Verse Malachi 1:13. _YE HAVE SNUFFED AT IT_] A metaphor taken from cattle which do not like their _fodder_. They _blow strongly_ through their nose upon it; and after this neither _they_ nor _any othe...
WHAT A WEARINESS! - What an onerous service it is! The service of God is its own reward. If not, it becomes a greater toil, with less reward from this earth, than the things of this earth. Our only ch...
THE REBUKE OF THE PRIESTS CHAPTER 1:6-2:9 The priests, the religious leaders of the people, are described first in their evil ways, and rebuked. But the rebuke includes the entire people, for it is t...
BEHOLD Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6 AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ (App-6). SNUFFED. puffed. "Snuffed" is an archaism for "sniffed". complained by snivelling: i.e. pooh-poohed...
Malachi 1:6 to Malachi 3:6. Rebuke and threatened punishment of the Priests and People Ch. Malachi 1:6-14. Rebuke of the Priests _O priests_ On them first the rebuke justly falls, because they were c...
_what a weariness_is it!] i.e. the service of the Sanctuary. _torn_ Rather, TAKEN BY VIOLENCE. R.V. _ye brought an offering_ Rather, YE BRING THE OFFERING, R.V. The reference is perhaps to "the (stat...
_A CHANGE OF ATTITUDE IS NECESSARY -- MALACHI 1:12-14:_ The Jews were profaning the service of God. They were treating God's worship as a common, everyday activity. God never asked more of a person th...
YE SAID ALSO, BEHOLD— _And in that ye say, depart hence; and while you reject some, you afterwards bring that which is torn, or lame, or sick, for an offering. Should I,_ &c. Houbigant. Those who unde...
ISRAEL IS UNFAITHFUL. Malachi 1:6 to Malachi 2:9 RV. A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master; if then I am a father, whereis mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith Jehov...
Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I...
1:13 accept (a-38) Or 'be pleased with,' as ver. 8. torn, (c-24) Or 'violently taken away.'...
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...
(6-14) The prophet’s rebuke for the dishonouring of God’s name is addressed to the priests as the responsible persons, but applies to the whole nation....
SAID. — Better, _say._ AND YE HAVE SNUFFED AT IT. — Better, _and ye puff at it_ — that is, treat it with contempt, “pooh-pooh it,” as we say. The service of the Temple, which they ought to have regar...
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...
2. "HONOR THY FATHER" Malachi 1:6 From God's Love, which Israel have doubted, the prophet passes to His Majesty or Holiness, which they have wronged. Now it is very remarkable that the relation of Go...
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....
Ye said also, Behold, what a (o) weariness [is it]! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought [that which was] torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: s...
Behold of our labour, &c. You pretended labour and weariness, when you brought your offering; and so made it of no value, by offering it with an evil mind. Moreover, what you offered was both defectiv...
It should seem, from the solemn expressions with which the Chapter concludes, and connected with what was said in a preceding part, at the sixth verse, concerning the priests that despised the Lord's...
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...
He pursues the same subject — that the worship of God was despised by them and regarded as almost worthless. We must bear in mind what I have before stated — that the Jews are not reprehended here as...
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...
YE SAID ALSO, BEHOLD, WHAT A WEARINESS [IS IT]?.... These are either the words of the priests, saying what a wearisome and fatiguing business the temple service was to them, for which they thought the...
Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness [is it]! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought [that which was] torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: shoul...
_But ye_ O priests, and the people, by your example; _have profaned it_ Namely, my great name. You have used it as a common thing, and as of no importance or consideration. _In that ye say_ Namely, by...
Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! They regarded their service at the altar as an offensive drudgery. AND YE HAVE SNUFFED AT IT, saith the Lord of hosts, publicly showing their contempt for...
A REBUKE OF THE PRIESTS...
Malachi 1:13; Malachi 1:13 ye have snuffed at it: Or, whereas you might have blown it away...
6-14 We may each charge upon ourselves what is here charged upon the priests. Our relation to God, as our Father and Master, strongly obliges us to fear and honour him. But they were so scornful that...
YE SAID ALSO; to those sins before mentioned, the priests chiefly, and the people with them, added this also, that they openly complained of God's service. BEHOLD, WHAT A WEARINESS! what a toil and dr...
Malachi 1:13 say H559 (H8804) weariness H4972 sneer H5301 (H8689) Says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 hosts...
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...
_Should I accept this of your hand?_ saith the Lord. VAIN OBLATIONS (taken with Isaiah 1:13):--Each age has its characteristic. No two are just alike; and though history repeats itself, yet there i...
_Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought?_ WRONG WORSHIP 1. Wrong worship is worse than no worship at all. 2. Wrong worship will one day be practically repudiated. 3. Wron...
THE RIGHT KIND OF NOSE Ye have snuffed at it. Malachi 1:13. Some people think it is very important to have a nice nose. Those of you who have read _Little Women_ will remember that Amy was greatly...
CRITICAL NOTES. Malachi 1:11.] The name of God, treated with contempt by priests, will receive universal homage. Jewish worship will be rejected, and Gentiles offer spiritual worship in the Church of...
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...
1 Samuel 2:29; Amos 5:21; Amos 8:5; Deuteronomy 15:21; Ezekiel 4:14;...
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...
What a weariness — What a toil and drudgery to observe every point of the law. This — With such minds snuffing at my service, and with such sacrifices, unfit for mine altar....