NET Note - Segullah is a technical term referring to all the recipients of God's redemptive grace, especially Israel. Three things point to the divine Son of God and Messiah. Are you greedy or generous? And more than this- no changes in them- no unfaithfulness of theirs, causes the slightest change in God. Who shall listen when he speaks? This would find fulfillment any time a Jewish man or woman choose to fear God (to believe in Him, to receive imputed righteousness by grace through faith), but will find its full and final fulfillment at the Return of Messiah, Who will return to those who have "returned" to Him (see Ro 11:25-29-note) John MacArthur (MacArthur Study Bible) agrees writing that "The distinction between the godly and ungodly will be evident for all when the righteous Lord is present, ruling from the throne of David in Jerusalem." For those who are very poor, ten percent may represent generous, sacrificial giving. Malachi 3:16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name. 23:5-6; 33:16). Jam.5:16b—The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. The Condition of Blessing. (Nahum 1:7). 1. (Zech 12:10+, Zech 13:9+ Daniel 12:10+ cf Malachi's contextual use of the more all inclusive term "sons of Jacob" in Mal 3:6). “If you give because it pays, it won’t pay!” said industrialist R. G. LeTourneau, and he was right. The Lord knoweth the thoughts and intents of the heart. We can only prove Him when we have fulfilled His conditions. When no gifts were brought the Levites had no option but to give up their ministry and earn their own living by farming.". Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day, The Lord declares that he will be a swift witness against all ungodly men and women and 'their foot shall slide in due time' (Deut. Indeed, our prayers are a spiritual offering. THE DIVINE CHALLENGE. 7 v From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. All rights reserved). Fear (reverential fear) is one motivation for holy living and maintaining an attitude of complete trust and obedience to the Lord as one’s Master and Savior. Leon Wood - The basic idea of the word is the employment of the mind in thinking activity. Deuteronomy 14:2 "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for His own possession (Lxx = periousios) out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. They “spake one with another”… described constant, continuous, unbroken fellowship with each other, based on thought centered upon the Name of Jehovah. In Whom you delight, behold, He is coming - The description of their "delight" seems to introduce a touch of divine irony (use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning), because, given Israel's general state of disobedience and their blasphemous questions (Mal 2:17), they would hardly delight in the One Who was coming to Judge the living and the dead (cf 2Ti 4:1+)! 3:6-11+, especially Mt 3:11+, where eis is translated "unto." Our generous giving to the cause of world missions directly blesses those who hear the gospel and come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. If you really seek Him, you had better prepare yourself to meet Him! 44:23). (Lxx = edeos = with pleasure, pleasant). This forms a stable foundation of comfort for the believing soul. (Eph 3:20) He gives liberally, and upbraids not. (Words in red = Jehovah speaking). Exodus 19:5+ 'Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession (Lxx = periousios) among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; Deuteronomy 7:6 "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession (Lxx = periousios) out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. It is an eating machine. Commentary for Malachi 3 . ‘*LORD’ is aspecial nam… The final fulfillment will be when Jesus returns suddenly as the glorified God-Man, the King of kings and Lord of lords, at which time He will take up His throne in the Temple in Jerusalem (Rev 1:7+, Rev 19:16+, Mt 25:31-46, Zech 14:5, 9+). It was reckoned as belonging to God. Daniel 12:10-note "Many (speaking of the Jews in the end times - Daniel is not speaking to the church -- this does not mean that they will not be many non-Jews saved at this time of the end because there will be - read Rev 7:9-note then Rev 7:14-note) will be purged (barar = purge; Lxx = peirazo), purified (laben - to be white) and refined (tsaraph), but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand (this is surely a description of the righteous remnant of Israel - they will be supernaturally enabled to understand the significance of the end time events). have put Me to the test (Hebrew = nacah; Lxx = peirazo) these ten times and have not listened to My voice, shall by no means see the land which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who spurned Me see it. Breaking Covenant by Withholding Tithes - “I the LORD do not change. The Hebrewword for ‘message’ here means ‘a weight that someone must carry’. John the Baptist (see summary) appeared (Mt 3:1-2+) with a prophetic word (cf " the word of God came to John," Lk 3:2+) giving the message that God was about to act again in world history. Malachi 3:4. Yes, God will open the storehouses but God's people must first open their storehouses in faith, trusting God for the provision. 24:14). The prophetic spirit was once more active, after a 400 year period of silence during which much of Judaism had come to feel that God had withdrawn His hand from them. None can ever ask too much;  The promise He has given, He will fulfil; the covenant He has made, He will observe; the word that has gone out of His mouth, He will not alter. “Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase” (Deut. Mr. Spurgeon laughed. Many are poor because they rob God. The $100 said, “Well, I’ve had a good life. “You have sown much, and bring in little … and he who earns wages, earns wages to put into a bag with holes” (Hag. He had things in mind like greed, selfishness, impulse consumerism and waste—things that can destroy people's resources and squander their opportunities. It is not a matter of faith with me, but of knowledge, and everyday experience. They thought on His name and talked to each other of it, and He hearkened and heard. Their "offspring" are alive and well in the twenty-first century! In this context Jehovah is going to address their blasphemous questions in Malachi 2:17-note and His reply should get their attention! 'And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.' "Increase evidences a beginning; decrease, death and destruction. Possession (05459)(segullah) is related to an Akkadian cognate, sikiltu, means "private possessions." The immutable God will keep His promise to the nation of Israel. Ps 17:3-note You have tried (Lxx = dokimazo) my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested (tsaraph) me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. But as he is unchangeable in his judgments against sin, he is unchangeable in his love and mercy to his people! Theletos is used only one other time in the Lxx in 1Sa 15:22 describing God's desire (obedience not sacrifice). "There is only one simple Good, and, therefore, One Alone Unchangeable, which is God. : You are cursed with a curse - Why? 4. Lxx translates otsar here with thesauros (cf English "treasure, treasury") which is a place for storing valuables (a treasury, treasure chest, Mt 2:11, a storehouse), Walter Kaiser explains "The “storehouse” is either the “treasury of the temple of the LORD” (1Ki 7:51) or, in a more figurative sense, the place from which all of God’s blessings proceed. Christ will deliver it by His death on the cross at His first coming, and then by His establishing eternal righteousness and peace at His second coming. Pharmakos is "one who prepares and uses drugs for magical purposes or ritual witchcraft sorcerer, poisoner, magician." They were to "render to God the things that are God's." Rob (06906)(qaba) means to rob, defraud, or to overreach (although in Talmudic literature it means “to take forcibly”). I am the Lord, I change not - The new dispensation of grace and goodness, which is now about to be introduced, is not the effect of any change in my counsels; it is, on the contrary, the fulfillment of my everlasting purposes; as is also the throwing aside of the Mosaic ritual, which was only intended to introduce the great and glorious Gospel of my Son.And because of this ancient covenant, ye Jews are not totally consumed; but ye are now, and shall be still, preserved as a distinct people - monuments both of my justice and mercy. God's Rebuttal, Israel's priest and people repeatedly failed to see their sin against God and their need to confess so that they might experience His mercy and forgiveness. Jeremiah 11:20 But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously, Who tries (Lxx = dokimazo) the feelings and the heart, Let me see Your vengeance on them, For to You have I committed my cause. Malachi 3:6 . 35 “For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s shall save it (This is REAL PROFIT!). Ps 11:4-note The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD'S throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. Look into the Church, into the world, into our families, ourselves, what innumerable changes do we see on every hand! Our confidence and assurance is based not upon our faithfulness but upon his! Malachi 3:2 "But who can endure the day of His coming? 12:17-18; 14:22, 28, 29). “But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’ 8 … 30 When (A very important - expression of time. His eye is upon them in all their ways. Taking all stems into consideration, Holladay (p. 117) concludes that there are a total of 164 uses of šûb in a covenantal context. Zechariah 12:10-commentary describes a future purification (see also Daniel 12:10 below)…, And I (God) will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that (here is the purpose of the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit) they will look on Me (Messiah - see below for Rev 1:7) whom they have pierced (dāqārû = “drive through, pierce, stab, run through, i.e., make physical impact with a sharp implement”); and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him, like the bitter weeping over a first-born. (Sermon - It's Not Too Late - Joel 2:12-27). Chris Benfield sermon excerpt - An Eventual Intervention (Lk 11:8)—Jesus said that he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. Be sure to carefully track his going from "no hope" to possessing "hope! He has never since been able to deny himself the pleasure of having a fifth to give. Malachi 3:10 Robert Morgan - Several years ago, a company asked me to prepare a series of studies on the major stewardship campaigns in the Bible, and I discovered something that I did not previously know. w Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. (Hosea 3:5) Hosea in fact has 21 uses of shub/sub in only 14 chapters, so has one of the more "concentrated" uses in Scripture. In Mal 3:10 God encouraged them to test Him and He would bless them "until it overflows." 7:6; 14:2; 26:18; Ps 135:4), draw attention to the original election of Israel. Lordship conveys a sense of complete possession of the servant by the master and complete submission of the servant to the master. That is why Luke 1:17+ says that John the Baptist went before Jesus in the Spirit and the power of Elijah. Bachan/bahan is used almost exclusively in a spiritual sense (unlike the words above - smelt and refine). Struck with this singular sight, he asked the gardener for an explanation. You can impress other Christians by your extensive Bible knowledge, your fervent prayers, or your many years of service in the church. On more than one occasion, Jesus linked a person’s giving to eternal life. And who can stand when He appears? Psalm 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times. The Lxx actually translates chasab/hasab with the verb eulabeomai which means to show a reverent regard and respect for God's Name. To them, one sacrifice was just as good as another, yet they were supposed to teach the people “the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean” (Ezek. : NET = you have said, 'It is useless to serve God. Jesus said that this passage was referring to him in Matthew 11:10. The Living Bible paraphrase has…, "Come and I will forgive you." For (term of explanation) - Always pause to ponder this conjunction when it used as a term of explanation (which is often the case when for is found at the beginning of a verse). 15:13). David's last words on earth were words of joy and confidence in the Lord's covenant of grace (2 Sam. The friend rose and gave him all he needed. Praise God that He does not change, but is forever faithful to His covenant (Play Forever by Chris Tomlin). Your burnt offerings are not acceptable And your sacrifices are not pleasing (Lxx = eduno = to please, gladden, be sweet) to Me.". ", Young's Literal = "In what do we turn back?") Copyright © 2019, GodTube.com. : Then - Then means soon after that or next in order of time. SUDDENLY! T V Moore - The prayer that rises from the broken and contrite heart is often the sweetest offering to God. Between the promise and its fulfillment, the word itself tests and refines the one who has heard it (Ps 105:19). Malachi 3:3. Some were seeking him as a temporal deliverer, to free them from national bondage and to restore the earthly glory to Israel; but some, like Simeon, believed the word and waited for 'thy salvation' (Luke 2:25-32). When His people spoke with one another—not when they spoke to Him—Jehovah hearkened, and heard. 119:36; Pr. Shoefoot’s 70-something-year-old eyes sparkled at the question; he enjoys responding to challenges by skeptics, especially when he speaks to university anthropology students. Glad to begin my own work here. How blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who greatly delights in His commandments. The priests who served at the temple used this produce for their needs. For I the LORD change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed. In fact except for Job 37:21 and Mal 3:3, taher almost exclusively of ritual or moral purity. We can all of us, perhaps, look back to occasions when, if God had been pleased suddenly to call us away, in the state in which we were living at that moment, we could only have put our hands upon our lips and confessed that the sentence was perfectly just. That’s the first way in which we’re to give to the Lord. When cells wear out, most are replaced by new ones. To endure or bear up (undergo especially without giving up) (Jer 10:10; Joel 2:11; Am 7:10, Pr 18:14; Jer 20:9; Mal 3:2). In Hebrews 13:15+ we see the exhortation "Through Him (Christ our Mediator) then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name." But there is a God of absolutes whose scales never lose their adjustment. This interjection is found some 994 times in the OT (First use - Ge 1:29 spoken to Adam; Ge 6:12-13) and always serves to call the reader's attention to something. This great truth is the groundwork of Christian encouragement. 10:13). He will purify these 'sons of Levi,' for they are all priests; and he will purge them that they may believe him, worship him, and offer sacrifices of faith, love, praise, and thanksgiving in righteousness; that is, in the righteousness of Christ (Jer. From Diary of Andrew Bonar - Tuesday, Aug. 29th.—Have returned home. He seemed like such an eager potential convert. (Matt 17:10-13), LUKE RECORDS: For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine or liquor; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, while yet in his mother's womb. - The conjunction "but" signals a contrast between what God desired of Israel and their rebellious response! How tragic that she rebuffs such a gracious invitation from "the LORD who rules over all" (NET), replying "How shall we return?" 24:14–15). Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books). When God calls us to return, we should answer as those did Jer 3:22, "Behold, we come to Thee; For Thou art the LORD our God." Us? Such worshipers are God’s “jewels” (v.17). When he says, 'I and my Father are one,' who shall abide? Walter Kaiser explains "The promise that God had originally given to Abraham in Genesis 12:1–3 would be fulfilled. John Hartley comments that "Various aspects of the refining process are vividly used for judgment on and purification from sin; e.g. ", Malachi 3:10 C H Spurgeon - Faith's Checkbook - Condition of Blessing, “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me nowhere with, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”—Malachi 3:10. 2:22) whereas those who overcome and reject her teaching will receive “the morning star” (Rev. Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away; (Da 7:13-14+). First, that of the skeptic—that God had ceased to punish sin, since the sinning people still continued to exist; and secondly, that of the timid believer—that with so much sin, Israel must be destroyed. In context, God is explaining why He must draw near to them for judgment -- He does not change. He is grieved when He sees the rich and powerful take advantage of the poor and helpless. Instead, they were to seek the living God. The idea is to get a favorable reading—hopefully one that is a few pounds less. Its ironic that this “primitive” man considers the highly educated anthropologists who study his people naive at best, deceived at worst. 2:28, which see). "Prove me." Are you one of them? My messenger - To whom does this refer? FOR THE NAME OF GOD, Those… who esteem His Name ("honored His Name" = NET, "had high regard for His Name" = HCSB; "Reverenced His Name" = Septuagint). 3:3 When Mr. Cecil went to college, he had much to bear, both from severe conflicts in his own mind, and also from insulting treatment at the hands of his profligate and ungodly companions. Betsa - 23 verses - Ge 37:26; Ex 18:21; Jdg 5:19; 1Sa 8:3; Job 22:3; Ps 30:9; 119:36; Pr 1:19; 15:27; 28:16; Isa 33:15; 56:11; 57:17; Jer 6:13; 8:10; 22:17; 51:13; Ezek 22:13, 27; 33:31; Mic 4:13; Hab 2:9 (Lxx = pleonexia); Mal 3:14 Usage in NASB: dishonest gain(4), end(1), gain(7), illicitly(1), plunder(1), profit(4), unjust gain(4), unjust*(1). What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the LORD of Heaven's Armies that we are sorry for our sins? The persistence and commitment of the man eventually paid off. for that day is great, There is none like it; And it is the time of Jacob’s distress, But he will be saved from it (1/3 of Israel will be saved according to Zech 13:8-9+)." Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, “Return to Me,” declares the LORD of hosts, “that I may return to you,” says the LORD of hosts. (Isa 40:3), For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!’” (Mt 3:3+), “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force. 14:11–21). Giving is one of the most fail-proof litmus tests of your relationship to God. Adonai depicts the Sovereign Master and implies a submissive servant, because Adonai speaks of His right to rule over us. ), From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them - This indictment sweeps back to the beginning, to the very birth of the nation of Israel. T V Moore - We may try to defraud God, but in the end will only defraud ourselves. "I change not. They had revolted from God, not only in worship, but in conduct; they had not kept his ordinances. (Psalm 51:17-19-note). In a sense their words are pictured as strong against or prevailing over God (which of course is impossible). 1:5), and provided the basis for Christ’s ministry (Jn. Why did the godly need this book? 3:8). 19 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, In burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar." (Ezra 9:7). Now is no time to abandon your prayers. Matt. 2:2-6). See Ro 2:4-note, Php 2:13-note). Vain (07723)(shav) means futility, worthlessness, fruitlessness (this is the same word used in the commandment in Ex 20:7). Even from the days of your fathers, &c. — Here the discourse is again addressed to the wicked, and from hence to the end of Malachi 3:12 the people are reprehended for slighting the institutions of divine worship, and for withholding the legal tithes and oblations; are assured that they are under a curse for these … Of this nature, the present aspects of worship are the many spiritual ministrations believers present to God, many in prayers...When these take the form of prayers, they are committed to the God Who delights in these as in the sweet incense and the morning sacrifice when these were pure in OT days (Ps 141:2). ", Judah was guilty of the sin of illicit profit…. A return from exile was reclamation as much as a return from any form of sin. he must respond obediently to God’s word in order to experience cleansing (Dan 12:10). Our culture prides itself on "freedom" that is actually slavery to sin (Romans 6:16-17). D. Greg Ebie: The people in Malachi’s day did not see their need for God. Messenger (04397) (malak) is one who bears a message (a notice, word or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another) or does an errand. They are so firmly resolved to go on in sin that they will find a thousand foolish frivolous excuses to shift off their repentance, and turn away the calls that are given them to repent. "But you say, 'How shall we return? Israel deserved to be annihilated, but because of Jehovah's covenant lovingkindness, they did not receive what they fully deserved! What does the truth of immutability add to the truth that God is love? When the silver ore is molten, it gives off oxygen. DIVINE JUSTICE & DIVINE MERCY, For (see additional note on "for" below) - Always take note of this term of explanation and use it as an opportunity to pause (Slow down! As the psalmist says "The righteous cry and the LORD hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles." Malachi 3 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. Psalm 1:6-note. (This reminds me of Robert G Lee's famous sermon - Pay Day - Some Day) It is never vain to serve God! Tsaraph =“to refine,” usually indicating the purifying result of divine judgment. It is the very opposite of the attitude of the people in Mal 3:13–15 who speak with an incredible swagger: "It doesn't pay to serve God." He is forever the reliably righteous Judge. God cannot bless you if you aren’t honoring Him by returning to Him a small portion, a tithe, a ten percent, of what He is giving to you. For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery–so that you will not be wise in your own estimation–that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; 26 and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written, “THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION, HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB.”  2 7“THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM, WHEN I TAKE AWAY THEIR SINS.”. (Eccl 12:13-14). Paul George - The Lord immutability asserted by Himself, no word that He has spoken shall fall to the ground. They delight to contemplate the antiquity of that covenant, remembering that before the day star knew its place, or planets ran their round, the interests of the saints were made secure in Christ Jesus. Jesus not only says, “They are mine,” but, “They shall be mine.” He bought us, sought us, brought us in, and has so far wrought us to His image, that we shall be fought for by Him with all His might. He is unchanged in his love. 33:6; Mal. Ps 11:5-note;The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, And the one who loves violence His soul hates. Jesus confirmed this formerly greedy man’s conversion by saying, “Today salvation has come to this house” (Luke 19:9). First the day will be preceded by the last 3.5 years of this present evil age, a horrible time referred to as the Time of Jacob's Trouble when 2/3's of Israel will be killed, a more horrible genocide that the Nazi Holocaust! Profit (01215) (betsa) is used largely in a negative sense and means dishonest, illegal or unjust gain, ill gotten gain, gain made by violence (Jdg 5:19, Mic 4:13), a sin to be avoided (Ge 37:26; Ex 18:21; 1Sa 8:3; Ps. When will Messiah draw near? Well the New Testament quotes this very verse to identify John the Baptist, the one who came to prepare the way for Christ (Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27+). But there was left them the real value of life. 1). 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