Malachi 4

The Day of the Lord

1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. References Lord: Isaiah 5:24, Obadiah 1:18, Zephaniah 1:18, 2 Thessalonians 1:8. Evil: Malachi 3:15. Parallel theme: Malachi 3:2, Exodus 15:7, Job 18:16, Isaiah 47:14, 2 Peter 3:7 +5

2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. Resurrection: 2 Samuel 23:4. Parallel theme: Malachi 3:16, Psalms 84:11, Isaiah 30:26, 53:5, Jeremiah 33:6, Luke 1:78, John 1:4, 8:12, Revelation 22:16 +5

3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. References Lord: Malachi 3:17, Isaiah 25:10, Micah 7:10, Zechariah 10:5, Romans 16:20, Revelation 11:15. Evil: Job 40:12. Parallel theme: Isaiah 26:6, Micah 5:8, Revelation 14:20 +5

Remember the Law of Moses

4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Word: Deuteronomy 4:10, Romans 3:31

5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophetProphet: נָבִיא (Navi). The Hebrew navi (נָבִיא) means prophet—one who speaks God's word to the people. Prophets received divine revelation and declared God's message, often calling Israel to repentance and foretelling future events. before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: Prophecy: John 1:21, 1:25. References Lord: Malachi 3:1, 4:1, Isaiah 40:3, Joel 2:31, Luke 1:17. Parallel theme: Luke 9:30, Revelation 6:17 +4

6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. Curse: Isaiah 24:6, 43:28, 65:15, Daniel 9:11, Revelation 22:3. Parallel theme: Isaiah 11:4, 61:2, Zechariah 13:8, 14:12, Revelation 19:15 +5