The Book of Malachi

מַלְאָכִי

mal’āḵî “My messenger”

Time period of Nehemiah 13  around 430 – 420 BC

Speaking for Elohimאֱלֹהִים
romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator. For more info click here, Malachiמַלְאָכִי
Transliteration:mal’āḵî Pronunciation:mal-aw-kee’ – Used once in the Bible – Meaning “My messenger” a minor prophet; is the name used by the author of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Nevi’im (Prophets) section of the Tanakh. It is possible that Malachi is not a proper name, because it means “messenger”; it has been assumed to be a pseudonym. According to Jewish tradition, the real identity of Malachi is Ezra the scribe. For more info click here stood at one of the most significant dividing points in history. Prophets had come and gone, but the culture about him didn’t bear the impress of their labors. The priestsכֹּהֲנִים
kôhêneem, ko-hane’ Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here were corrupt (1.6-2.9), and the people, with some exceptions. were no better (2.10-4.3). But Elohimאֱלֹהִים
romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator. For more info click here was still on the throne­ sovereign. He was the father and the master (1.6) a great king (1.14), the heavenly governor (implied in 1.8), the giver of covenants and commandments (2.5; 4.4). As the God of judgment. He had brought about the doom of Edom אֱדוֹם
was an ancient kingdom in Transjordan, located between Moab to the northeast, the Arabah to the west, and the Arabian Desert to the south and east. Most of its former territory is now divided between present-day southern Israel and Jordan. Edom appears in written sources relating to the late Bronze Age and to the Iron Age in the Levant also another name for Esau the brother of Jacob (1.3, 4). His curse was upon the unfaithful priestsכֹּהֲנִים
kôhêneem, ko-hane’ Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here (1.14; 2.2, 3.9) and those who had robbed Him (3.9). He would cut off those who intermarried with the nations (2.12). There would be swift judgment (2.17-3.5). The Day of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
would consume the wicked (4.1, 3). Yet as the Elohimאֱלֹהִים
romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator. For more info click here of grace He would bless the faithful remnant, for a story of grace lay behind His love for Jacobיַעֲקֹב
(/ˈdʒeɪkəb/; Modern: Yaʿaqōv (help·info), Tiberian: Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يَعْقُوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb; Greek: Ἰακώβ, romanized: Iakṓb) the name Yaʿaqōv יעקב is derived from ʿaqev עָקֵב “heel”, as Jacob was born grasping the heel of his twin brother Esau. (later called Israel) for more info click here (1.2), His covenant with Leviלֵוִי‎
(/ˈliːvaɪ/ LEE-vy; Modern: Levī,The Torah suggests that the name Levi refers to Leah’s hope for Jacob to join with her, implying a derivation from Hebrew yillaweh, meaning he will join, but scholars suspect that it may simply mean priest, either as a loan word from the Minaean lawi’u, meaning priest, or by referring to those people who were joined to the Ark of the Covenant. For more info click here (2.4, 5), His patience with the sons of Jacobיַעֲקֹב
(/ˈdʒeɪkəb/; Modern: Yaʿaqōv (help·info), Tiberian: Yaʿăqōḇ; Arabic: يَعْقُوب, romanized: Yaʿqūb; Greek: Ἰακώβ, romanized: Iakṓb) the name Yaʿaqōv יעקב is derived from ʿaqev עָקֵב “heel”, as Jacob was born grasping the heel of his twin brother Esau. (later called Israel) for more info click here (3.6), His offer to those who had been unfaithful stewards (3.10), the book of remembrance (3.16). the rising of the sun of righteousnessצְדָקָה‎
Transliteration: ṣᵊḏāqâ Pronunciation: tsed-aw-kaw’ For more info click here (4.2). and the promised coming of Elijahאֵלִיָּהוּ
romanized: ʾĒlīyyāhū,ˈlaɪdʒə/ il-EYE-jə; meaning “My God is Yahweh/YHWH”;Greek form: Elias /ɪˈlaɪəs/ il-EYE-əs)or more info click here (4.5, 6). The Day of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here was coming, said Malachiמַלְאָכִי
Transliteration:mal’āḵî Pronunciation:mal-aw-kee’ – Used once in the Bible – Meaning “My messenger” a minor prophet; is the name used by the author of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Nevi’im (Prophets) section of the Tanakh. It is possible that Malachi is not a proper name, because it means “messenger”; it has been assumed to be a pseudonym. According to Jewish tradition, the real identity of Malachi is Ezra the scribe. For more info click here. It would be a glorious day for the righteousצַדִּיק‎
Transliteration ṣadîq Pronunciation tsad-deek’ To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). For more info click here (3.16, 17; 4.2. 3), but a day of destruction for the wicked (4.1, 3). Yet between the lines can be read these words of grace: “Y’all turn, y’all turn from your evil ways; for why will y’all die, 0 house of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration:yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here?” (Ezk 33.11).

The Author

Whether Malachiמַלְאָכִי
Transliteration:mal’āḵî Pronunciation:mal-aw-kee’ – Used once in the Bible – Meaning “My messenger” a minor prophet; is the name used by the author of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Nevi’im (Prophets) section of the Tanakh. It is possible that Malachi is not a proper name, because it means “messenger”; it has been assumed to be a pseudonym. According to Jewish tradition, the real identity of Malachi is Ezra the scribe. For more info click here is a man’s name, or means, rather, “my messenger” or “a mission­ary,” is disputed. Since all the other Old Testament books of prophecy are authen­ticated by the presence of the authors’ names, however, and since the name “Mala­chi” is formed like certain other Hebrew proper names, it probably is the name of the prophet who wrote the book. In any event, history has preserved for us no certain information about the author. Malachiמַלְאָכִי
Transliteration:mal’āḵî Pronunciation:mal-aw-kee’ – Used once in the Bible – Meaning “My messenger” a minor prophet; is the name used by the author of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Nevi’im (Prophets) section of the Tanakh. It is possible that Malachi is not a proper name, because it means “messenger”; it has been assumed to be a pseudonym. According to Jewish tradition, the real identity of Malachi is Ezra the scribe. For more info click here was probably written sometime in the quarter century following 450 B.C., since it mirrors conditions existing at the time of Nehe­miah’s second arrival in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here in 432 B.C.