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Verse Malachi 1:14. _CURSED_ BE _THE DECEIVER_] Those who act thus, as
they cannot elude God's _notice_, so neither shall they escape his
_curse_.
_AND VOWETH, AND SACRIFICETH - A CORRUPT THING_] Th...
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CURSED IS THE DECEIVER - o “The fraudulent, hypocritical, false or
deceitful dealer, who makes a show of one thing, and doth or intends
another, nor doth to his power what he would make a show of doin...
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THE REBUKE OF THE PRIESTS
CHAPTER 1:6-2:9
The priests, the religious leaders of the people, are described first
in their evil ways, and rebuked. But the rebuke includes the entire
people, for it is t...
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HATH. Hebrew. _yesh,_ See note on Lamentations 1:12....
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_a corrupt_thing] or, _a blemished thing_, R.V. The word is feminine,
and the meaning may perhaps be, that for a perfect male, which he has
in his flock and therefore could offer, as the law required...
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Malachi 1:6 to Malachi 3:6. Rebuke and threatened punishment of the
Priests and People
Ch. Malachi 1:6-14. Rebuke of the Priests
_O priests_ On them first the rebuke justly falls, because they were
c...
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_A CHANGE OF ATTITUDE IS NECESSARY -- MALACHI 1:12-14:_ The Jews were
profaning the service of God. They were treating God's worship as a
common, everyday activity. God never asked more of a person th...
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WHICH HATH IN HIS FLOCK A MALE— _Who, having in his stock that which
is strong and sound, afterwards, having made a vow, sacrificeth into
the Lord that which is sick; for,_ &c. Houbigant.
REFLECTIONS....
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ISRAEL IS UNFAITHFUL. Malachi 1:6 to Malachi 2:9
RV. A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master; if then I am
a father, whereis mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear?
saith Jehov...
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But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and
voweth, and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a
great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among th...
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1:14 terrible (d-37) Or 'to be revered.' see Psalms 111:9 ....
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Jehovah's Love and His People's Ingratitude
1. Burden] RM 'oracle'; properly, 'that which is lifted up,' hence in
this connexion 'utterance'; but with play on other meaning 'burden' in
Jeremiah 23...
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MY *MESSENGER
MALACHI
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
CHAPTER 1
V1 The *LORD sent this message to Israel by means of his servant
Malachi.
NOTES
Verse 1 Malachi wrote his book in the Hebrew language. The He...
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(6-14) The prophet’s rebuke for the dishonouring of God’s name is
addressed to the priests as the responsible persons, but applies to
the whole nation....
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Some consider that two cases are mentioned in this verse. (1) One who
acts deceitfully (by offering a _female_ as a _burnt offering,_ which
is contrary to the Law, while there is in his flock a _male_...
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וְ אָר֣וּר נֹוכֵ֗ל וְ יֵ֤שׁ בְּ
עֶדְרֹו֙
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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...
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2. "HONOR THY FATHER"
Malachi 1:6
From God's Love, which Israel have doubted, the prophet passes to His
Majesty or Holiness, which they have wronged. Now it is very
remarkable that the relation of Go...
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SINCERITY OF WORSHIP SOUGHT
Malachi 1:1-14
The love referred to in these opening Malachi 1:1-5, was exemplified
in the divine choice, that through Israel the whole world might be
blessed. Hate does n...
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After the introductory word, which really constitutes the title page
of the prophecy, the message begins almost abruptly with the tender
and sensitive word of Jehovah to His people, "I have loved you....
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_Male. So better things are styled mascula thura. (Virgil; Pliny,
[Natural History?] xii. 14.) --- It was unlawful to offer a female by
vow, but not out of devotion, Leviticus xxii. 18, 23. (Calmet) -...
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REFLECTIONS
Almighty Lord! grant both to Writer and Reader grace, in receiving the
message of this prophecy, from thy servant the Prophet, that we may
indeed accept the whole of it as the burden of th...
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It should seem, from the solemn expressions with which the Chapter
concludes, and connected with what was said in a preceding part, at
the sixth verse, concerning the priests that despised the Lord's...
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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...
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I come now to the kind of fraud they practiced, _If there be, he says,
in his flock a male, that is, a lamb or a ram, when he vows, then what
is corrupt he offers to Jehovah_. He then means, that thou...
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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...
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BUT CURSED BE THE DECEIVER,.... A cunning, crafty, subtle man, who
thinks and contrives, speaks and acts, in a very artful and deceiving
manner; though some derive the word from יכל, "to be able"; and...
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But cursed [be] the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and
voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I [am] a
great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name [is] dreadful amo...
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_But cursed be the deceiver_ The hypocrite, that deceives man, and
seems as if he would be glad to deceive God; the false heart, that
intends one thing and pretends another, would appear to offer a
sa...
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A REBUKE OF THE PRIESTS...
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But cursed be the deceiver, the hypocrite, which hath in his flock a
male, a sound and normal animal for sacrifice, AND VOWETH, as if
preparing to bring the good animal as a sacrifice, AND SACRIFLCETH...
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Malachi 1:14; Malachi 1:14
which hath in his flock:
_ Heb._ in whose flock is...
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6-14 We may each charge upon ourselves what is here charged upon the
priests. Our relation to God, as our Father and Master, strongly
obliges us to fear and honour him. But they were so scornful that...
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Now comes a thunder-clap from heaven against sinners, who were before
reproved. CURSED BE THE DECEIVER; the hypocrite, that doth deceive
man, and would deceive God; the false heart, that intends one t...
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Malachi 1:14 cursed H779 (H8803) deceiver H5230 (H8802) Who H3426
flock H5739 male H2145 vow H5087 ...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah's love for Israel. The sins of the priests and
hypocrisy of the people.
CHARACTERS: God, Malachi, Jacob, Esau.
CONCLUSION: God would have His people know that He loves them,
therefo...
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Malachi 1:1. _The word of the Lord by Malachi,_ my angel, my
messenger, or the messenger of the Lord. Malachi flourished after the
second temple was built, and about four hundred and twenty years
befo...
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_But cursed be the deceiver._
A CURSED ONE
Curses are the echoes that sin awakens. All deceivers are cursed.
I. The deceiver. He may be a self-deceiver, or a deceiver of others,
or both. Some may u...
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_Should I accept this of your hand?_
saith the Lord.
VAIN OBLATIONS
(taken with Isaiah 1:13):--Each age has its characteristic. No two are
just alike; and though history repeats itself, yet there i...
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_Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought?_
WRONG WORSHIP
1. Wrong worship is worse than no worship at all.
2. Wrong worship will one day be practically repudiated.
3. Wron...
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CRITICAL NOTES.
Malachi 1:11.] The name of God, treated with contempt by priests, will
receive universal homage. Jewish worship will be rejected, and
Gentiles offer spiritual worship in the Church of...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 1:1-2:9
Part I. REPROOF OF THE PRIESTS FOR NEGLECT OF DIVINE SERVICE.
MALACHI 1:1
§ 1_. Heading and author. _THE BURDEN ...
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Now let's turn to Malachi, the final word of God in the Old Testament
period. God's final message before the coming of Jesus Christ.
Who Malachi was, where he came from, we know nothing. Some believe...
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1 Timothy 6:15; 2 Corinthians 8:12; Acts 5:1; Daniel 4:37; Daniel 9:4
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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...
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The deceiver — The hypocrite that would seem to offer a sacrifice of
the best, but puts God off with the worst. A male — A perfect male,
such as God requireth....