malachi 3:13-18 ; Malachi 4:1-6 The day cometh! either in the fall of Jerusalem or in some terrible catastrophe yet future. Whenever it comes may we be reckoned as God’s peculiar treasure, preserved as a woman preserves her jewels in the day of calamity, Malachi 3:17 . Sorrow and disaster are perpetually befalling the proud, or those that do wickedly; while on those who fear God’s name the dawn of the sun of righteousness is forever breaking and... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Malachi 3:1-18

The last division of the Book contains the prophet's announcement of the coming of Messiah. It falls into three sections, one dealing with the coming One, one dealing with the Coming Day, and one uttering the closing words. The prophet announced the advent of Jehovah's Messenger, describing His Person and the process of His administration, and finally declaring the principle of the unchangeableness of Jehovah. He next appealed to the nation generally, calling the people, to return, and then... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Malachi 3:1-18

Vital Questions Malachi 1:1-14 ; Malachi 2:1-17 ; Malachi 3:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Malachi presents questions asked by God. In response, instead of a direct answer, the chosen people, Israel, ask God questions in return. As these pairs of questionings have to do with the theme in hand, we have decided to give a brief description of the varied questions that are in the Book as a whole. 1. The first pair of questions. God says, "A son honoureth his father, and a servant his... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Malachi 3:17

JEWELS‘My jewels.’ Malachi 3:17 There is much in the nature and history of jewels that strikingly illustrates the character of the Lord’s people. I. There is an intrinsic difference between jewels and other common stones.—Carve and polish a flint as you will, you can never make it a jewel. So is it with the Christian: he has a new heavenly birth, a new life, one with Christ and Christ with him, created anew by the Holy Spirit in the image of God. It is no partial reformation, hewing off here... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 3:13-18

YHWH’s Final Charge Against His People, That They Have Spoken Against Him (Malachi 3:13 to Malachi 4:3 ). In this section YHWH finalises His list of complaints by distinguishing between the majority who have spoken against Him, and the minority Who have constantly spoken lovingly of Him, whose names are written in His Book of Remembrance, and He contrasts what the end will be of both groups. Malachi 3:13-14 ‘Your words have been stout against me, Says YHWH, Yet you say, What have we said to... read more

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