by Shelley | Feb 2, 2023 | Bible Fiber, Malachi
Bible Fiber is available on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts!! Both Jewish and Christian traditions refer to Malachi as the “seal of the prophets.” His epilogue deserves special attention because it is not only Malachi’s closing statement, but also the...
by Shelley | Jan 26, 2023 | Bible Fiber, Malachi
Subscribe to Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts! In Malachi’s sixth and final disputation, God consistently speaks in first person to the community, a fact made more significant in light of the fact that Malachi was the last of the writing...
by Shelley | Jan 19, 2023 | Bible Fiber, Malachi
Subscribe to Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts! Malachi’s fifth disputation begins with a theological lesson: “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, have not perished” (3:6). The “children of Jacob” is one of...
by Shelley | Jan 12, 2023 | Bible Fiber, Malachi
Follow Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to podcasts! Previous disputations had charged the priesthood with negligent worship and condemned Israelite men for their pagan marriages. Those prophetic messages were harsh and pointed. Still, the restored...
by Shelley | Jan 5, 2023 | Bible Fiber, Malachi
Subscribe to Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts! Malachi’s third disputation is short and to the point (2:10-16). Israelite men were divorcing their Israelite wives to marry pagan women, and God was not pleased! While the second disputation...
by Shelley | Dec 14, 2022 | Bible Fiber, Malachi
Subscribe to Bible Fiber on YouTube or wherever you listen to your podcasts! Malachi’s second disputation is the longest of the six (1:6-2:9). He wanted the remnant to understand that their misfortunes were not the result of God’s disengagement. Their lack of zeal was...