Malaquias 4
Charles Spurgeon · Citado em PreceptAustin
Malaquias 4
Spurgeon reminds us that "Behold is a word of wonder; it is intended to excite admiration. Wherever you see it hung out in Scripture, it is like an ancient sign-board, signifying that there are rich wares within, or like the hands which solid readers have observed in the margin of the older Puritanic books, drawing attention to something particularly worthy of observation." I would add, behold is like a divine highlighter, a divine underlining of an especially striking or important text. It says in effect "Listen up, all ye who would be wise in the ways of Jehovah!" Hinneh is translated in the Septuagint with the interjection idou (strictly speaking a command in the second person aorist imperative, middle voice) a demonstrative particle (used 1377 times in the Septuagint and NT) which is found especially in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke "and giving a peculiar vivacity to the style by bidding the reader or hearer to attend to what is said: "Behold! See! Lo!" (Thayer) The command is calling for urgent attention. Do this now! Don't delay! It could be loosely paraphrased "Pay attention!" or "Listen up!" to arouse attention and introduce a new and extraordinary fact of considerable importance. Uses of idou in Matthew and Luke = Mt 1:20, 23; 2:1, 9, 13, 19; 3:16f; 4:11; 7:4; 8:2, 24, 29, 32, 34; 9:2f, 10, 18, 20, 32; 10:16; 11:8, 10, 19; 12:2, 10, 18, 41f, 46f, 49; 13:3; 15:22; 17:3, 5; 19:16, 27; 20:18, 30; 21:5; 22:4; 23:34, 38; 24:23, 25f; 25:6; 26:45-47, 51; 27:51; 28:2, 7, 9, 11, 20; Luke 1:20, 31, 36, 38, 44, 48; 2:10, 25, 34, 48; 5:12, 18; 6:23; 7:12, 25, 27, 34, 37; 8:41; 9:30, 38f; 10:3, 19, 25; 11:31f, 41; 13:7, 11, 16, 30, 32, 35; 14:2; 15:29; 17:21, 23; 18:28, 31; 19:2, 8, 20; 22:10, 21, 31, 38, 47; 23:14f, 29, 50; 24:4, 13, 49 Hinneh in NAS Usage: after all(1), behold(938), go(1), here(41), how(5), if(18), if he sees(1), if the has indeed(1), indeed(11), lo(16), look(3), now(3), now*(1), see(4), surely(2), there(2), unless(1). Hinneh - 994v - Gen 1:29, 31; 6:12f, 17; 8:11, 13; 9:9; 12:11, 19; 15:4, 12, 17; 16:2, 6, 11, 14; 17:4, 20; 18:2, 9f, 27, 31; 19:2, 8, 19ff, 28; 20:3, 15f; 22:1, 7, 11, 13, 20; 24:13, 15, 30, 43, 45, 51, 63; 25:24, 32; 26:8f; 27:1f, 6, 18, 36, 39, 42; 28:12f, 15; 29:2, 6, 25; 30:3; 31:2, 10f, 51; 32:18, 20; 33:1; 34:21; 37:7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 25, 29; 38:13, 23f, 27, 29; 40:6, 9, 16; 41:1ff, 5ff, 17ff, 22f, 29; 42:2, 13, 22, 27f, 35; 43:21; 44:16; 45:12; 46:2; 47:1; 48:1f, 4, 11, 21; 50:5, 18; Exod 1:9; 2:6, 13; 3:2, 4, 9, 13; 4:6f, 14, 23; 5:16; 7:16f; 8:2, 21, 29; 9:3, 7, 18; 10:4; 14:10, 17; 16:4, 10, 14; 17:6; 19:9; 23:20; 24:8, 14; 31:6; 32:9, 34; 33:21; 34:10f, 30; 39:43; Lev 10:16; 13:5f, 8, 10, 13, 17, 20f, 25f, 30ff, 34, 36, 39, 43, 53, 55f; 14:3, 37, 39, 44, 48; Num 3:12; 12:10; 14:40; 16:42, 47; 17:8; 18:6, 8, 21; 20:16; 22:5, 11, 32, 38; 23:6, 11, 17, 20; 24:10f, 14; 25:6, 12; 32:1, 14, 23; Deut 1:10; 3:11; 9:13, 16; 13:14; 17:4; 19:18; 22:17; 26:10; 31:16; Josh 2:2, 18; 3:11; 5:13; 7:21f; 8:20; 9:12f, 25; 14:10; 22:11; 23:14; 24:27; Judg 1:2; 3:24f; 4:22; 6:15, 28, 37; 7:13, 17; 8:15; 9:31, 33, 36f; 11:34; 13:3, 5, 7, 10; 14:5, 8, 16; 16:10; 17:2; 18:9, 12; 19:9, 16, 22, 24, 27; 20:7, 40; 21:8f, 19, 21; Ruth 1:15; 2:4; 3:2, 8; 4:1; 1 Sam 2:31; 3:4ff, 8, 11, 16; 4:13; 5:3f; 8:5; 9:6ff, 12, 14, 17, 24; 10:2, 8, 10f, 22; 11:5; 12:1ff, 13; 13:10; 14:7f, 11, 16f, 20, 26, 33, 43; 15:12, 22; 16:11, 15, 18; 17:23; 18:17, 22; 19:16, 19, 22; 20:2, 5, 12, 21ff; 21:9, 14; 22:12; 23:1, 3; 24:1, 4, 9f, 20; 25:14, 19f, 36, 41; 26:7, 21f, 24; 28:7, 9, 21; 30:3, 16, 26; 2 Sam 1:2, 6f, 18; 3:12, 22, 24; 4:8, 10; 5:1; 9:4, 6; 12:11, 18; 13:24, 34ff; 14:7, 21, 32; 15:15, 24, 26, 32, 36; 16:1, 3ff, 8, 11; 17:9; 18:10f, 24, 26, 31; 19:1, 8, 20, 37, 41; 20:21; 24:17; 1Ki 1:14, 18, 22f, 25, 42, 51; 2:8, 29, 39; 3:12, 15, 21; 5:5; 8:27; 10:7; 11:22, 31; 12:28; 13:1ff, 25; 14:2, 5, 10, 19; 15:19; 16:3; 17:9f, 12; 18:7f, 11, 14, 44; 19:5f, 9, 11, 13; 20:13, 31, 36, 39; 21:18, 21; 22:13, 23, 25; 2 Kgs 1:9, 14; 2:11, 16, 19; 3:20; 4:9, 13, 25, 32; 5:6, 11, 15, 20, 22; 6:1, 13, 15, 17, 20, 25, 30, 33; 7:2, 5f, 10, 13, 15, 19; 8:5; 9:5; 10:4, 9; 11:14; 13:21; 15:11, 15, 26, 31; 17:26; 18:21; 19:7, 9, 11, 35; 20:5, 17; 21:12; 22:16, 20; 1 Chr 9:1; 11:1, 25; 17:1; 22:9, 14; 28:21; 2 Chr 2:4, 8, 10; 6:18; 9:6; 13:12, 14; 16:3, 11; 18:12, 22, 24; 19:11; 20:2, 10f, 16, 24, 34; 21:14; 23:3, 13; 24:27; 25:19, 26; 26:20; 27:7; 28:9, 26; 29:9, 19; 32:32; 33:18f; 34:24, 28; 35:25, 27; 36:8; Ezra 9:15; Neh 5:5; 6:12; 9:36; Esth 6:5; 7:9; 8:7; Job 1:12, 19; 2:6; 3:7; 4:3; 5:17, 27; 9:19; 13:18; 16:19; 32:12, 19; 33:2, 7; 38:35; 40:15f; Ps 7:14; 11:2; 33:18; 37:36; 39:5; 40:7, 9; 48:4; 52:7; 54:4; 55:7; 59:3, 7; 73:12, 15, 27; 83:2; 87:4; 92:9; 119:40; 121:4; 123:2; 127:3; 128:4; 132:6; 133:1; 134:1; 139:8; Prov 1:23; 7:10; 24:31; Eccl 1:14, 16; 2:1, 11; 4:1; 5:18; Song 1:15f; 2:8f, 11; 3:7; 4:1; Isa 3:1; 5:7, 26, 30; 6:7f; 7:14; 8:7, 18, 22; 10:33; 12:2; 13:9, 17; 17:1, 14; 19:1; 20:6; 21:9; 22:17; 24:1; 25:9; 26:21; 28:2, 16; 29:8, 14; 30:27; 34:5; 35:4; 36:6; 37:7, 11, 36; 38:5, 8, 17; 39:6; 40:9f; 41:15, 27; 42:9; 43:19; 47:14; 48:7, 10; 49:12, 22; 51:22; 52:6, 13; 54:11; 58:9; 59:9; 60:2; 62:11; 65:1, 6, 13f, 17f; 66:12, 15; Jer 1:6, 9, 15, 18; 2:35; 3:5, 22; 4:13, 16, 23ff; 5:14f; 6:10, 19, 21f; 7:8, 11, 20, 32; 8:8f, 15, 17, 19; 9:7, 15, 25; 10:18, 22; 11:11, 22; 12:14; 13:7, 13; 14:13, 18f; 16:9, 12, 14, 16, 21; 17:15; 18:3, 6, 11; 19:3, 6, 15; 20:4; 21:4, 8, 13; 23:2, 5, 7, 15, 19, 30ff, 39; 24:1; 25:9, 29, 32; 26:14; 27:16; 28:16; 29:17, 21, 32; 30:3, 10, 18, 23; 31:8, 27, 31, 38; 32:3, 7, 17, 24, 27f, 37; 33:6, 14; 34:2, 17, 22; 35:17; 36:12; 37:7; 38:5, 22; 39:16; 40:4, 10; 42:4; 43:10; 44:2, 11, 26f, 30; 45:4f; 46:25, 27; 47:2; 48:12, 40; 49:2, 5, 12, 15, 19, 22, 35; 50:9, 12, 18, 31, 41, 44; 51:1, 25, 36, 47, 52; Ezek 1:4, 15; 2:9; 3:8, 23; 4:8, 14, 16; 5:8; 6:3; 7:5f, 10; 8:2, 4f, 7f, 10, 14, 16f; 9:2, 11; 10:1, 9; 11:1; 12:27; 13:8, 10, 12, 20; 14:22; 15:4f; 16:8, 27, 37, 44, 49; 17:7, 10, 12, 18; 18:14, 18; 20:47; 21:3, 7; 22:6, 13, 19; 23:22, 28, 39f; 24:16, 21; 25:4, 7ff, 16; 26:3, 7; 28:3, 7, 22; 29:3, 8, 10, 19; 30:9, 21f; 31:3; 33:32f; 34:10f, 17, 20; 35:3; 36:6, 9; 37:2, 5, 7f, 11f, 19, 21; 38:3; 39:1, 8; 40:3, 5, 17, 24; 42:8; 43:2, 5, 12; 44:4; 46:19, 21; 47:1f, 7; Dan 8:3, 5, 15, 19; 10:5, 10, 13, 16, 20; 11:2; 12:5; Hos 2:6, 14; 9:6; Joel 2:19; 3:1, 7; Amos 2:13; 4:2, 13; 6:11, 14; 7:1, 4, 7f; 8:1, 11; 9:8f, 13; Obad 1:2; Mic 1:3; 2:3; Nah 1:15; 2:13; 3:5, 13; Hab 1:6; 2:4, 13, 19; Zeph 3:19; Hag 1:9; Zech 1:8, 11, 18; 2:1, 3, 9f; 3:8f; 4:2; 5:1, 7; 6:1, 12; 8:7; 9:4, 9; 11:6, 16; 12:2; 14:1; Mal 2:3; 3:1; 4:1, 5 The day is coming - Notice that in one verse Malachi twice says the day is coming which should be ample warning to his readers to prepare to meet their Maker! And for good measure, Malachi again mentions the day in Mal 4:3 and Mal 4:5. To what day is Malachi referring? The Day of the Lord. In context this day is associated with the rising of the Sun of Righteousness (Mal 4:2). As discussed in more detail below, this phrase is most likely an allusion to Messiah's Second Coming, at which time He will "heal" the land of Israel and will establish His 1000 year (Millennial) kingdom. Steven
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Spurgeon - What a change of figures! To the wicked “an oven”! (See Mal 4:1.) To God-fearing men a “Sun”! Our text was fulfilled at our Lord’s first coming. It awaits a far larger fulfilment at His Second Coming. It is always true as a general principle, and it is felt to be true when the Lord Jesus spiritually draws near to His people. You who fear - This “fear” speaks of respect and reverence, not dread. It is notable that the description of the fear of God is used even in the NT in the context of the Gospel, the Good News, and thus to "fear God" is synonymous in these contexts (so you need to check the context!) as a description of salvation by grace through faith in the Gospel of Messiah (cf Gal 3:8). And so the apostle John writes… And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having an eternal Gospel to preach ("gospelled the Gospel!") to those who live on the earth (see "Earth Dwellers"), and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people; and he said with a loud voice, "Fear God, and give Him glory, (Why?) because the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters." (Rev 14:6-7-note) When is this Gospel proclaimed to the entire world? At the midpoint of the 70th week of Daniel, at the time the Antichrist assumes supreme power for 3.5 years, 42 months or 1260 days!
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Spurgeon applies the principle to believers even today - “Understand the figure. The calf in the stall is shut up, tied up with a halter at night, but when the sun rises the calf goes forth to the pasture; the young bullock is set free. So the child of God may be in bondage. The recollection of past sins and present unbelief may halter him up and keep him in the stall, but when the Lord reveals himself he is set free.” David Levy - They (the righteous) will become fat as a young calf who is driven from his stall to romp in the field and feast on the lush green pasture provided for his growth and satisfaction. G Campbell Morgan sees one's attitude toward the day of His coming as crucial in regard to how they live life today and where they will live eternally!… The final secret is that of hope in the coming One; in the dawning of that new day which is to have two effects. For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who fear My name the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall.” (Malachi 4:1-2) That is not two days, but one. When that day comes, and the Sun arises, it will burn or it will heal. It will burn the plant that has no roots and no river resources; but it will heal the tree planted by the river. The present position of Christendom (Ed: Morgan uses this as a synonym of nominal Christianity) is vividly portrayed by Malachi. Let us draw a very sharp line of distinction between the Church and Christendom. The terms are not synonymous. The Church consists of those who are His own. Christendom is the external appearance in every form. Christendom is characterized by formality devoid of power (2Ti 3:5). Formality is not peculiar to one section of the Church. The form may not be the same. It may be stately ritual, or it may be of the simplest. Formality is the result of a conception that religion consists in external observance. To that condition the message of Malachi is: The day is coming which will be a day of healing, or a day of burning according to the condition of those who come to its dawning. What is our attitude towards that day? That is the supreme test of our position. As the last word of the Old Testament economy was a word declaring the coming of that day, so also is the last word of the New Testament economy. The attitude of men towards that day determines their ultimate relation thereto, and their ultimate destiny. Let us live, putting all our trust in the Name, in holy and unbroken fellowship with each other around our possessions therein, waiting for the daybreak (2Pe 1:19), that so we may not be ashamed from Him at His coming (1Jn 2:28) Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only Light, Sun of Righteousness, arise, Triumph o’er the shades of night; Dayspring from on high, be near; Day-star, in my heart appear. Sonrise - My state’s name, “Idaho,” according to one legend, comes from a Shoshone Indian word, “ee-dah-how.” When translated into English, it means something like, “Behold! The sun rising over the mountain.” I often think of that when the sun breaks over the eastern peaks and spills light and life into our valley. Also, I think of Malachi’s promise: “The Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings” (Mal. 4:2). This is God’s irrevocable promise that our Lord Jesus will come again and all creation “will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God” (Ro. 8:21). Each new sunrise is a reminder of that eternal morning when “bright heaven’s Sun” will arise with healing in His wings. Then everything that has been made will be made over and made irrevocably right. There will be no throbbing backs or knees, no financial struggles, no losses, no aging. One Bible version says that when Jesus returns we will “go out and leap like calves released from the stall” (Mal. 4:2 NIV). This is my highest imagination and my hope. Jesus said, “Surely I am coming quickly” (Rev. 22:20). Even so, come, Lord Jesus! High King of heaven, my victory won, May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s Sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all. Be Thou My Vision - Selah You have reason for optimism if you’re looking for Christ’s return. Malachi 4:2 - F B
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Spurgeon- Faith's Checkbook -Never Despair “But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings.”—Malachi 4:2 FULFILLED once in the first advent of our glorious Lord and yet to have a fuller accomplishment in His second advent, this gracious word is also for daily use. Is it dark with the reader? Does the night deepen into a denser blackness? Still let us not despair: the sun will yet rise. When the night is darkest, dawn is nearest. The sun which will arise is of no common sort. It is THE sun—the Sun of Righteousness, whose every ray is holiness. He who comes to cheer us, comes in the way of justice as well as of mercy, comes to violate no law even to save us. Jesus as much displays the holiness of God as His love. Our deliverance, when it comes, will be safe because of His righteousness. Our one point of inquiry should be: “Do we fear the name of the Lord? Do we reverence the living God, and walk in His ways?” Then for us the night must be short; and when the morning cometh, all the sickness and sorrow of our soul will be over forever. Light, warmth, joy, and clearness of vision will come, and healing of every disease and distress will follow after. Has Jesus risen upon us? Let us sit in the sun. Has He hidden His face? Let us wait for His rising. He will shine forth as surely as the sun. Malachi 4:2 - C H Spurgeon - Faith's Checkbook - Grow Up “And ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”—Malachi 4:2 YES, when the sun shines, the sick quit their chambers, and walk abroad to breathe the fresh air. When the sun brings spring and summer, the cattle quit their stalls and seek pasture on the higher Alps. Even thus, when we have conscious fellowship with our Lord, we leave the stall of despondency, and walk abroad in the fields of holy confidence. We ascend to the mountains of joy and feed on sweet pasturage which grows nearer heaven than the provender of carnal men. To “go forth” and to “grow up” is a double promise. O my soul, be thou eager to enjoy both blessings! Why shouldst thou be a prisoner? Arise, and walk at liberty. Jesus saith that His sheep shall go in and out and find pasture; go forth, then, and feed in the rich meadows of boundless love. Why remain a babe in grace? Grow up. Young calves grow fast, especially if they are stall-fed; and thou hast the choice care of thy Redeemer. Grow, then, in grace and in knowledge of thy Lord and Savior. Be neither straitened nor stunted. The Sun of Righteousness has risen upon thee. Answer to His beams, as the buds to the natural sun. Open thine heart, expand and grow up into Him in all things. Malachi 4:2 Sunshine For Your Soul The Lord God is a sun and shield. --Psalm 84:11 Many people feel cheerful in fair weather, but they are depressed when skies are gray. The travel industry thrives on this fact by luring millions of people to brighter climates. There's nothing wrong with enjoying the sun and its many benefits. But if we rely on good weather to maintain our good cheer, the climate of our inner world will be as changeable as the weather. This was my condition before I became a Christian while in my teens. Each morning I would check out the weather. If it was bright, I felt happy; if it was gloomy, so was I. One night I realized I needed Jesus. Kneeling by my bed, I accepted His forgiveness for my sins and invited Him into my life. The next morning I forgot to check the weather! It simply didn't matter anymore. The "Sun of Righteousness" had risen in my heart (Malachi 4:2) and had replaced my fickle source of happiness with Himself. Since then, my personal world has known some dark times, but the Lord has been my constant "sun and shield" (Psalm 84:11). I still prefer sunny days, but I'm no longer a "sun-worshiper." Instead, I'm a worshiper of God's Son who shines brightly within me—whatever the weather. There is sunshine in my soul today, More glorious and bright Than glows in any earthly sky, For Jesus is my light. —Hewitt Lasting happiness doesn't come from sunny days but from the Son of God. Malachi 4:2 J. C. Philpot. Daily Portions J C Philpot - Just as the sun rises in the east and gradually mounts up into the meridian sky, dispersing with every ray light, warmth, and gladness; so this blessed Lord Jesus, as the Sun of righteousness, is ever dispersing the beams of his grace and the rays of his favor; and whenever those beams come, and those rays fall, there is light and life, and everything to make the soul holy and happy. Now a man would act very foolishly if, wishing to have light in his room when the sun was shining at noonday, he should shut all the shutters, and strike a match to give him a little light for a few moments. Let us not then be so foolish as to look for happiness or comfort in our own performances when the glorious Sun of righteousness is at the right hand of God, and shining thence upon believing hearts. But when the veil is over the heart, it is like shutters in a room--there is no light to show who, what, or where Jesus is. And then need we wonder that men strike a light and make a fire, that they may "walk in the sparks of their own kindling?" But what is God's word against all such? "This shall you have of my hand, you shall lie down in sorrow" (Isaiah 50:11). - Daily Portions September 2 J. C. Philpot. Daily Words for Zion's Wayfarers. "Unto you who fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings." Malachi 4:2 Oh, what a mercy for the Church of Christ that the God and Father of the Lord Jesus has not left her as he might justly have left her, to perish in her sins, but has provided for her a Savior, and a great one, and does from time to time encourage every poor, self-condemned sinner to hope in his mercy! The very things, poor, exercised soul, that most try your mind are the very things that make such a Savior suitable to you. You are dark; this makes the Sun of righteousness exactly suitable to enlighten you. You are cold; this makes you need the Sun to warm you. You are cheerless and cast down; this makes you need the Sun to gladden you. You are barren and unfruitful, and lament that you cannot bring forth fruit to God's glory; you need the Sun to fertilize you. You are, at times, very dead in your feelings, and can scarcely find any inclination to pray, meditate, or read the Scriptures; you need the Sun to enliven and revive you. Are not, then, these very trials and temptations necessary to make you feel that the Lord Jesus is the Sun you need, the very Sun that David (Psalm 84:11) felt him to be? What value do those put upon the Lord Jesus who make a fire for themselves, and walk in the sparks of their own kindling? What is Jesus to those who know no trouble of soul? What real and earnest prayer or fervent desire have they after him? what ardent longing for his appearing? what breathings to see and feel his blood and righteousness? Oh! it is sharp exercises, manifold trials, and powerful temptations that make the soul really value the Lord Jesus. - Malachi 4:2 The Power Of The Sun READ: Psalm 85:1-13 The Sun of Righteousness shall arise. --Malachi 4:2 I remember the day I arose early to work in my garden but found dense fog over the entire landscape, limiting my vision to only a few feet. It was so wet that work was out of the question. But my early rising was not in vain. As I sat on a potato crate in the doorway of the barn facing east, I was to behold one of the grandest of all heavenly spectacles, the sunrise. First there was a brightening of the fog. As the sun shed its light and warmth, the mist began to move upward, and at last the sun burst through in all its glory. The trees dripped with moisture, and a thousand dewdrops on the grass and shrubbery sparkled like so many diamonds as they reflected the sun. I sat transfixed, forgetting about the beans I had planned to pick. I saw in the sunrise my own experience. Once I too was in a fog, lost and confused until the Sun of Righteousness arose in my heart. First a glimmer of hope, and then one day in a moment the light burst through and I saw the One who scattered all my doubts and fears. Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear, It is not night if Thou be near; O may no earth-born cloud arise To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes. --Keble Christians are windows through which the glory of Jesus can shine. Malachi 4:2 Robert