Getting Started

It’s hard to believe we’re about to study our last book in the Old Testament! Will it expand the collection of messianic predictions, or will it emphasize the here-and-now of faithful covenant living?

I suppose you won’t be surprised if the answer is “all of the above.” Malachi is a hard-hitting message about breaking faith and keeping faith. He addresses the vertical human-divine relationship and horizontal human-human relationships.

But at the very end of this book you’ll have a look directly into the life of another prophet who will come just before the Messiah. Let’s discover how Malachi connects all of this in his prophecy.