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{{summary | text=The Book of Malachi is a book of the [[Old Testament]] written by the prophet [[Malachi]]. Malachi directed a message of judgement to a people plagued with corrupt priests, wicked practices, and a false sense of security in their privileged relationship with God. For four hundred years after Malachi's ringing condemnations, God remained silent. Only with the coming of John the Baptist (prophesied in [[Malachi 3:1]]) did God again communicate to His people through a prophet's voice.}}=Synopsis==
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{{quote | text=An oracle: the word of [[Yahweh]] to [[Israel]] by [[Malachi]]. [[Malachi (WEB)|Full text of Malachi]]}}
The Book of Malachi is a book of the [[Old Testament]] written by the prophet [[Malachi]]. Malachi directed a message of judgement to a people plagued with corrupt priests, sinful practices, and a false sense of security in their privileged relationship with God. For four hundred years after Malachi's ringing condemnations, there were no prophets, until [[John the Baptist]].
==Contents==
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[[Malachi 3|3]]
[[Malachi 4|4]]
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* [[Malachi]]
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==Main article==
The Book of Malachi is a book of the [[Old Testament]] written by the prophet [[Malachi]]. Malachi directed a message of judgement to a people plagued with corrupt priests, sinful practices, and a false sense of security in their privileged relationship with God. For four hundred years after Malachi's ringing condemnations, there were no prophets. Only with the coming of [[John the Baptist]] (prophesied in [[Malachi 3:1]]) did God again communicate to His people through a prophet's voice.
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===Themes===
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{{returnto}} [[Old Testament]] | [[Prophetic Books of the Old Testament]]
