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Bible Commentaries
Gann's Commentary on the Bible Gann on the Bible
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Bibliographical Information
Gann, Windell. "Commentary on Malachi 4". Gann's Commentary on the Bible. https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/gbc/malachi-4.html. 2021.
Gann, Windell. "Commentary on Malachi 4". Gann's Commentary on the Bible. https://studylight.org/
Whole Bible (48)Old Testament (1)Individual Books (7)
Verse 1
Mal. 4.1
Malachi - Chapter 4 - marginal notes from ASV wide margin Bible
4:1 AD 70
4:1 root nor branch = leaders
Verse 2
Mal. 4:2
4:2 sun of righteousness = Christ
4:2 gambol = leaping and jumping
Verse 3
Mal 4.3
4:3 Christians have an advantage over the wicked.
Verse 4
Mal. 4.4
4:4 ¶
4:4 Horeb = Mt. Range, Sinai a peak; Mt of God.
Verse 5
Mal. 4.5
4:5 Elijah = John the baptist
4:5 great and terrible day = awesome day of Pentecost, or judgment day on Jewish nation in AD 70?
Verse 6
Malachi 4:6
4:6 turn hearts = Luke 1:17
4:6 curse = Israel as a nation rejected Christ and suffered the consequence in AD 70. The gospel went out to the world - Colossians 1:23.
SPECIAL LESSONS
1. Defective Worship - Malachi 1:1-14
1) brought sick and lame - Malachi 1:1
2) weary with worship - Malachi 1:13
3) priests not preaching as they should - Malachi 1:1-10
2. Un-brotherliness - 2:10-14
3. Divorcing wives of youth - Malachi 2:11-13
4. Not paying their tithes - Malachi 3:7-12