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May 15, 2018 · Ready for it? The Old Testament didn’t originally conclude with the book of Malachi. (What? Say that again?) Turn to any Bible you have right now and look at the table of contents. The last book in the Old Testament is definitely Malachi, but I’ll explain more.
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The first verse of Malachi is the only time the prophet’s name is mentioned in the Old Testament. Otherwise, nothing definitive is known about him. Malachi is placed among the “minor” prophets, but these are only designated as “minor” because of the length of the book. The Old Testament (and to some degree the New) is organized based on genre (hist...
Malachi is a beautifully written book using a question-and-answer method to bring God’s message to the people. This places God’s word within a conversation instead of a strict sermon or lecture-type format. Judah and Jerusalem had been ultimately conquered by Babylon, then Babylon by Persia, all as a result of their sin and dismissal of prophets li...
The first conversation between God and His people (Malachi 1:2-5) is initiated by God. He tells them He loves them despite their failures. They question His love. He reminds them that He chose Jacob in their history. They are a people because of Him. Secondly, God points out how the people are abusing the new Temple (Malachi 1:6-2:9). They wonder, ...
We know the rest of the story. We know that God fulfilled His promise. He sent a messenger, a new Elijah, and a new Moses. The Jews were very aware of this promise. Since before Christ, the Passover Seder now includes an empty seat and an extra glass of wine, signifying the wait for Elijah’s return, a Messianic promise directly tied to Malachi. Luk...
Jul 27, 2023 · Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament. It has four chapters and 55 verses. Malachi takes place about 400 before Jesus Christ. Named for its author, who was a prophet, the thirty-ninth book of the Hebrew Bible teaches readers that one day God will reward his followers and judge his enemies.
Aug 15, 2023 · Malachi was positioned as the last book of the Neviim — the last of the Twelve Minor Prophets. But it is about battling indifference while we wait for God’s fulfillment of promise, in that regard it still might make a great Christmas sermon. Where do we find the gospel in the message of the prophet Malachi?
Dec 23, 2013 · December 23, 2013 by Msgr. Charles Pope. The Dramatic and Final Words of the Old Testament. A fitting close to the Advent Season. In this, the final full day of Advent, we read the closing words of the Old Testament, from the book of the prophet Malachi. These closing words, these final lines of the Old Testament, are nothing short of astonishing.
The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Israelites.
CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. The acceptance and collection of the inspired books of the OT canon includes the history of the acceptance of the OT books, the reasons why they were accepted and collected, and the divisions of the books, and also why other books called Apoc. were not accepted into the canon.