Malachi — Book Overview
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We have domesticated the lion of Judah and turned him into a housecat, a divine therapist whose main job is to affirm our choices and boost our self esteem. We want a God who is manageable, predictable, and above all, nice. The book of Malachi is the last word from God to His people for four hundred years. And this last word is a series of disputations, a divine argument with a cynical and complacent people. They want God to show up and fix things, to vindicate them and judge their enemies. We are living in an age of societal disintegration. You do not need a prophet to tell you this; you only need to read the headlines or look out your window. Our civilization is coming apart at the seams, and the central point of that unraveling is the family.
This overview explores the whole book. Read the explanations sampled in this summary: