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An EasyEnglish BibleVersion and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on the Book of Malachi

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Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. We’re on a mission to change that. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. Colossians 3:1-3 English Standard Version (ESV) Put On the New Self. 3 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

Gordon Churchyard

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v1 The *LORD sent this message to Israel by means ofhis servant Malachi.

Notes

Verse 1 Malachi wrote his book in the Hebrew language. The Hebrewword for ‘message’ here means ‘a weight that someone must carry’. Malachi feltthat he needed to declare God’s message. This was Malachi’s duty. ‘*LORD’ is aspecial name for God. God used this name when he made a *covenant with hispeople. A *covenant is a special agreement. The *Old Testament is about this*covenant. The word ‘testament’ means ‘evidence’. Malachi is the last book inthe *Old Testament. In God’s *covenant with his people:

· God agrees to care for his people.

· God’s people agree to love God andto obey him.

The word ‘Israel’ here means all the *Jewish people. Malachi is aname that means ‘my messenger’. A messenger is someone that brings a message.Malachi probably lived about 450 B.C. B.C. means ‘years Before Christcame to the earth’. The word for ‘servant’ here is actually ‘by the hand of’ in*Hebrew. Malachi considered himself to be like a servant. God was Malachi’smaster. Although Malachi declared this message, his words came from God.

v2 ‘I have loved you’, says the *LORD. But you ask,‘How have you loved us?’ The *LORD answers, ‘Esau was Jacob’s brother. And I(chose to) love Jacob, v3 but not to love Esau. And I have destroyed hismountains. Also, I made his country (called Edom) into a desert where wild dogslive. v4 The people from Edom may say, “(An enemy) has beaten us down.But we will return and rebuild (our country).” This is what the *LORD ofEverything says. If they rebuild (their country), I will destroy it. They willbe called “The wicked country”. The *LORD will always be angry with them. v5You yourselves will see it. Then you will say, “The *LORD is great, evenoutside the country called Israel”.’

Notes

Verse 2 This starts the first of 6 arguments, or discussions,between God and his people Israel. They are in:

· Malachi 1:2-5. An argument about thelove of God.

· Malachi 1:6-2:9. An argument aboutthe honour of God.

· Malachi 2:10-16. An argument aboutpeople who do not do what they promise, especially in marriage.

· Malachi 2:17-3:5. An argument aboutwhether God is a fair judge.

· Malachi 3:6-12. An argument aboutpeople who are sorry because they have done wrong things.

· Malachi 3:13-4:3. An argument aboutpeople who say things against God.

Here, the people did not agree that God loved them. But God saysthat he loved Jacob. In other words, he chose to love Jacob. Jacob’s childrenstarted the 12 *tribes (or large families) that became Israel. So ‘I chose tolove Jacob’ means ‘I chose to love Israel’. The *LORD had changed Jacob’s nameto Israel (Genesis 32:28).

Verse 3 But God chose not to love Esau. Actually, the *HebrewBible says, ‘I hated Esau’. But many Bible students agree with our translation.It means that God chose Jacob for his plan, but he did not choose Esau. God’splan was to send Jesus to save us from the punishment for our evil deeds. Godchose Jacob because later Jesus would be born into the family of Jacob (thatis, Israel). That is a plan that can help everyone, ‘even outside the countrycalled Israel’, verse 5.

This verse helps to give us a date for Malachi. It tells us thatthe *LORD destroyed Edom. That means that the *LORD allowed an enemy to defeatEdom. Edom is the name of the country where the family of Esau lived. An enemycalled the Nabataeans probably destroyed Edom about 500 *B.C. The people fromEdom moved to the desert south of Jerusalem. This was before Malachi wrote hisbook.

Verse 4 ‘The *LORD of Everything’ is a special name for God.Another translation is ‘The *LORD of *Angel Armies’. *Angels are God’s servantsin heaven, where he lives. We do not often see them, but they are alwaysworking for God, even on earth.

Verse 5 Some *Jews thought that God could only work in their ownland. But when they will see him work in Edom, they will say, ‘The *LORD isgreat, even outside the country called Israel!’

v6 ‘A son gives honour to (his) father and a servant(is afraid of) his master’, says the *LORD of Everything. ‘I am your father.But you do not show any honour to me. I am your master. But you do not respectme.’ (He says) to the priests, ‘You do not respect my name.’ But you ask, ‘Howdo we *disrespect your name?’ v7 (He answers), ‘You put *unholy food onmy *altar.’ But you ask, ‘How have we been *unholy to you?’ (He answers),‘Because you say that you do not respect the *LORD’s table. v8 It iswrong when you offer blind animals to me (on the *altar). You should not offerto me animals that cannot walk. And (you should not offer to me animals) thathave diseases. That would be very wrong. You would not (dare to) offer them toyour ruler! He would not be pleased with you. He would not accept such giftsfrom you’, says the *LORD of Everything. v9 ‘And now, pray to Godhimself that he will be *gracious to us! When you offer him these (unclean)things, he will not accept your gifts’, says the *LORD of Everything. v10‘(I wish) that somebody among you would shut the doors (of my *temple). Thenyou would not light *useless fires on my *altar. You are not pleasing me. So Iwill not accept anything that you offer (to me)’, says the *LORD of Everything.v11 ‘But my name will be great among the nations. (It will be great)from where the sun rises (in the east) to where it sets (in the west). In everyplace (people will) offer *incense and pure gifts to my name. (This is) becausemy name will be great among the nations’, says the *LORD of Everything.

v12 ‘But you insult (my name) when you say:

· “The *LORD’s table is unclean.”

· And, “The food on it is nasty.”

v13 And you say, “What a nuisance!” And you blow(down your nose) at it’, says the *LORD of Everything. ‘You bring and offer (tome animals):

· that have an injury;

· and that cannot walk well;

· and that have diseases.

So I shall not accept your gifts’, says the *LORD ofEverything.

v14 ‘I shall *curse the person that cheats. Thatperson promises to give a good male animal from his *flock. But (then he)offers a bad animal to the *Lord. I am a great king. So the people from everynation must respect my name’, says the *LORD of Everything.

v1 ‘And now, priests, this command is for you. v2If you do not listen (to me)’ says the *LORD of Everything, ‘then I will send a*curse on you. (I will do this) if you do not really give honour to my name inyour minds. A *curse will come (on you) instead of good things. In fact, I havealready sent a *curse on you. (This is) because you do not really give mehonour in your minds.

v3 Look! Because of you, I will be angry with yourchildren. I will spread *dung on your faces. It will come from the animals thatyou offer (to God). And they will take you away with it. v4 And you willknow that I sent this command. (I sent it) so that my *covenant with Levi willcontinue’, says the *LORD of Everything. v5 ‘My *covenant was with him.And I gave to him life and satisfaction. So he respected me (because) he wasafraid of me. He was afraid of my name. v6 What he taught (people) wastrue and he said nothing false. He lived with me and had sat

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