Malachi 4:4-6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Malachi 4:4-6

This is doubtless intended for a solemn conclusion, not only of this prophecy, but of the canon of the Old Testament, and is a plain information that they were not to expect any more sayings nor writing by divine inspiration, any more of the dictates of the Spirit of prophecy, till the beginning of the gospel of the Messiah, which sets aside the Apocrypha as no part of holy writ, and which therefore the Jews never received. Now that prophecy ceases, and is about to be sealed up, there are two... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:4

Remember ye the law of Moses my servant ,.... Who was faithful as such in the house of God, in delivering the law to the children of Israel, which was given him; and who are called upon to remember it, its precepts and its penalties, which they were apt to forget: and particularly this exhortation is given now, because no other prophet after Malachi would be sent unto them, this is what they should have and use as their rule and directory; and because that Christ, now prophesied of, would be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:5

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet ,.... Not the Tishbite, as the Septuagint version wrongly inserts instead of prophet; not Elijah in person, who lived in the times of Ahab; but John the Baptist, who was to come in the power and spirit of Elijah, Luke 1:17 between whom there was a great likeness in their temper and disposition; in their manner of clothing, and austere way of living; in their courage and integrity in reproving vice; and in their zeal and usefulness in the cause of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:6

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children ,.... Or "with" the children, as Kimchi; and Ben Melech observes, that על is put for עם , and so in the next clause: and the heart of the children to their fathers ; or "with" their fathers; that is, both fathers and children: the meaning is, that John the Baptist should be an instrument of converting many of the Jews, both fathers and children, and bringing them to the knowledge and faith of the true Messiah; and reconcile... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:4

Remember ye the law of Moses - Where all these things are predicted. The Septuagint, Arabic, and Coptic, place this verse the last. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:5

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet - This is meant alone of John the Baptist, as we learn from Luke 1:17 ; (note), in whose spirit and power he came. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:6

And he shall turn (convert) the heart of the fathers ( על al , with) the children - Or, together with the children; both old and young. Lest I come, and, finding them unconverted, smote the land with a curse, חרם cherem , utter extinction. So we find that, had the Jews turned to God, and received the Messiah at the preaching of John the Baptist and that of Christ and his apostles, the awful חרם cherem of final excision and execration would not have been executed upon them.... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:4

Verse 4 This passage has not been clearly and fully explained, because interpreters did not understand the design of Malachi nor consider the time. We know that before the coming of Christ there was a kind of silence on the part of God, for by not sending Prophets for a time, he designed to stimulate as it were the Jews, so that they might with greater ardor seek Christ. Our Prophet was amongst the very last. As then the Jews were without Prophets, they ought more diligently to have attended to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:5

Verse 5 The Prophet continues the same subject; for having testified to the Jews, that though God would for a time suspend the course of prophetic teaching, they yet had in the law what was sufficient for salvation, he now promises the renovation of the Church; as though he had said, “The Lord will again unexpectedly utter his voice after a long silence.” Isaiah speaks on the same subject, prophesying of the return of the people, when he says, “Comfort ye, comfort my people, will our God say.”... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:6

Verse 6 This verse may be viewed as containing a simple promise; but I prefer to regard it as including what is between an exhortation and a promise. The first thing is, that God reminds the Jews for what purpose he would send John, even to turn the hearts of men and to restore them to a holy unity of faith. It must therefore be noticed, that not only the Redeemer would come, but that after some intermission, as it has been said, had taken place, the doctrine of salvation would again have its... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Malachi 4:4-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:6

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