Old Testament and Tanakh |
Jewish, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox
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Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox
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Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox
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Russian and Oriental Orthodox
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Oriental Orthodox |
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Books of Nevi'im |
First Prophets |
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1. Book of Joshua |
2. Book of Judges |
3. Books of Samuel |
4. Books of Kings |
Later Prophets |
5. Book of Isaiah |
6. Book of Jeremiah |
7. Book of Ezekiel |
8. Minor prophets
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The contents of the book are comprised in four chapters. In the Hebrew text the third and fourth chapters (of the A.V.) form but one. The whole consists of three sections, preceded by an introduction (Mal. 1:1-5), in which the prophet reminds Israel of Jehovah’s love to them. The first section (1:6-2:9) contains a stern rebuke addressed to the priests who had despised the name of Jehovah, and been leaders in a departure from his worship and from the covenant, and for their partiality in administering the law. In the second (2:9-16) the people are rebuked for their intermarriages with idolatrous heathen. In the third (2:17-4:6) he addresses the people as a whole, and warns them of the coming of the God of judgment, preceded by the advent of the Messiah.
This book is frequently referred to in the New Testament (Matthew 11:10; 17:12; Mark 1:2; 9:11, 12; Luke 1:17; Rom. 9:13).
This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.