Mal. 3.1
3:1 my messenger = Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27; Luke 2:22.
3:1 second messenger of the covenant = or angel ? Cf. Hebrews 9:15, mediator of the new covenant.
Mal. 3.2
3:2 refiner’s fire = separates precious metal from the refuse
3:2 fullers’ soap = washing herb- lye, wash away all filth
Mal. 3.3
3:3 sit = as a judge,
3:3 sons of Levi = esp priests, cf. Acts 6:7 xxx
Mal. 3.4
3:4 pleasant = Righteous worship is pleasant in sight of God.
3:4 days of old... ancient years = answers the question of 2:17
Mal. 3.5
3:5 sorcerers =
Mal. 3.6
3:6 change not = in morals or principles (he changes law).
Mal. 3.7
3:7 ordinances = written laws, or statues – (ordinances
3:7 shall we return? = they don’t acknowledge their offences
Mal. 3.8
3:8 rob God? =
3:8 in tithes = income
3:8 offerings = additional lambs
Mal. 3.9
Mal. 3.10
3:10 storehouse = storage chambers in the temple
3:10 prove = test
3:10 pour out a blessing ... my cup runneth over. The store rooms could not hold the blessings!
Mal. 3.11
3:11 devourer = devouring crops
3:11 cast fruit before time = fruit falling off before ripe
Mal. 3.12
Mal. 3:13
3:13 E. Claude Hall on “ye” and “you” and “you” and “thee.”
You = secular language, carries idea of equality;
Thee = in a more religious connotation, God on a higher plane than us.
Example: some words are pronounced differently when sung than when spoken.
Amen = [‘c ’min ] in music
[‘e ‘men ] speaking
Mal. 3:14
3:14 walked mournfully = or in mourning apparel
Mal. 3.15
3:15 Think, or say, that the wicked seem to be the ones blessed
Mal. 3.16
3:16 they spake often ... RSV
3:16 heard = strained to hear... wanting to hear every word.
Mal. 3.17
3:17 spare them = not punish
Mal. 3.18
3:18 Under the old law? True any day!
Verse 1
Mal. 3.1
3:1 my messenger = Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27; Luke 2:22.
3:1 second messenger of the covenant = or angel ? Cf. Hebrews 9:15, mediator of the new covenant.
Verse 2
Mal. 3.2
3:2 refiner’s fire = separates precious metal from the refuse
3:2 fullers’ soap = washing herb- lye, wash away all filth
Verse 3
Mal. 3.3
3:3 sit = as a judge,
3:3 sons of Levi = esp priests, cf. Acts 6:7 xxx
Verse 4
Mal. 3.4
3:4 pleasant = Righteous worship is pleasant in sight of God.
3:4 days of old... ancient years = answers the question of 2:17
Verse 5
Mal. 3.5
3:5 sorcerers =
Verse 6
Mal. 3.6
3:6 change not = in morals or principles (he changes law).
Verse 7
Mal. 3.7
3:7 ordinances = written laws, or statues – (ordinances
3:7 shall we return? = they don’t acknowledge their offences
Verse 8
Mal. 3.8
3:8 rob God? =
3:8 in tithes = income
3:8 offerings = additional lambs
Verse 9
Mal. 3.9
Verse 10
Mal. 3.10
3:10 storehouse = storage chambers in the temple
3:10 prove = test
3:10 pour out a blessing ... my cup runneth over. The store rooms could not hold the blessings!
Verse 11
Mal. 3.11
3:11 devourer = devouring crops
3:11 cast fruit before time = fruit falling off before ripe
Verse 12
Mal. 3.12
Verse 13
Mal. 3:13
3:13 E. Claude Hall on “ye” and “you” and “you” and “thee.”
You = secular language, carries idea of equality;
Thee = in a more religious connotation, God on a higher plane than us.
Example: some words are pronounced differently when sung than when spoken.
Amen = [‘c ’min ] in music
[‘e ‘men ] speaking
Verse 14
Mal. 3:14
3:14 walked mournfully = or in mourning apparel
Verse 15
Mal. 3.15
3:15 Think, or say, that the wicked seem to be the ones blessed
Verse 16
Mal. 3.16
3:16 they spake often ... RSV
3:16 heard = strained to hear... wanting to hear every word.
Verse 17
Mal. 3.17
3:17 spare them = not punish
Verse 18
Mal. 3.18
3:18 Under the old law? True any day!