Malachi
Purpose
Confronts covenant unfaithfulness in the restored community, calling for genuine worship and promising a refining messenger before the LORD's day.
Author
Malachi ("my messenger")
Time Period
Written c. 433-400 BC, after the temple's rebuilding
Key Themes
- Covenant unfaithfulness
- True worship
- Tithes
- Repentance
- Elijah before the day of the LORD
Outline
The LORD's love and six disputations with Israel (ch. 1-3:15); the day of the LORD and Elijah's coming (ch. 3:16-4:6).