Malachi 1-4
Malachi is the last of the minor prophets as well as being the last book in the King James Old Testament.
He isn't any more pleasant then the previous 11 minor prophets and is actually fairly graphic in his descriptions of God's wrath.
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2:3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.
God (actually, the priests in charge) demands money and food;
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3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
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3:9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
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3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
We finish up with the command to remember the laws of Moses. I know that there is some disagreement on wether or not Jesus tells followers to obey the old laws or to forget them. I hope we'll find out in the next book!
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4:4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
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4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD
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We finally make it to the end of the Old Testament. I wish I had some profound words but it's more like feeling exhausted when you cross the finish line in a race, you're just glad it's over.
Having read the Gospel of Matthew before, I know it's a MUCH more pleasant book and a lot of positive messages for the reader. :-)
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...it's more like feeling exhausted...
ReplyDeleteExactly ... I was surprised at how tiresome these guys (minor prophets) were. Fortunately, the Big Guy takes on a new PR firm in Matthew!