Malachi 1 – The LORD Loves Israel, but the Priests Profane the Offerings
Read Malachi 1 – The LORD Loves Israel, but the Priests Profane the Offerings in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
The Book of Malachi is the last book in the Old Testament that contains God's rebuke to the people of Israel after the exile due to insincere worship, mixed marriages, unfaithfulness, and spiritual corruption. Malachi calls for true repentance and prophesies the coming of a messenger who will prepare the way for the Lord. Its message emphasizes that God desires a sincere heart and a faithful life.
Author: Prophet Malachi
Date of Writing: Around 450–430 BC, after the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Read Malachi 1 – The LORD Loves Israel, but the Priests Profane the Offerings in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Malachi 2 – God Rebukes the Priests, Unfaithfulness, and Divorce in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
Read Malachi 3 – Tithes, Purification, and God’s Coming Judgment in English with verse numbers preserved for devotional reading.
1 For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly, shall be stubble. The day that comes shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But to you who fear My name, the … Baca Selengkapnya