39. Malachi
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39. Malachi (The Choice: Vol.1)
Malachi the Prophet Category: Endurance in rebuke & covenant faithfulness Could avoid: Remain silent about priests’ corruption and people’s apathy.“A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me?” (Malachi 1:6)Cross-Refs: Isaiah 1:2; Luke 6:46. Chose: Boldly confronted priests…
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39. Malachi (The Choice: Vol.2)
Corrupt Priests Category: Failure of holiness Could endure: Honor God with pure offerings.“For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the LORD Almighty.” (Malachi 2:7)Cross-Refs: Leviticus 21:6; Ezekiel 44:23. Chose wrongly: Offered defiled sacrifices, despised God’s name.“You place defiled food on my…
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Malachi (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations 1.1 Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) 1.2 Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) 1.3 Reformation and Renaissance Translations (16th–17th Century CE) 1.4 Modern Translations (18th Century–Present) 2. Textual Criticism and Manuscript Traditions 2.1 Key Manuscripts 2.2 Textual Variants and Their Impact 2.3 Scholarly Methods…
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39. Malachi (Bible Summary)
Title (1:1) Introduction: God’s Faithful Covenant Love for Israel Affirmed (1:2–5) Israel’s Unfaithfulness Rebuked (1:6—2:16) The Unfaithfulness of the Priests (1:6—2:9) The Unfaithfulness of the People (2:10–16) The Lord’s Coming Announced (2:17—4:6) The Lord Will Come to Purify the Priests and Judge the People (2:17—3:5) A Call to Repentance in…
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39. Malachi (Bible Overview)
(1) Book Information 1.1 Title and Definition• Title: Malachi – named after the prophet Malachi (Malʾākhî in Hebrew), meaning “My messenger”• Definition: A post-exilic prophetic book structured as a series of disputations between God and His people, addressing spiritual apathy, covenantal unfaithfulness, and the anticipation of a future messenger to…
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39. Malachi (Prefiguring Jesus)
Foreshadowing Jesus in the Book of Malachi 1. Introduction: Overview of the Book and Its Foreshadowing Themes 2. Historical and Theological Context 3. Narrative Structure and Christ-Centred Motifs 4. Typology and Symbols of Christ 5. Messianic Prophecies and Previews 6. Theological and Christological Significance 7. Redemptive Legacy and Christian Application…