WE come now to the consideration of the condition of the people at the time when Malachi uttered his prophecy. There is a keyword in the book revealing this condition, a word these people used in reply to every message which the prophet delivered to them, showing what their real attitude was. It is the word “Wherein.” Let us consider the seven occasions of its use:— (1) Chap. 1, ver. 2.—“I have loved you, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, Wherein hast Thou loved us?” (2) Chap. 1, ver. 6.—“A son honoreth
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