A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. 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. It was malachis voice, but gods words, thoughts, and heart toward his people. Keep believing china partnering with chinese pastors and churches. 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. 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. In much the same way christ called for repentance so that a righteous remnant could receive these same blessings mark 2. There is a reason that we do not know very much about malachi. 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.
This was some 80 years after haggai and zechariah encouraged the rebuilding of the temple. 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 of malachi presents god speaking back in answer to the proud cries of the self righteous. Almost 90 years previous, the temple had been rebuilt by the exiles returning from the babylonian captivity and now we have the third. Notes for john story, the first book of the minor prophets grabs readers attention with some hot prophetonprostitute expository setup. The book of malachi was written between 440 and 400 b. The final book of the old testament, malachi received its name from its author malachi 1.
Read and study malachi, including book summary, with the versebyverse bible commentary. Short summary of malachi the bible stories of malachi taken from the scriptures a short summary of the bible stories of malachi taken from the scriptures. We hope this outline of malachi will help you as you study gods word. Preparation for the coming of the spirit, kjv nkjv nlt niv esv csb nasb. It is the word of yahweh through the prophet malachi. Marriage to an idolaterand divorce based on aversioncondemned by the lord, who is witness to the covenant of marriage 2.
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. The lord jesus christ at work by the holy spirit through the apostles in jerusalem, chapters 17 a. Several important themes are seen in the book of malachi. It might be an abbreviation of malachjah which has the meaning of messenger of jehovah. Thesis statement to focus on the big idea analytical outline to guide the understanding devotional questions to encourage life application representative quotations to stimulate deeper insight this. Long before myles mcnutt coined the term sexposition to describe how game of thrones uses nsfw scenes with prostitutes to, um, flesh out the story, the first book of the minor prophets grabs readers attention with some hot prophetonprostitute expository setup. Moreover, malachi is neither an unlikely name nor an unsuitable one for the author of this last book of the prophets.
The contents of the book may be analyzed further as follows. The final book of the old testament, malachi received its name from its author. The view has been supported by appeal to the prechristian greek translation of the ot the septuagint, which. Abrahams era, the israelites had the advantage and weight of history on their. Today we begin a new book of scripture, moving to the tanak tnk portion of our bibles. The people focused on their unfortunate circumstances and refused to account for their own sinful deeds. Thus, in our english bibles, the book of malachi has four chapters. Malachi, the name of the last book of the ot, means my messenger. The background and setting for this story takes place in jerusalem, with the restored remnant having returned to israel from babylonian captivity. Malachi is the last book of the neviim contained in the tanakh, canonically the last of the. From the book of malachi in the old testament, to the book of matthew in the new testament, there would be 400 years of. From ideas on sermon topics to how to develop church growth to insight on ministry life, preaching helps pastors develop every area of life and work in ministry. 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. There is 400 years of silence between the last old testament book of malachi and the.
Book of malachi the book of malachi presents god speaking back in answer to the proud cries of the self righteous. Copyright 2011, south woods baptist church, all rights reserved. Summary of the book of malachi the story of the bible. Malachi is the last of the old testament prophets to israel. The unique style of malachis prophecy the book of malachi uses the method of disputation. The book of malachi was written at a time of great frustration and disillusionment. Perhaps written from about 500450 bce, the book is concerned with spiritual degradation, religious perversions, social injustices, and unfaithfulness to the covenant. The book of malachi, the last of the twelve minor prophets, was written by an anonymous writer called malachi, or my messenger. The style of malachi, then, is that of the spoken word. May you discover the riches of his goodness in its pages. Book of malachi matthew janzen i loved jacob, but hated esau malachi pt. Watch our overview video on the book of malachi, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Malachi is the last book of the old testament and is a book of prophetic oracle. Malachi is the last book of the old testament covering events that occurred around 475400 b.
This was gods warning through malachi to tell the people to turn back to god. The book of malachi is written in quite a unique way called didactic also known as disputation, assertion objectionrebuttal the lord through malachi first makes an assertion to the people, an objection is then raised by the hearers, and finally a rebuttal or refutation is made by the speaker. The first step, then, in preparing to preach from the book of malachi is to read the book of malachi. The book of malachia brief summary of the bookintroduction. 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. 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.
Mar 03, 2020 the book of malachi, the last of the twelve minor prophets, was written by an anonymous writer called malachi, or my messenger. Malachis famous words behold he is coming is the prophetic cry that began in the first book of the bible, and the message continued all the way to the end. Malachi, meaning messenger, was the last of the prophets chosen to deliver gods message. He came from a town about 25 miles southwest of jerusalem, on the philistine border. Malachi prophesied sometime near the end of the fifth century bc during the time with the persian empire ruled the world. God is faithful to his promises and this is what the prophets declared.
Their subsequent history demonstrates that god was right in loving jacob over esau see notes on. They could look forward to the time when the sun of righteousness would rise with healing in its wings. Malachi prophesied sometime during the midfifth century b. Repeated reading of malachi helps prevent the imposing of sermon ideas that are not supported by the text, and therefore, are not strong, relevant, biblical sermons. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after the return from captivity in babylon. Despite all of the rebellion and unfaithfulness and smugness in their confidence in religious externals, god in his compassion still professes his love for his elect people and lays out for them the choice between blessing and cursing as he calls them to repentance. We hope this outline of micah will aid you in your investigation of gods holy word his letter to you. Malachis ministry took place nearly a hundred years after the decree of cyrus in 538 b. Malachi my messenger, the last of the prophets to the restored remnant after the 70 years. If the book were anonymous, it would be the only book of prophecy to be so, and i do not think that malachi would want to be the exception to the rule, especially since he was the last one to write. Book of malachi read, study bible verses online bible study tools. They had rebuilt the temple amid high hopes of revived national prosperity, but as time wore on, with the continued dominance by the persians and opposition from regional enemies, their. Malachi bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse.
Robert morgan we can even go to the book of malachi, the last book of the old testament, written about 400 years before christ was born, and find this theme. Malachi s famous words behold he is coming is the prophetic cry that began in the first book of the bible, and the message continued all the way to the end. Our information of malachi is as limited as it is regarding angels. 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. Intro to malachi biblica the international bible society. The book of malachi exposes israels corruption and also offers hope. The importance of tithing and offerings are written. In chapters, malachi identified the sins of the jews, including their priests. Detailed outline of the book of malachi bible blender. In this book, malachi accuses israel of selfishness after the exile and.
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. A heavy, that is, judgmental, message is about to be delivered. The book of the prophet malachi is the last book of the minor prophets in the protestant canon of the old testament. Malachi came along at a time when the people were struggling to believe that god loved them malachi 1.
The book is very much like the letter of james in the nt, and resembles a collection of loosely connected oracles rather than a carefully organized literary work the new laymans bible commentary. The book of malachi, the last of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, grouped together as the twelve in the. This book is titled malachi because that is the name of the prophet who wrote the book. In general terms malachi called the returnees to repentance so that they could receive the blessings god had offered his people following exile. The book of malachi exposes israels corruption and offers. Malachi with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Aug 04, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of malachi, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book of malachi was written by the prophet malachi and is the last book in the old testament of the bible. The book of malachi uses the method of disputation. Malachi apparently prophesied while nehemiah was in babylon nehemiah. This outline is designed to help pastors and bible teachers to preach and to teach from the book of malachi.
The book of malachi a brief summary of the book sermons. Malachi summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of malachi for bible study or sunday school lessons. 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. Outline of the book of malachi for i, jehovah, change not malachi 3. In malachi 4the last chapter of the old testamentthe ancient prophet avows that the messiahs coming will be like the sun rising in the morning, with healing in its rays.
The book of malachi is arguably the most relational of the minor prophets. An o verview of the key events and bible people found in malachi together with the famous bible stories and brief summary of the book of malachi from the bible. The book is ascribed to malachi, whose name means my messenger. Overview of the book of malachi reformed answers to. The book consists of six distinct sections, each in the form of a questionandanswer discussion. We want to join together with pastors and christian workers to equip the church in china, broadcasting translated sermons, providing ministry resources for christians and pastors in china. Even after exile, their hearts are as hard as ever, but he will purify a faithful remnant and establish a new jerusalem. Historical background and summary of the book of malachi in easy to. 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. It was a stark choice, and those who made the right oneto fear and follow godwrote their names in a special book of remembrance malachi 3. Malachi is translated his messenger in chapter 1, verse 1, of the septuagint most likely, malachi was the last prophet of the old testament era a contemporary of nehemiah. Book of malachi overview insight for living ministries. Malachis writing style is prose including a series of questions asked both by the lord and the people of israel.
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