THE BOOK OF MALACHI Lesson 8, Chapter 2 Continued 2 We ended our previous lesson at Malachai chapter 2 verse 11, when we were dealing with the issue of forbidden intermarriage between the Jews and gentile foreigners. While this was directed mostly towards the Levite Priests, it included the common Jewish population who did the […]

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THE BOOK OF MALACHI Lesson 7, Chapter 2 Continued The final chapter of the Book of Daniel begins with these awesome and terror-filled words, for those who will hear and heed them. CJB Daniel 12:1–3 "When that time comes, Mikha'el, the great prince who champions your people, will stand up; and there will be a […]

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THE BOOK OF MALACHI Lesson 6, Chapter 2 Chapter 2 of Malachai gets even more focused, and the accusations against the Levite Priesthood more sharply severe, than in chapter 1. There is a fine line between teaching and preaching; and I suspect that due to the nature of the material in Malachai, we’ll wind up […]

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THE BOOK OF MALACHI Lesson 5, Chapter 1 Continued 3 I have spoken on numerous occasions that the Bible books of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachai form a kind of somewhat overlapping trilogy, and probably Haggai collaborated with Zechariah, and Zechariah with Malachai to some limited level. So, as we continue in Malachai, I want to […]

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THE BOOK OF MALACHI Lesson 4, Chapter 1 Continued 2 We will continue our journey through Malachai in our steady and deliberate fashion because the inspired work and what it presents to us demands it. I’ll remind you that because of the way Malachai is constructed there is something important to talk about at every […]

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THE BOOK OF MALACHI Lesson 3, Chapter 1 Continued As Malachai represents the last of the Old Testament Prophets and the Old Testament Prophet system and era, it probably isn’t surprising that we find ourselves staring at monumental and complex God-principles that appear, but which come with no explanation. This is partly because all the […]

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THE BOOK OF MALACHI Lesson 2, Chapter 1 The opening words of the first chapter of Malachai…which we shall shortly read in full… begins with what is called a superscription. A superscription gives us a top-level view of the context for what follows it (in this case, the writings and message of the Prophet Malachai). […]

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THE BOOK OF MALACHI Lesson 1, Introduction As with all the other Hebrew Bible prophets (that is, the so-called Old Testament prophets), Malachai speaks not only to the wayward Hebrews of his era, but rather to all people of all eras. I think, as I look around at the place and trajectory of world events […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 33, Chapter 14 Conclusion Just as the viewpoint of the biblical Creation Story is earth-centric as though someone was standing on earth to record God’s process of Creation, so as Zechariah winds down the viewpoint reduces further to Jerusalem-centric. Earth, so far as we know, is the cosmic center of […]

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THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH Lesson 32, Chapter 14 Continued We’ve worked our way to this final chapter of Zechariah, and last week paused at verse 8. Starting at verse 6 we read about changes in nature, or better a change in the very nature of nature, that has (since Creation) regulated the Universe and especially […]

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