Vriezen concludes his discussion of 1:11 by comparing Malachi with the Qumran community. He says that both lived in expectation of the nearness of God’s kingdom, both emphasized the ideas of election and community, and both came into conflict with the priests of Jerusalem. But there are some important differences between them also. The Qumran community was a completely introverted community, whereas Malachi evidently remained open to the world outside Israel. Thus he said of Yahweh, “My name (is)
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