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The last prophet of the Old Testament. The King James Version names Malachi in 1 verse, Malachi 1:1.
Malachi speaks in 8 verses of the King James Version, all in Malachi.
He also passes on the LORD’s words in 47 verses.
Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?Malachi 2:10 ›
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Messenger or angel, the last of the minor prophets, and the writer of the last book of the Old Testament canon (Mal. 4:4, 5, 6). Nothing is known of him beyond what is contained in his book of prophecies. Some have supposed that the name is simply a title descriptive of his character as a messenger of Jehovah, and not a proper name. There is reason, however, to conclude that Malachi was the ordinary name of the prophet.
He was contemporary with Nehemiah (comp. Mal. 2:8 with Neh. 13:15; Mal. 2:10-16 with Neh. 13:23). No allusion is made to him by Ezra, and he does not mention the restoration of the temple, and hence it is inferred that he prophesied after Haggai and Zechariah, and when the temple services were still in existence (Mal. 1:10; 3:1, 10). It is probable that he delivered his prophecies about B.C. 420, after the second return of Nehemiah from Persia (Neh. 13:6), or possibly before his return.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
The last prophet of the Old Testament. The King James Version names Malachi in 1 verse, Malachi 1:1.
In 8 verses of the King James Version, all in Malachi. His first words are in Malachi 2:10.