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Malachi 3:16

MALACHI—NOTE ON Malachi 3:16 In sharp contrast to the people in vv. Malachi 3:13, a second group is now mentioned: those who feared the LORD and esteemed his name. Just as the Lord heard the insults of the first group, so he hears the faithful conversation of the second. A book of remembrance is written in God’s presence concerning these faithful believers. God will correctly judge the deeds of the righteous and the wicked.

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See also Malachi 3:16 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Malachi 3:16. _THEY THAT FEARED THE LORD_] There were a few godly in the land, who, hearing the language and seeing the profligacy of the rebels above, concluded that some signal mark of God's v...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THEN THEY THAT FEARED THE LORD SPAKE OFTEN AMONG THEMSELVES - The proud-speaking of the ungodly called out the piety of the God-fearing. “The more the ungodly spake against God, the more these spake a...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    THE REMNANT AND THE CONCLUDING PROPHECY CHAPTER 3:16-4:6 In the midst of all these moral conditions, the apostasy of the masses, we find a pleasing picture of a godly portion, whom the Lord mentions...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    MALACHI 3:13 TO MALACHI 4:3. THE FINAL TRIUMPH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. The prophet here returns to the complaint of those who thought that religion did not pay (with Malachi 3:14; cf....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Then_ When they heard "the hard speeches which ungodly sinners spake against Him" (Judges 15), then they spake one to another words of reverent trust and love and piety. "The more the ungodly spake a...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE -- MALACHI 3:16-18:_ The message of this chapter ends with God reminding the people that He would remember those who serve him in righteousness. This book of remembrance conta...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 1275 CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP APPROVED OF GOD Malachi 3:16. Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THEN THEY THAT FEARED THE LORD— Houbigant remarks, that by the word _jewels_ in Malachi 3:17 are meant those who feared God, and embraced the faith of the Gospel. This, says he, is principally to be u...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    IF THE PEOPLE WILL RETURN IN DEVOTION TO GOD HE WILL YET BLESS THEM. Malachi 3:7-12 RV. From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? He notices the complaint of the Jews, that it is of no profit to serve Yahweh, for that...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    3 The Speedy Judgment 1. This v. is closely connected with the preceding. It is the answer to the question, 'Where is the God of judgment?' The messenger is evidently a prophet or a succession of pro...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    MY *MESSENGER MALACHI _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 3 V1 ‘Look at me! I will send my *messenger. He will prepare the way for me. Then, suddenly, the *Lord that you are looking for will come to his...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    REBUKE OF INFIDELITY. THE ADVENT OF THE LORD FORETOLD (MALACHI 2:17 TO MALACHI 3:18). (17) A new section of the prophecy begins with this verse. The prophet now directs his reproofs against the people...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THEN. — As a consequence of the unbelieving conversation of the wicked. What “they that feared the Lord” said is not recorded; but it is implied, by His approval of them, that they strengthened one an...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אָ֧ז נִדְבְּר֛וּ יִרְאֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ אֶת...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Malachi 2:1; Malachi 3:1; Malachi 4:1 PROPHECY WITHIN THE LAW "MALACHI" 1-4 BENEATH this title we may gather all the eight sections of the Book of "Malachi." They contain many things of perennial i...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    WICKEDNESS AND PRIDE SHALL FIND JUDGMENT Malachi 3:13-18; Malachi 4:1-6 The day cometh! either in the fall of Jerusalem or in some terrible catastrophe yet future. Whenever it comes may we be reckone...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The last division of the Book contains the prophet's announcement of the coming of Messiah. It falls into three sections, one dealing with the coming One, one dealing with the Coming Day, and one utte...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (o) Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a (p) book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thou...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Then. Grabe changes Greek: tauta, these things, into Greek: tote, then. The Septuagint make the pious express the former sentiments. (Haydock) --- David, Jeremias, &c., had experienced such anxiety,...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I include the whole of these verses under one reading, in order to observe in them what the last verse expresseth, the discerning between the righteous and the wicked. And what can more strikingly set...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. The Lord has not been pleased to give us much express information of the prophets in general, with the exception of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Daniel, and in a me...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    In this verse the Prophet tells us that his doctrine had not been without fruit, for the faithful had been stimulated, so that they animated one another, and thus restored each other to a right course...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 4. The prophecy of Malachi deals with the people brought back from the captivity of Babylon, and is most important as shewing the moral condition of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN THEY THAT FEARED THE LORD SPAKE OFTEN ONE TO ANOTHER,.... Abarbinel thinks this is a continuation of the speech of the wicked; observing, that while they that work wickedness were set up, and the...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Then_ When contempt of God was grown to such a height; _they that feared the Lord_ Those that were truly religious, that knew God's judgments to be a great deep, and that his ways are as high above o...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE WAYS OF GOD VINDICATED...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then, namely, when the scoffers were making these blasphemous remarks, THEY THAT FEARED THE LORD SPAKE OFTEN ONE TO ANOTHER, they made it a practise to encourage one another over against such blasphem...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    13-18 Among the Jews at this time, some plainly discovered themselves to be children of the wicked one. The yoke of Christ is easy. But those who work wickedness, tempt God by presumptuous sins. Judg...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THEN; when atheism and bold contempt of God was grown so high, and was so plainly and smartly reproved by the prophet. THEY THAT FEARED THE LORD; those that were truly religious, that knew God's judgm...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Malachi 3:16 feared H3373 LORD H3068 spoke H1696 (H8738) one H376 another H7453 LORD H3068 listened H7181 ...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    THEY remnant, (Romans 9:25); (_ See Scofield) - (Jeremiah 15:21). _ FEARED (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9). _...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Malachi 3:16 There are three main features of this description in the text. I. The book of remembrance. Probably the rudiment of this idea is to be found in Ezra 6:1. There was a roll found on a crit...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Malachi 3:16 In the text the prophet describes the method used by good men to confirm themselves in their faith. "They that feared the Lord," he says, "spake often one to another." It was their surest...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Malachi 3:1. _Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me:_ The name Malachi means «my messenger.» The reference here is, of course, to John the Baptist, who was to prepa...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Mission of John the Baptist, and Christ's first advent foretold. Israel exhorted to return to God. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Malachi, John the Baptist. CONCLUSION: Those who deny God His pa...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Malachi 3:1. _Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me._ John the baptist, as our Saviour himself expounds this passage. Matthew 11:7. _The Lord whom ye seek,_ and for whom...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Then they that feared the Lord._ THE FEAR OF GOD A POWER-PRINCIPLE The events which, from their importance and prominence in the sacred annals, may be classed as marking successive epochs in the dev...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES. Malachi 3:13.] Impatient murmuring is most unreasonable; the day is coming which will bring to light the distinction between the righteous and the wicked. MALACHI 3:13. STOUT] (bold)...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION MALACHI 3:1 BEHOLD, I WILL SEND (_I send_) MY MESSENGER. God answers that he is coming to show himself the God of judgment and justice. Are they ready to meet him and to bear his sentence?...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now the promise of the coming of John the Baptist as the forerunner to Jesus Christ. Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenl...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 18:12; 1 Kings 18:3; 1 Samuel 23:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:11;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    VITAL QUESTIONS Malachi 1:1; Malachi 2:1; Malachi 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Malachi presents questions asked by God. In response, instead of a direct answer, the chosen people, Israel, ask...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Then — When contempt of God was grown so high. That feared the Lord — Those that were truly religious. Spake often — Conversed together the more frequently. And a book — All this is spoken after the m...

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