malachi-4:5-6,-luke-1:13-14

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Malachi 4:5

(5) Elijah.—There is no more reason to suppose that this refers actually to “Elijah” the prophet, and that he is to appear upon earth, than to imagine from Hosea 3:5; Ezekiel 24:23; Ezekiel 37:24; Jeremiah 30:9; that David himself is to come again in the flesh. When John the Baptist answered the question of the deputies of the Sanhedrim, “Art thou Elias?” by “I am not,” he simply gave a negative reply to their question, which was formulated on their misapprehension. On the other hand, that John... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Malachi 4:6

(6) And he shall turn . . . to their fathers.—This does not refer to the settlement of family disputes, such as might have arisen from marriage with foreign wives. “The fathers are rather the ancestors of the Israelitish nation, the patriarchs, and generally the pious forefathers . . . The sons, or children, are the degenerate descendants of Malachi’s own time and the succeeding ages.”—Keil. “The hearts of the godly fathers and ungodly sons are estranged from one another. The bond of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Malachi 4:1-6

The End of the Christian Year Malachi 4:1 The end of a Christian year and the approach of another bring, like all endings and new beginnings in our frail and brief life, solemn thoughts. The Church in her services encourages them, and impresses them upon us. I. The Day of Change and Ending. Life, if you think of it, is so made that it seems stable, settled, permanent, and yet it is liable always to interruption and shock. It moves incessantly towards some day of change and ending. Both... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:1-6

4; Malachi 2:1-17; Malachi 3:1-18; Malachi 4:1-6PROPHECY WITHIN THE LAW"MALACHI" 1-4BENEATH this title we may gather all the eight sections of the Book of "Malachi." They contain many things of perennial interest and validity: their truth is applicable, their music is still musical, to ourselves. But their chief significance is historical. They illustrate the development of prophecy within the Law. Not under the Law, be it observed. For if one thing be more clear than another about "Malachi’s"... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:4-6

8. THE RETURN OF ELIJAHMalachi 4:4-6; Hebrews 4:3-5With his last word the prophet significantly calls upon the people to remember the Law. This is their one hope before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord. But, in order that the Law may have full effect, Prophecy will be sent to bring it home to the hearts of the people-Prophecy in the person of her founder and most drastic representative. Nothing could better gather up than this conjunction does that mingling of Law and of... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Malachi 4:1-6

The Remnant and the Concluding Prophecy CHAPTER 3:16-4:6 In the midst of all these moral conditions, the apostasy of the masses, we find a pleasing picture of a godly portion, whom the Lord mentions in a special manner. There were those who feared the Lord. They had no sympathy with the wicked practices of their brethren; they did not share the contempt and unbelief manifested by the rank and file of the people. They were drawn together by the Spirit of God; they had fellowship one with... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Malachi 4:5

4:5 Behold, I will send you {e} Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and {f} dreadful day of the LORD:(e) This Christ interprets of John the Baptist, who both for his zeal, and restoring or religion, is aptly compared to Elijah; Matthew 11:13-14 .(f) Which as it is true for the wicked, so does it waken the godly, and call them to repentance. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Malachi 4:6

4:6 And he shall {g} turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and {h} smite the earth with a curse.(g) He shows in what John’s office would consist: in the turning of men to God, and uniting the father and children in one voice of faith: so that the father will turn to the religion of his son who is converted to Christ, and the son will embrace the faith of the true fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.(h) The second point of his... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:4-6

FOURTH DIVISION (Malachi 4:4-6 ) This part is a grand conclusion in which the great day of the Lord is once more referred to, and Elijah the prophet named as His forerunner. We learn from Matthew 11:14 ; Mark 9:11 and Luke 1:17 that John the Baptist is to be considered the type of this forerunner, but that Elijah is to come again to this earth is the opinion of many. There are those who believe that he and Moses are the two witnesses in Revelation 11:0 that shall do wonders in Jerusalem... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Malachi 4:1-6

A Gallery of Pictures Malachi 1-4 We have some pictures in the prophecy that are very vivid, and some of them very humiliating. For example, we have a picture of the utterest selfishness in Malachi 1:10 : "Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought." Yet they sang how good a thing it was to be but a doorkeeper in the house of the Lord. Men do not come to this kind of selfishness all at once. For some degrees of... read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Malachi 4:5

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Malachi 4:6

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Malachi 4:1-6

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:1-6

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:4-6

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Malachi 4:1-6

Geneva Study Bible - Malachi 4:5

Geneva Study Bible - Malachi 4:6

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:4-6

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Malachi 4:1-6

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