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Text -- Malachi 1:1-4 (NET)
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Introduction and God’s Election of Israel
1:1 What follows is divine revelation . The word of the Lord came to Israel through Malachi :
1:2 “I have shown love to you,” says the Lord , but you say , “How have you shown love to us?” “Esau was Jacob’s brother ,” the Lord explains , “yet I chose Jacob
1:3 and rejected Esau . I turned Esau’s mountains into a deserted wasteland and gave his territory to the wild jackals .”
1:4 Edom says , “Though we are devastated , we will once again build the ruined places .” So the Lord who rules over all responds , “They indeed may build , but I will overthrow . They will be known as the land of evil , the people with whom the Lord is permanently displeased .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Malachi |
OBADIAH, BOOK OF |
Malachi, Prophecies of |
NABATAEANS; NABATHAEANS |
Dragon |
Edomites |
God |
Edom |
Predestination |
Jackal |
Quotations and Allusions |
Unbelief |
Esau |
Archaeology |
WHALE |
HATE; HATRED |
GENESIS, 3 |
JACOB (1) |
Frankincense |
BURDEN |
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