Malachi 3:3

Malachi 3:3

The Coming Messenger

1 “Behold, ^aI send My messenger,
And he will ^bprepare the way before Me.
And the Lord, whom you seek,
Will suddenly come to His temple,
^cEven the Messenger of the covenant,
In whom you delight.
Behold, ^dHe is coming,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

2 “But who can endure ^athe day of His coming?
And ^bwho can stand when He appears?
For ^cHe is like a refiner’s fire
And like launderers’ soap.

3 ^aHe will sit as a refiner and¹ a purifier of silver;
He will purify the sons of Levi,
And purge them as gold and silver,
That they may ^boffer to the Lord
An offering in righteousness.

4 “Then ^athe offering of Judah and Jerusalem
Will be¹ pleasant to the Lord,
As in the days of old,
As in former years.

5 And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
^aAgainst perjurers,
Against those who ^bexploit wage earners and ^cwidows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

6 “For I am the Lord, ^aI do not change;
^bTherefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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He shall fit - As resolved to attend his work and finish it. He shall purify - The effect of this fiery trial, shall be the thorough cleansing of the persons that are to pass through it. Sons of Levi - Either the Jewish Levites, or all Christians, who are made priests unto God. In righteousness - That they may offer themselves, their souls and bodies to God, in righteousness and true holiness.

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