The Story of God: Malachi

Listen along as we close out the Old Testament.

Malachi 2:17-3:5

“The book of Malachi sits aptly in our Bibles as the last book of the Old Testament, for it looks back to the Old Testament and assumes, summarizes and applies its message. But it also looks forward to the New Testament, with its promises of the coming reign of God.” - Peter Adam

“The general picture we get from the book is that the long years of Israel’s exile did not fundamentally change the hearts of the people. They’re still in rebellion against God, the temple is corrupted, and the reader is left waiting for some kind of resolution. And that’s exactly what Malachi announces. The Day of the Lord is coming to purify Israel from all moral compromise and evil, so that a faithful remnant can emerge out of the other side. While the tone of the book is kind of a downer, it ends with a hopeful note that God will come one day to sort everything out. And that final, hopeful note is precisely what makes Malachi a great ending to the Christian Old Testament. But remember, it’s not the original ending.” Amber Dillon

Mal 1:2

“One of the book’s most striking features is the way in which every word of God is contradicted or questioned by God’s people. This is the deep structure of the book, and its recurring theme. Contradicting God and his words was unfortunately characteristic of this contrary people! Whatever God said, they contradicted by questions.” - Peter Adam

Mal 1:6-8

2:10-16
2:17
3:6-12
3:6-12
3:13-18
4:1-6
Exodus 19:4-6
1 Pet 2:9-10