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Mark 1:2–3 quotes from both Malachi 3:1 and Isaiah 40:3 but attributes to Isaiah only. Some scholars respond that this is because the Malachi reference was just an introduction, [83] which made it significantly less important than Isaiah 40:3, leading to the whole being attributed to the prophet Isaiah. Other reasons given are Isaiah's ...
Malachi appears adamant that nationality is not a valid reason to terminate a marriage, "For I hate divorce, says the Lord . . ." (2:16). In many places throughout the Hebrew Scriptures – particularly the Book of Hosea – Israel is figured as Yahweh's wife or bride. Malachi's discussion of divorce may also be understood to conform to this ...
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries (or TOTC) is a series of commentaries in English on the Old Testament. It is published by the Inter-Varsity Press . Constantly being revised since its first being completed, the series seek to bridge the gap between brevity and scholarly comment.
The form mal'akhi (literally "my malakh") signifies "my messenger"; it occurs in Malachi 3:1 [10] (compare to Malachi 2:7, but this form would hardly be appropriate as a proper name without some additional syllable such as Yah, whence mal'akhiah, i.e. "messenger of Yah". [11] In the Book of Haggai, Haggai is designated the "messenger of the L ORD."
[1] [2] [3] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah. In the Hebrew Bible it is part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. [4] This chapter opens the so-called "Second Zechariah" portion, consisting of Zechariah 9–14, [5] which was composed "long after the previous portions of the book". [6]
[2] In Christianity, the last prophet of the Old Covenant before the arrival of Jesus is John the Baptist (cf. Luke 16:16 ). [ 2 ] The Eastern Orthodox Church holds that Malachi was the "Seal of Prophets" in the Old Testament . [ 3 ]