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These three short prophetic books of the Old Testament each contain a dual message. On one hand are messages of impending judgment—for all peoples on the Day of the Lord, for an enemy of Israel, and for Israel herself. On the other hand are messages of great hope—of the pouring out of God’s Spirit, of restoration and renewal, and of a coming Messiah. Placing judgment and hope together in such a...

MALACHI NOW ADDRESSES the issue of sacrifice, which should be a loving response to love received (cf. 1:2–3) but instead has degenerated into something else. Malachi 1:6–2:9 opens with another disputation dialog but continues with different literary genres, including accusation and command. This section as a whole has been identified as a “prophetic exhortation”1 directed to the priests (see 1:6; 2:1). The temple was rebuilt under Ezra, but Israel and its religious leaders soon fell again into their
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