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Malachi Bible Study Resources

October 15, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Malachi Bible Study Resources  | WednesdayintheWord.com

Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Malachi.


Jump to: Background; ** Maps; ** Key Words; ** Encyclopedias; ** Commentaries; ** Articles; ** GotQuestions ** Next **


Basics

  • Author: Prophet Malachi
  • Date: Most likely during Nehemiah’s return to Persia (c. 433-424 BC).
  • Malachi marks the beginning of God’s 400 years of silence broken by John the Baptist.

Genre: Understanding Prophecy

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Section 1: Background

Background

  • Introduction to the Prophets
  • Introduction to the Exile & Return
  • Chart: Bible History at a glance
  • Chronology Ezra-Nehemiah
  • Blue Letter Bible: Old Testament Timeline
  • Jensen’s Survey of the Old Testament
  • Bible Atlas: Persia
  • Bible Atlas: Babylon
  • Bible Atlas: Babylonia
  • Bible Atlas: Jerusalem
  • Hebrew Calendar
  • Timeline of the Babylonian Captivity
  • Minor Prophets Quotes in the NT
  • BibleHistory.com: List of the Kings of Persia
  • Ray C Stedman: Overview of the Book
  • John MaArthur Overview
  • ESV: Introduction to Malachi
  • ESV: The Global Message of Malachi
  • NIV: Introduction to the Minor Prophets
  • NIV: Introduction to Malachi
  • James van Dine: Analysis of Malachi 
  • David Malick: An Introduction to the Book of Malachi
  • David Malik (Bible.org): An Argument of the Book of Malachi
  • JVernon McGee: Malachi – Introductory Notes, Outlines
  • Charles Swindoll: Malachi Overview
  • William Orr: Keys to Malachi
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Section 2: Maps

Maps from Bible-History.com

  • Persia 5th Century BC
  • Persia 6th Century BC
  • Nehemiah’s Jerusalem

Maps from Studylight.org

  • World Powers of the 6th century BCE
  • The Conquests of Cyrus the Great
  • The Persian Empire
  • The Return of the Jewish Exiles to Judah
  • Judah in the 5th century BCE
  • Palestine after the Exile

ESV Study Bible

  • Chronology of Ezra
  • Adversaries Hinder Work in Ezra
  • Kings of Persia in Ezra–Nehemiah
  • Chronology of Nehemiah
  • Chronology in Esther
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Section 3: Key Words

Key Words

  • Lord (39x) – Lord of Hosts
  • “But/yet you say” Mal 1:2; Mal 1:6; Mal 1:7; Mal 2:14; Mal 2:17; Mal 3:7; Mal 3:8; Mal 3:13.
  • day (5x; that day, day is coming) – Strong’s H3117 in Mal 3:2; Mal 3:17; Mal 4:1; Mal 4:3; Mal 4:5.
  • return (4x/2v) – Strong’s H7724 in Mal 1:4; Mal 3:7.
  • messenger (3x/2v) – Strong’s H4397 in Mal 2:7; Mal 3:1
  • curse (4x3v) – Strong’s H3994 in Mal 2:2; Mal 3:9; Strong’s H779 in Mal 2:2; Strong’s H2764a in Mal 4:6.
  • name (7x) – Strong’s H8034 in Mal 1:6; Mal 1:11; Mal 1:14; Mal 2:2; Mal 2:5; Mal 3:16; Mal 4:2.
  • test (2x) – Strong’s H974 in Mal 3:10; Mal 3:15.
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Section 4: Encyclopedias

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

  • Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Malachi, theology of
  • American Tract Society Malachi
  • Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Malachi
  • Fausset Bible Dictionary Malachi
  • Holman Bible Dictionary Malachi
  • Hitchcock Bible Names Malachi
  • Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Malachi
  • Morrish Bible Dictionary Malachi
  • Hawker’s Poor Man’s Dictionary Malachi
  • People’s Dictionary of the Bible Malachi
  • Watson’s Theological Dictionary Malachi
  • 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Malachi
  • International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Malachi
  • Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Malachi
  • McClintock and Strong’s Bible Encyclopedia Malachi
  • The Nuttall Encyclopedia Malachi
  • Easton’s Bible Dictionary Malachi
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Section 5: Commentaries

Commentaries & Study Bibles

  • Ligionier.org Top 5 Commentaries: Malachi
  • Tim Challies Best Commentaries:
  • Commentary Reviews: Malachi
  • Walter Kaiser – Malachi – God’s Unchanging Love
  • Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible: Malachi
  • Matthew Henry: Malachi
  • Albert Barnes Notes: Malachi
  • Reformation Study Bible Notes: Malachi
  • Geneva Study Bible: Malachi
  • Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: Malachi
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Section 6: Articles

Articles

  • A Commentary On The Book Of Malachi by Richard V. Clearwaters
  • Wakening A Sleeping Metaphor- A New Interpretation Of Malachi 1:11 –Åke Viberg
  • Discovering the Macrostructure of the Book of Malachi- Mal. 1:1–12 as a Test Case — Rand Michael Muender
  • Malachi 1:11 And The Worship Of The Nations In The Old Testament — J. G. Baldwin
  • Divorce And Violence- Synonymous Parallelism In Malachi 2:16 — Elaine A. Heath
  • Is The Messiah Announced In Malachi 3:1- Andrew S. Malone
  • Will There Be Another Elijah- Carl Armerding
  • A Thematic Development Of The Haggai-Zechariah-Malachi Corpus — Ronald W. Pierce
  • WJ Beecher: The Prophets and the Promise
  • Craig Bloomberg: Elijah, Election, and the Use of Malachi in the NT
  • Charles Feinberg: The Commanding Importance of the Prophetic Scriptures
  • William Luck: Divorce and Re-Marriage: Recovering the Biblical View
  • Richard Mayhue: The Prophet’s Watchword: Day of the LORD
  • Max I Reich: The Messianic Hope of Israel – The Hope Scheduled in Malachi
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Section 7: Got Questions

GotQuestions.org

  • Malachi Survey
  • What are the Major and Minor Prophets?
  • Why did God love Jacob and hate Esau (Malachi 1:3; Romans 9:13)?
  • How do we bring blemished offerings to God (Malachi 1:8)?
  • What does it mean to profane the covenant (Malachi 2:10)?
  • What does Malachi 2:16 mean when God says, ‘I hate divorce’?
  • How can we express our doubt to God without offending Him (Malachi 2:17; 3:14-15)?
  •  Who is the promised messenger of Malachi 3:1?
  • What is the significance of the refiner’s fire and launderer’s soap in Malachi 3:2?
  • What Does It Mean to Test God?
  • What does it mean to rebuke the devourer in Malachi 3:11?
  • Does the teaching on tithing in Malachi 3:9-10 apply to us today?
  • What is the book of remembrance (Malachi 3:16)?
  • What is the sun of righteousness (Malachi 4:2)?
  •  Was John the Baptist Elijah reincarnated (Malachi 3:1; 4:5)?
  • What is the Day of the Lord?
  • Why must Elijah return before the end times (Malachi 4:5-6)?
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Bible Study Helps

  • Bible Study 101
  • Interpreting Narratives
  • Study Software & websites
  • More Maps & Charts
  • Hebrew word studies by Precepts Austin
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Section 8: Next

Next: Matthew

Previous: Zechariah

Series: Resources by Book

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