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Created page with "{{성경 |image=thumb|가운데 |title=Malachi |Abbreviation=Mal |Class.=Old Testament |Category=Minor Prophet |Writer=Malachi |Date (Approx.)=c. 430 BC |Chapters=4 Chapters }} '''The book of Malachi''' is the final book of the Old Testament and was written by the prophet Malachi. After the book of Malachi, no additional Scripture was written for about four hundred years, until the appearance of Jesus Christ. =..." |
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The writer of this book is the prophet Malachi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+1%3A1&version=NIV |title=Malachi 1:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> His name, ''Malachi'' (Hebrew: מַלְאָכִי), means “my messenger.” The book of Malachi is generally dated to around 430 | The writer of this book is the prophet Malachi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+1%3A1&version=NIV |title=Malachi 1:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> His name, ''Malachi'' (Hebrew: מַלְאָכִי), means “my messenger.” The book of Malachi is generally dated to around 430 BC, shortly after Nehemiah’s second return to [[Jerusalem]]. The reasons for this dating include the following: | ||
Malachi rebukes the [[Priest|priests]] for their negligence, noting that they were offering defiled bread on the altar of the [[Temple]] and that the spiritual fervor of the people of Judah had grown cold.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+1%3A7&version=NIV |title=Malachi 1:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+3%3A8-9&version=NIV |title=Malachi 3:8–9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> This suggests that a significant period had passed since the completion of the Temple (around 516 BC). | Malachi rebukes the [[Priest|priests]] for their negligence, noting that they were offering defiled bread on the altar of the [[Temple]] and that the spiritual fervor of the people of Judah had grown cold.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+1%3A7&version=NIV |title=Malachi 1:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+3%3A8-9&version=NIV |title=Malachi 3:8–9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> This suggests that a significant period had passed since the completion of the Temple (around 516 BC). | ||
