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Texts -- Malachi 4:2 (NET)
Pericope
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- Mal 3:13--4:3 -- Resistance to the Lord through Self-sufficiency
Bible Dictionary
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DAYSPRING
[ebd] (Job 38:12; Luke 1:78), the dawn of the morning; daybreak. (Comp. Isa. 60:1, 2; Mal. 4:2; Rev. 22:16.)
[isbe] DAYSPRING - da'-spring: This beautiful English word, in current use in the time of the King James Version, is found in the Old Testament as the translation of shachar, "Hast thou .... caused the dayspring to know his place?"...
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Sun
[smith] In the history of "greater light," of the creation the sun is described as "greater light," in contradistinction to the moon, the "lesser light," in conjunction with which it was to serve "for signs and for seasons, and for d...
[nave] SUN Created, Gen. 1:14-18; Psa. 74:16; 136:7; Jer. 31:35. Rising and setting of, Eccl. 1:5. Daily motion of, Psa. 19:4, 6. Worship of, forbidden, Deut. 4:19; 17:3. Worshiped, Job 31:26-28; Jer. 8:2; Ezek. 6:4, 6; 8:16. ...
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Fear of God
[nave] FEAR OF GOD. Reverence Gen. 35:5; Ex. 18:21; Ex. 20:18-20; Lev. 22:32; Deut. 4:10; Deut. 5:29; Deut. 6:2; Deut. 10:12, 20, 21 Deut. 6:13; 13:4; 14:23. Deut. 28:49, 58; Josh. 4:24; Josh. 24:14; 1 Sam. 2:30; 1 Sam. 12:14, 24...
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Jesus, The Christ
[nave] JESUS, THE CHRIST. Index of Sub-topics History of; Miscellaneous Facts Concerning; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Ascension of; Atonement by; Attributes of; Compassion of; Confessing; Creator; Death of; Design of His...
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Malachi
[nave] MALACHI Last of the minor prophets, Mal. 1:1. Reproves the church for its impiety, Mal. 1; 2; 3:7-15. Foretells the coming of the Messiah, Mal. 3:1-6; the judgments on the wicked and consolations of the righteous, Mal. 4:1...
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Salvation
[nave] SALVATION (Scriptures relating directly and remotely to a topic of the nature of this one, are difficult to separate accurately into sub-topics without giving space beyond reasonable limits. The plan of salvation, begun and ...
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Righteousness
[nave] RIGHTEOUSNESS By faith, Gen. 15:6; Rom. 4:3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 20, 22, 24. Garment of, Job 29:14; Matt. 22:11-14. Imputed on account of obedience, Deut. 6:25; Job 33:26. Fruits of Deut. 6:25; Josh. 22:31; Psa. 1:3; Psa. 15:1...
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Righteous
[nave] RIGHTEOUS. Index of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Contrasted with the Wicked; Described; Promises to, Expressed or Implied. Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics Compared with: The sun, Judg. 5:31; Matt. 13:43; sta...
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Blessing
[nave] BLESSING For blessing before eating, See: Prayer, Thanksgiving Before Taking Food. See also Benedictions. Responsive Blessings of the Law Deut. 28:1-14 For the responsive Curses of the law, See: Curse. Divine, Contingent...
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WINGS
[isbe] WINGS - wingz (kanaph; pterux): Biblical references to the wings of birds are common, especially in Psalms, many of them exquisitely poetical. Often the wings of an eagle are mentioned because they are from 7 to 9 feet in sw...
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Malachi, Prophecies of
[ebd] The contents of the book are comprised in four chapters. In the Hebrew text the third and fourth chapters (of the A.V.) form but one. The whole consists of three sections, preceded by an introduction (Mal. 1:1-5), in which t...
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Light
[ebd] the offspring of the divine command (Gen. 1:3). "All the more joyous emotions of the mind, all the pleasing sensations of the frame, all the happy hours of domestic intercourse were habitually described among the Hebrews und...
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ASTRONOMY, I
[isbe] ASTRONOMY, I - as-tron'-omi: I. THE HEAVENLY BODIES 1. The Ordinances of Heaven 2. The Sun (1) The Names for the Sun (2) The "City of the Sun" (3) The Greater Light-Giver (4) The Purpose of the Sun (5) The Sun as a Type 3. T...
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CALF
[isbe] CALF - kaf (`eghel; par, or par, often rendered "bullock"): The etymology of both words is uncertain, but the former has a close parallel in the Arabic `ijl, "calf." Par is generally used of animals for sacrifice, `eghel, in...
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HEALING
[isbe] HEALING - hel'-ing (marpe', te`alah, kehah): In the Old Testament this word is always used in its figurative sense; marpe', which literally means "a cure," is used in Jer 14:19 twice, and in Mal 4:2; te`alah, which literally...
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STALL
[isbe] STALL - stol ((1) marbeq, literally,, "a place for tying up" (Am 6:4; Mal 4:2), (2) 'abhac, "to give fodder" (Prov 15:17), (3) 'urvah, "to pluck and feed" (1 Ki 4:26; 2 Ch 9:25; 32:28), (4) repheth, "a resting place" (Hab 3:...
Arts
Hymns
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- Berlutut di PalunganMu [KJ.115]
- Bernyanyilah Merdu [KJ.106] ( Good Christian Men, Rejoice / In dulci jubilo )
- Gapuramu Lapangkanlah [KJ.87]
- Gita Sorga Bergema [KJ.99] ( Hark! The Herald Angels Sing )
- Hai Berdandanlah, Jiwaku [KJ.313]
- Hari Minggu, Hari Kebangkitan [KJ.191]
- Jurus'lamat, Datanglah [KJ.82]
- Kau, Yesus, Raja Mahakaya [KJ.297]
- Kaulah, ya Tuhan, Surya Hidupku [KJ.405] ( Be Thou My Vision )
- Kiranya Langit Terbelah [KJ.80]
- Kusongsong Bagaimana [KJ.85]
- Mahaterpuji Allahku [KJ.79]
- Mahkota Duri yang Kejam [KJ.219] ( The Head That Once Was Crowned )
- O, Datanglah, Imanuel [KJ.81]
- Sekawanan yang Esa [KJ.272]
- Sinar Fajar Yang Baka [KJ.323]
- Terbitlah Bintang Timur [KJ.83]
- Tuhan Allah Hadir [KJ.17]
- Ya Yesus, Dikau Kurindukan [KJ.84]
- Yesus Segala-galanya [KJ.396] ( Jesus Is All the World to Me )
Questions
- "What symbols are used for both Christ and his people?" is a frequent question. There are six symbols used for both Christ and his people.1. A BRANCH. For Christ, in Isa. 11:1-4, "A branch out of his roots shall bear fruit," ...
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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
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1:4 Ezekiel saw within the opened heavens a great cloud blown toward him by the north wind with lightning flashing from it almost constantly (cf. 1 Kings 19:11-13; Job 38:1; 40:6; Ps. 29:3-5). Israel's enemies had invaded fro...
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Malachi prophesied during the times of Nehemiah. The dates of Nehemiah's ministry were about 445-420 B.C. Possibly Malachi ministered during the time when Nehemiah returned to Babylon following the completion of Jerusalem's w...
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I. Heading 1:1II. Oracle one: Yahweh's love for Israel 1:2-5III. Oracle two: The priests' illicit practices and indifferent attitudes 1:6-2:9A. The priests' sins 1:6-141. Disrespectful service 1:6-72. Disqualified sacrifices ...
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3:17 Almighty Yahweh announced that He would honor those who feared Him as His own on the day He prepared His own possessions. This probably refers to the day of the Lord (cf. v. 2; 4:1, 3) when He will resurrect Old Testamen...
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The final three verses of the book, which are also the final message in the Old Testament, are sufficiently different from what immediately precedes to indicate another message from Malachi. Essentially Malachi said, Be prepa...