Malachi 4 - Introduction
_GOD'S JUDGMENT ON THE WICKED, AND HIS BLESSING ON THE GOOD: HE EXHORTETH TO THE STUDY OF THE LAW, AND TELLETH OF ELIJAH'S COMING AND OFFICE._ _Before Christ about 400._... [ Continue Reading ]
_GOD'S JUDGMENT ON THE WICKED, AND HIS BLESSING ON THE GOOD: HE EXHORTETH TO THE STUDY OF THE LAW, AND TELLETH OF ELIJAH'S COMING AND OFFICE._ _Before Christ about 400._... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD, THE DAY COMETH— This is a continuation of the discourse in the preceding chapter; and would be more properly joined to it, than made the beginning of a new chapter.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS— The Lord Jesus Christ; consequently, the day, of which it is said in the preceding verse that it shall burn as an oven, is not the day of the last judgment, but of the destruction of the Jews, which immediately followed the coming of the Sun of righteousness. Houbigant; who... [ Continue Reading ]
YE SHALL TREAD DOWN THE WICKED— This seems to refer to the miracles of the rising church; by which the wicked, through divine grace, yielded and submitted themselves; for there could be no other way employed for their subjugation to the Gospel by Christians as such. See Houbigant.... [ Continue Reading ]
REMEMBER YE THE LAW OF MOSES— "Because your republic can no otherwise subsist, till the Sun of righteousness shall arise, than by your observance of the law of Moses, especially as you are to have no prophets till the forerunner of the Messiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD, I WILL SEND YOU ELIJAH, &C.— This prophesy, says Bishop Chandler, is a repetition of that in chap. Malachi 3:1 only the name of the _messenger_ is added to it, with the manner of his _preparing the way,_ which is declared to be spiritual: _he shall turn the hearts of the fathers_ with _the c... [ Continue Reading ]