Haggai, Zachariah,

Malachi

John L Mackay

CHRISTIAN FOCUS

John L. Mackay is Professor of and Hebrew and Old Testament at the Free Church of Scotland College in Edinburgh, Scotland. In addition to this commentary on Haggai–Malachi, he has written commentaries on Exodus and Jonah–Zephaniah and is currently in the process of writing a commentary on Jeremiah.

© John L Mackay

ISBN 1-85792-067-8

First published in 1994,

Revised and Expanded edition published in 2003

by

Christian Focus Publications,

Geanies House, Fearn, Ross-shire,

IV20 1TW, Scotland.

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Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International Bible Society.

Contents

INTRODUCTION

HAGGAI

OVERVIEW

Haggai 1:1–11: The Half-Committed Community

Haggai 1:12–15: ‘I Am With You’

Haggai 2:1–9: Looking Backwards and Forwards

Haggai 2:10–19: ‘I Will Bless You’

Haggai 2:20–23: The Lord’s Signet Ring

ZECHARIAH

OVERVIEW

Zechariah 1:1–6: The Basis for Blessing

VISIONS OF JERUSALEM’S FUTURE (Zech. 1:7–6:15)

Zechariah 1:7–17: Vision 1: Among the Myrtle Trees

Zechariah 1:18–21: Vision 2: Four Horns and Four Craftsmen

Zechariah 2:1–13: Vision 3: The Man with the Measuring Line

Zechariah 3:1–10: Vision 4: Snatched from the Fire

Zechariah 4:1–14: Vision 5: By My Spirit

Zechariah 5:1–4: Vision 6: The Flying Scroll

Zechariah 5:5–11: Vision 7: The Woman in the Basket

Zechariah 6:1–8: Vision 8: The Four Chariots

Zechariah 6:9–15: The Crowning of Joshua

ZECHARIAH’S SERMON (Zech. 7:1–8:23)

Zechariah 7:1–14: A Question of Fasting

Zechariah 8:1–23: Favour Restored

THE MESSIANIC PROSPECT (Zech. 9:1–14:21)

THE FIRST BURDEN: PRISONERS OF HOPE (Zech. 9:1–11:17)

Zechariah 9:1–8: The Lord’s Irresistible Advance

Zechariah 9:9–17: The King and his People

Zechariah 10:1–12: The Lord who provides

Zechariah 11:1–3: The Devastating Judgment

Zechariah 11:4–14: The Good Shepherd

Zechariah 11:15–17: The Foolish Shepherd

THE SECOND BURDEN: ON THAT DAY (Zech. 12:1–14:21)

Zechariah 12:1–9: Divine Deliverance

Zechariah 12:10–14: Penitence and Revival

Zechariah 13:1–6: Cleansing from Sin

Zechariah 13:7–9: Through Many Hardships

Zechariah 14:1–11: King Over the Whole Earth

Zechariah 14:12–21: The Final Contrast

MALACHI

OVERVIEW

Malachi 1:1–5: The Lord’s Covenant Love

Malachi 1:6–14: Blemished Worship

Malachi 2:1–9: The Lord’s Rebuke

Malachi 2:10–16: Unfaithful Judah

Malachi 2:17–3:5: The Messenger of the Covenant

Malachi 3:6–12: Robbing God

Malachi 3:13–18: The Faithless and the Faithful

Malachi 4:1–6: The Great and Dreadful Day

APPENDIX: The Interpretation of Prophecy

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