CASKET-EMPTY continues as we move into E-Expectations. This period of 400 years is also known as the "intertestamental period." It begins after Malachi, the last book of the Hebrew Bible is written (about 430BC), and ends with the birth of Christ in about 6BC. Although there are no new books of Scripture written, God's people remember the words of the prophets and see God fulfilling those prophecies, heightening their expectations of the promised coming King.