I love each book of the Bible. It’s amazing how each one contributes to the breathtaking panoramic view of God’s saving plan and purpose across history. The book of Malachi is no exception. Reading this book is like standing on Mount Pisgah, from which you can view the Promised Land of the New Testament. From those heights you can even smell the scents blowing across the Old and New Testament. God’s people need to smell those scents afresh through a series of sermons preached through this book.
Malachi was the last voice of God to the people of Israel before the heavens went silent for about 400 years. Such a voice must be significant, even if only for that reason. God had spoken through Haggai and Zachariah. The people had made some responses but were now growing cold. The temple was operational but the priests were lowering the standards due to their half-hearted service to the Lord. Godliness among God’s people was again going dangerously low. What was God’s response to all this? Check it out in this book!
In 1998, I prepared a series of Bible studies through the book of Malachi. There were times when I felt the
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