E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Malachi 3:7
ordinances = statutes. Hebrew, hok . Referring to particular ritual observances. Not the same word as in Malachi 3:14 . read more
Malachi-3:7-12,numbers-18:25-26,numbers-18:28
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Malachi 3:8
man . Hebrew 'adam. App-14 . rob = defraud. A rare word. Occurs only here, in Malachi 3:8 , Malachi 3:9 ; and Proverbs 22:23 . God . Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 . have robbed = are defrauding. tithes. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 27:30-33 .Numbers 18:21-32 .Deuteronomy 12:17 , &c.; Mal 14:22-29 ). App-92 . offerings = heave offerings. Literally, in the tithe and the heave offering. Hebrew. trumah. App-43 . Not the same word as in verses: Malachi 3:3 , Malachi 3:4 , Malachi 3:10 ,... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Malachi 3:9
are cursed with a curse. The primitive text read, "ye have cursed Me with a curse". The Sopherlm say ( App-33 ) that they altered the letter, (Mem = M) into; (Nun = N), thus making it passive instead of active, and detaching it from the rest of the sentence. This was done to avoid a supposed irreverence. this whole nation = the nation, the whole of it. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Malachi 3:10
all = the whole; implying that a part had been withheld. meat prey: i.e. animals for sacrifice. Not put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for food; but put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), App-6 , for sacrificial animals. open you the windows, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 7:11 ; Genesis 8:2 ). App-92 . pour you out = empty you oat. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Malachi 3:11
the devourer = the eater: i.e. the locust. Compare Joel 1:4 .Amos 4:9 . for your sakes = for you (the Dative of Reference), read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Malachi 3:12
a delightsome land. Compare Isaiah 62:4 .Daniel 8:9 . read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Malachi 3:7
"From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, Saith Jehovah of hosts. But ye say, Wherein shall we return?"The apostasy of Israel had begun almost from the very first and flourished unabated throughout pre-Christian and Christian history alike."Wherein shall we return ...?" "This is the same old Pharisaical spirit as in Malachi 1:6, etc., throughout the prophecy. They do not acknowledge their... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Malachi 3:8
"Will a man rob God? yet ye rob me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings."A proper appreciation and understanding of what Malachi taught here would prostrate many a Christian upon his knees in repentance. If God considered the non-payment of tithes, or the mere partial payment of them as "robbing God," what about millions of professed Christians who do not give as much to the work of God as they spend for soft drinks and tobacco? Any candid appraisal of what men are... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Malachi 3:9
"Ye are cursed with the curse; for ye rob me, even this whole nation.""The curse ..." Again, note the definite article. It is indicative of the end of relationship with God. It is that which followed the final and judicial hardening visited by God upon incorrigible sinners. (See under Malachi 2:2, above.)"Even this whole nation ..." Israel is not here designated as my people," or "the people of God"; the status of Israel from this time forward in human history was simply that of any other... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Malachi 3:1-18
Cheating God (2:17-3:18)When the Jews saw surrounding nations prosper while they suffered hardship, they complained that God was not just. Other nations made no effort to keep God’s law, whereas Israel was his people (17). Malachi replies that if justice is what the Jews want, then justice is what they will have; but they must realize that such justice will apply to them as well as to their heathen neighbours. They have asked for the God of justice; now he will come and do his work of justice... read more