Intro to Malachi
For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts. Malachi 1:11 If you have never seen the show The Office, this reference might be lost on you. But just like Dwight Schrute’s promotion to Office Manager and marriage to Angela (anyone know what her last name was) was the perfect ending to The Office , Malachi is a very fitting close to the Old Testament Scriptures. It not only directs worshippers towards living a life of holiness, but also builds the expectation in the readers of a future messenger who will “prepare the way” before the Lord (3:1). Malachi helps to sort of close out the Old Testament while at the same time transitioning and building an expectation for us in the New Testament. Apart from his name, we know very little about Malachi; this seems to hone our focus in on the messag...