OET MAL chapter 1

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1 This is a message that Yahweh gave to Malaki for the Israelis:

1 The _oracle of _the _word of_YHWH to Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in/on/at/with_hand _of of _Malʼākī.

1:2 Yahweh’s love for the Israelis

2 “I have loved you all,” says Yahweh, but you say, “How have you shown your love for us?”

“Wasn’t Esaw Yacob’s brother?” declares Yahweh. “Yet I’ve loved Yacob[ref] 3 and rejected Esaw. I’ve turned the hills where Esaw lived into a wasteland and given his inheritance to the wild jackals.”

4 If Esaw’s descendants in Edom say, “We’ve been crushed, but we’ll return and rebuild what was destroyed,” then army-commander Yahweh will say, “They might build, but I will tear down. Others will call them ‘The country of wickedness’ and ‘The people who Yahweh is forever angry with.’

5 Your own eyes will see it, and you’ll say, ‘Yahweh is great even outside Israel’s borders.’ ”

2 I _have _loved DOM_you _all he _says YHWH and_say in/on/at/with_how loved_us am_not [did]_a _brother ˊĒsāv to_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) the _utterance of_YHWH and_loved DOM Yaˊₐqoⱱ.
3 And_DOM ˊĒsāv I _hated and_turned DOM mountains_his a _waste and_DOM inheritance_his to_jackals of _[the]_wilderness.
4 If/because it _will _say ʼEdōm we _have _been _shattered and_return and_rebuild [the]_ruins thus he _says YHWH of _hosts they they _will _build and_I I _will _tear _down and_called to/for_them a _territory of _wickedness and_the_people which he _was _indignant YHWH until perpetuity.
5 And_eyes_your _all’s _own they _will _see and_you _all you _all _will _say he _is _great YHWH from_under to_borders of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

1:6 Second-class sacrifices

6 “A son honours his father, and a servant honours his master, so if I’m a father, where is my honour? If I am a master, where is my respect?” says army-commander Yahweh to all you priests who despise my name.

“But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’ 7 By offering polluted food on my altar. But you say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ By saying that Yahweh’s table can just be disrespected. 8 Don’t you think it’s wrong when you sacrifice blind animals? Isn’t it evil when you offer lame or sick animals? Try presenting them to your governor! Will he welcome you or would he be offended?” says army-commander Yahweh.[ref]

9 So now bring you requests to God and hope to be showered by his grace. Ha, army-commander Yahweh asks how he could treat you all favourably when you’re bringing second-class offerings?

10 “Yeah, if only there was one person among you who would shut the temple gates so that you all couldn’t just continue to light worthless fires on my altar. I get no pleasure from you all,” says army-commander Yahweh, “and I won’t accept any offering that you all bring me. 11 People in other countries from the east all the way to the west will honour me, and incense and genuine sacrifices will be offered to me, because my reputation in those countries will be praised,” says army-commander Yahweh. 12 “But you all are dishonouring my name when you say that the master’s table is polluted, and that its fruit, its food, can be treated with contempt. 13 You all also say, ‘How tiresome this is,’ and you snort at it,” says army-commander Yahweh. “You all bring animals for your offering that were killed by a wild animal or is lame or sick. Should I accept those from you?” says Yahweh. 14 “May the cheats be cursed who have male animals in their flocks and vow to give them, but instead sacrifices a second-class animal to the master! Yes, I’m a powerful king,” says army-commander Yahweh, “and my name will be carefully respected among the nations.”

1:2-3: Rom 9:13.

1:8: Deu 15:21.

6 A _son he _honours a _father and_servant master_his and_if [am]_a _father I where honour_my and_if [am]_a _master(s) I where respect_me he _says YHWH of _hosts to/for_you _all the_priests [who]_despise name_my and_say in/on/at/with_how have _we _despised DOM name_your.
7 [you _all _are]_bringing _near on altar_my food defiled and_ask in/on/at/with_how defiled_you in/on/at/with_saying_you _all the _table of_YHWH [is]_despicable it.
8 And_because/when offer a _blind _[animal] for_sacrifice [is _it]_not evil and_because/when you _all _bring _near a _lame _[animal] and_sick [is _it]_not evil present_it please to_governor_your pleased _with_you[fn][fn][fn] or would _he _accept faces _of_you he _says YHWH of _hosts.
9 And_now entreat please the _face of _god and_gracious_us[fn] from_hands_your _all’s it _was this will _he _accept any _of_you _all face he _says YHWH of _hosts.
10 Who also in/on/at/with_you _all and_shut [the]_doors and_not you _all _will _set _light _to altar_my in _vain there _[is]_not to_me pleasure in/on/at/with_you _all he _says YHWH of _hosts and_offering not I _will _accept from_hands_your _all’s.
11 If/because from_rising of _[the]_sun and_unto setting_its [is]_great name_my in/on/at/with_nations and_on/over_all place incense [is _being]_brought _near to_name_my and_offering a _pure if/because [is]_great name_my in/on/at/with_nations he _says YHWH of _hosts.
12 And_you _all [are]_profaning DOM_it in/on/at/with_say_you _all the _table my_master [is]_defiled it and_fruit_its [is]_despicable food_its.
13 And_say there what_weariness and_sniff _at DOM_it he _says YHWH of _hosts and_bring a _stolen _[animal] and_DOM the_lame and_DOM the_sick and_bring DOM the_offering accept DOM_that from_hand_your _all’s he _says YHWH.
14 and_cursed [one _who]_deals _deceptively and_has in/on/at/with_flock_his a _male and_vows and_sacrifices a _blemished _[animal] to_master if/because [am]_a _king great I he _says YHWH of _hosts and_name_my [is]_to _be _feared in/on/at/with_nations.

1:8 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

1:8 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

1:8 Note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

1:9 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

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Prophets of the Old Testament after 800 B.C.

If you ask someone today what biblical prophets did, they will likely tell you that they divinely foretold of future events. While this was often the case, most prophets in the Bible focused as much on “forthtelling” God’s messages as they did on “foretelling” the future. That is, their primary role was to simply “forthtell” divinely acquired messages to leaders and groups of people, and at times that included foretelling of coming judgment, blessing, rescue, etc. Also, though plenty of prophets (sometimes called “seers” in Scripture) often spoke in confrontational or eccentric language that put them at odds with kings and religious leaders, the biblical writers also applied the term prophet to people who communicated God’s messages in ways that many readers today might not think of as prophecy, such as worship leaders appointed by David to “prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals” (1 Chronicles 25:1). Similarly, the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings are typically categorized as history by Christians, but in the Hebrew canon they belong to the category of Former Prophets. The Lord raised up prophets throughout all of biblical history, from the giving of the law under Moses to the revelation of the last days by the apostle John, and the kings of Israel and Judah often recognized and supported specific people as official prophets of the royal court and consulted them to find out God’s perspective about official matters. Following is a list of nearly everyone designated as prophet or seer in the Old Testament and the primary area of their ministry.

• Zechariah (796 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 24:20] => Jerusalem
• Jonah (780 B.C.) [2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1] => Gath-hepher, Nineveh
• Hosea (770 B.C.) [Hosea 1:1] => Samaria?
• Amos (760 B.C.) [Amos 1:1] => Bethel
• Isaiah (730 B.C.) [2 Kings 19:2; 20:1; 2 Chronicles 26:22; 32:20, 32; Isaiah 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Micah (730 B.C.) [Jeremiah 26:18; Micah 1:1] => Moresheth
• Nahum (650 B.C.) [Nahum 1:1] => Elkosh (Capernaum?)
• Zephaniah (630 B.C.) [Zephaniah 1:1] => Jerusalem?
• Huldah (630 B.C.) [2 Kings 22:14] => Jerusalem
• Habakkuk (600 B.C.) [Habakkuk 1:1; 3:1] => Jerusalem?
• Ezekiel (592 B.C.) [Ezekiel 1:3] => Babylonia/Chebar River
• Uriah (600 B.C.) [Jeremiah 26:20] => Kiriath-jearim
• Jeremiah (587 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 36:12; Jeremiah 1:1; 19:14] => Jerusalem
• Obadiah (586 B.C.) [Obadiah 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Daniel (560 B.C.) [Daniel 7:1; Matthew 24:15] => Babylon
• Haggai (520 B.C.) [Ezra 5:1; Haggai 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Zechariah (520 B.C.) [Ezra 5:1; Zechariah 1:1] => Jerusalem
• Malachi (432 B.C.) [Malachi 1:1] => Jerusalem?

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Prophets of the Old Testament after 800 B.C.

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