While the people cynically questioned God’s justice and longed for his intervention, in Malachi 2:17-3:5, God told them he would be coming in judgment after his messenger prepared the way. In the New Testament, we learn who that messenger was and what God did when he showed up, which was a shock to all.
After complaining repeatedly to God, the prophet had a view of God’s power and fell silent.
Although the first anointed king tried to kill the second one, the Lord protected his anointed, as he always does.
At first glance, it looked like Matthew made a big mistake in his genealogy of Jesus by placing him in the line of David,...
