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For thirty years, John MacArthur has spent nearly thirty hours a week studying the Bible, taking detailed notes, and teaching people what he learns. The result is The MacArthur Study Bible. With The MacArthur Study Bible you will have help understanding difficult passages, simplifying complex doctrines, and bridging important culture, geography, history, and language gaps. It can help bring your...

1:1–2:16 In the first of two major sections (cf. 2:17; 4:6), Malachi delivered God’s message which denounced sin among the people of Israel. 1:1 burden. This term refers to the heavy sentence pronounced by the prophet. See notes on Is. 13:1; Nah. 1:1; Hab. 1:1; Zech. 9:1; 12:1. 1:2 I have loved you. The great privilege of Israel as God’s beloved people is forcefully presented by comparing the nation with Edom. In response to the affirmation of the Lord’s love for them, the people, looking only at