Malachi 3:1 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

God answers their complaints about the absence of His judgments, stating that they would come, but would also include those who clamored for them. …

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

I will send.—Or, I send. It is the participle used as the prophetic present. (Compare to Note on Malachi 1:11.)

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me:

The name Malachi means "my messenger." The reference here …

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

Here the Prophet does not bring comfort to the wicked slanderers previously mentioned, but asserts the constancy of his faith in opposition to thei…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Behold, I will send my messenger
These are the words of Christ, in answer to the question put in the last verse of t…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The first words of this chapter seem to be an answer to the scoffers of those days. Here is a prophecy of the appearing of John the Baptist. He is …

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