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.
John’s birth and Zechariah’s prophecy pointed to the greatest manifestation of God’s mercy ever.
The loss of the Ark from Israel anticipated the way of approaching God through Christ and also warns against faith that is merely outward...
During three weeks, we will look at Matthew 6:1-18, moving from the outside toward the Lord’s Prayer in the middle. First we considered Jesus’...