Sem. Alexander King Cezar M.

Lacson PROPHET MALACHI

malakh – messenger
malakhiah – messenger of YHWH

BOOK OF MALACHI
I. Israel preferred to Edom.
II. Offense in Sacrifice and Priestly Duty.
III. Marriage and Divorce.
IV. Purification and Just Judgment.
V. The Messenger of the Covenant.
VI. Gifts for God, Blessings for the People.
VII. The Need to Serve God.
VIII. Moses and Elijah.

IDENTITY OF MALACHI
- Jewish Encyclopedia Implied that Malachi preached at around 420 BC.
- The Talmud and the Aramaics identify Ezra as Malachi.
- According to Iosephus, Ezra died and was buried “in a magnificent manner” in Jerusalem.
- Others refer that Malachi was a separate person, might be a Levite and a member of the Great
Assembly.

SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF MALACHI

- Malachi describes a priesthood that is forgetful and neglect its duties.
- A Temple that is underfunded because the faithful have lost interest in it.
- A society neglecting the sanctity of Marriage.

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