Malachi 4:4-6

MALACHI—NOTE ON Malachi 4:4 Summary. These closing appeals summarize the main points of Malachi’s prophecy: Remember the law of my servant Moses (the focus of the first three disputes) and prepare for the promised sending of Elijah the prophet before the coming day of the LORD (the focus of the last three disputes). Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai (see Exodus 19:1; Deuteronomy 5:2). Malachi reveals that the future messenger will have a prophetic ministry like Elijah’s. The NT identifies John the Baptist as the fulfillment of Malachi’s prophesied Elijah (Matthew 11:10; Matthew 17:10). (For more on “the day of the LORD,” see note on Amos 5:18–20.)