I hated — I loved not Esau's posterity as I loved Jacob's. His heritage — Mount Seir with the neighbouring mountains. Waste — By Nebuchadnezzar's arms five years after the sacking of Jerusalem, and whereas Jacob's captivity returned, and their cities were rebuilt, Esau's never were. The dragons — Creatures which delight in desolate places, by which the utter desolation of Esau is signified.
Verse Malachi 1:3. _AND I HATED ESAU_] I have shown him _less love_; Genesis 29:30-1. I comparatively _hated_ him by giving him an inferior lot. And now, I have not only laid waste the dwelling-place...
AND I MADE HIS MOUNTAINS A WASTE, AND HIS HERITAGE FOR THE JACKALS OF THE WILDERNESS - o Malachi attests the first stage of fulfillment of Joel’s prophecy (Joel 3:19, vol. i. pp. 214, 215), “Edom shal...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS 1. Jehovah's Love for His People CHAPTER 1:1-5 The message of Malachi begins with the sublime statement, “I have loved you, saith Jehovah.” It is the message to Israel. This...
YAHWEH'S LOVE FOR ISRAEL. This truth is questioned by some of the prophet's contemporaries, who are then reminded of the contrasted fortunes of the nations descended from Jacob and Esau. These peoples...
DRAGONS. jackals. Compare Isaiah 13:22; Isaiah 34:13.Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 10:22;...
Malachi 1:2-5. Introductory Appeal These verses form an exordium to the whole Book. The ungrateful disposition of the people and the unchanging love of God are in view in all that follows....
_for the dragons_ Rather, JACKALS. The unusual form of the word here (fem. instead of masc. as elsewhere) has led many to render, _dwellings_(LXX. δώματα ἐρήμου; and Syr.). But the derivation and mean...
_GOD CONTINUED TO LOVE HIS PEOPLE -- MALACHI 1:1-5:_ The Jews had become disobedient in their sacrifices and in their living. Malachi pictured the fact that God continued to love them even in their re...
DISCOURSE: 1266 THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD’S GRACE Malachi 1:2. _I have loved you, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the Lord: yet I loved Jacob,...
YET I LOVED JACOB, &C.— These words are not to be taken according to modern ideas; for in Scripture, when love and hatred are spoken of God, are set in opposition to each other, and applied to his dis...
GOD LOVES ISRAEL. Malachi 1:2-5 RV. I have loved you, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Jehovah: yet I loved Jacob; but Esau I hated, and made...
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. AND I HATED ESAU - not positively, but relatively - i:e., I did not choose him out to be the objec...
1 Jehovah's Love and His People's Ingratitude 1. Burden] RM 'oracle'; properly, 'that which is lifted up,' hence in this connexion 'utterance'; but with play on other meaning 'burden' in Jeremiah 23...
MY *MESSENGER MALACHI _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 1 V1 The *LORD sent this message to Israel by means of his servant Malachi. NOTES Verse 1 Malachi wrote his book in the Hebrew language. The He...
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1. GOD'S LOVE FOR ISRAEL AND HATRED OF EDOM Malachi 1:2 He begins with God's Love, and in answer to the disappointed people's cry, "Wherein hast Thou loved us?" he does not, as the older prophets did...
Malachi 2:1; Malachi 3:1; Malachi 4:1 PROPHECY WITHIN THE LAW "MALACHI" 1-4 BENEATH this title we may gather all the eight sections of the Book of "Malachi." They contain many things of perennial i...
SINCERITY OF WORSHIP SOUGHT Malachi 1:1-14 The love referred to in these opening Malachi 1:1-5, was exemplified in the divine choice, that through Israel the whole world might be blessed. Hate does n...
After the introductory word, which really constitutes the title page of the prophecy, the message begins almost abruptly with the tender and sensitive word of Jehovah to His people, "I have loved you....
And I (c) hated Esau, (1) and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. (c) For besides this the signs of my hatred appeared even when he was made servant to his yo...
Esau, perceiving the evil which was already in him, and would appear afterwards; (St. Jerome and Theodoret) or rather he was a figure of the reprobate, though not of course one himself. (St. Augustine...
The Apostle to the Hebrews explains this account of Esau, who is said to be a fornicator, and a profane person Hebrews 12:16 left to a dissolute mind, being rejected, or as this scripture speaks, hate...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. The Lord has not been pleased to give us much express information of the prophets in general, with the exception of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Daniel, and in a me...
We now see what I have just referred to, — that the Jews are reminded of God’s gratuitous covenant, that they might cease to excuse their wickedness in having misused this singular favor. He does not...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 4. The prophecy of Malachi deals with the people brought back from the captivity of Babylon, and is most important as shewing the moral condition of...
AND I HATED ESAU,.... Or, "rejected" him, as the Targum; did not love him as Jacob: this was a negative, not positive hatred; it is true of him, personally considered; not only by taking away the birt...
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. Ver. 3. _And I hated Esau_] _i.e._ I loved him not as I did Jacob; I passed him by, and let him alon...
_The burden of the Lord_ The word _burden_ is here, as often elsewhere, equivalent to prophecy; _to Israel_ To those of all the tribes that were returned from captivity. _I have loved you, saith the L...
and I hated Esau, in the sense of not loving him, without any idea of vindictivenes, AND LAID HIS MOUNTAINS AND HIS HERITAGE, the land which he inhabited south of the Dead Sea, WASTE FOR THE DRAGONS O...
GOD'S PECULIAR LOVE FOR ISRAEL...
1-5 All advantages, either as to outward circumstances, or spiritual privileges, come from the free love of God, who makes one to differ from another. All the evils sinners feel and fear, are the just...
I HATED; I loved not Esau or his posterity as I loved Jacob and his posterity: this not loving, comparatively, is a hating, God showed not the same kindness to the twin brothers; the one was more enri...
Malachi 1:3 Esau H6215 hated H8130 (H8804) laid H7760 (H8799) waste H8077 mountains H2022 heritage H5159 jackals...
THE LOVE OF YHWH FOR JACOB, AND HIS HATRED FOR ESAU (MALACHI 1:2). YHWH now makes a positive affirmation of love for His people Israel (Jacob). This love had often been affirmed by previous prophets....
Malachi 1:2 I. There is no impiety in this inquiry. Granted that God may prefer whom He will; that it is for Him, if it please Him and as it please Him, to put one man before another; yet, if in so do...
CONTENTS: Jehovah's love for Israel. The sins of the priests and hypocrisy of the people. CHARACTERS: God, Malachi, Jacob, Esau. CONCLUSION: God would have His people know that He loves them, therefo...
Malachi 1:1. _The word of the Lord by Malachi,_ my angel, my messenger, or the messenger of the Lord. Malachi flourished after the second temple was built, and about four hundred and twenty years befo...
_was not Esau Jacob’s brother?_ saith the Lord: yet I loved Jacob, and I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. JACOB From the fate of the hunte...
MALACHI—NOTE ON MALACHI 1:2 First Dispute: Are God’s People Still Special in His Sight? Malachi answers the doubts of the people who question God’s love because of Israel’s many current problems....
CRITICAL NOTES.] BURDEN] (Massa) A heavy vision full of toil and weight. “What is the burden of the Lord?” was asked scoffingly from the prophets. As a punishment for the blasphemy of the people, God...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1:1-2:9 Part I. REPROOF OF THE PRIESTS FOR NEGLECT OF DIVINE SERVICE. MALACHI 1:1 § 1_. Heading and author. _THE BURDEN ...
Now let's turn to Malachi, the final word of God in the Old Testament period. God's final message before the coming of Jesus Christ. Who Malachi was, where he came from, we know nothing. Some believe...
Deuteronomy 21:15; Deuteronomy 21:16; Ezekiel 25:13; Ezekiel 25:14;...
VITAL QUESTIONS Malachi 1:1; Malachi 2:1; Malachi 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Malachi presents questions asked by God. In response, instead of a direct answer, the chosen people, Israel, ask...
If God is love, how could He hate any person? PROBLEM: In the latter part of verse 2 and the first part of verse 3, God says, “Yet Jacob I have loved; But Esau I have hated.” But, John says, “God is...