
In Malachi 3:11, who or what is “the devourer”?
The relationship is like squares and rectangles. Later passages in the Bible refer to the former, not vice versa. Whether this "devourer" is Satan or the wind is unstated on purpose because that is not the point. In fact, by leaving the "devourer" unspecified, it's almost Malachi's point that "who the devourer is" is not the point.
The original Hebrew of Malachi 2:16
The related Q&A deals very well with the awkwardnesses of this verse. Here, OP's interest is in whether the Hebrew described there can bear the sense in which YHWH ("The LORD") could be the subject of first clause of Malachi 2:16.
Does John the Baptist's ministry precede that of 'God'?
2022年11月8日 · Were the Locusts ( ἀκρίδες ) of Matthew 3:4 suppose to represent the banished Devourer ( בָּֽאֹכֵ֔ל ) of food from Malachi 3:11? 1 Does Gabriel refer to Jesus as 'the Lord their God' meaning 'Israel's Lord and God'?
In Luke 11:42 and Matthew 23:23 did Jesus endorse tithing for all …
2014年12月17日 · In tithes and offerings. 9 **Ye [are] cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, [even] this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse [the temple], that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there ...
In Matthew 11:10 where does Jesus get the reading "before your …
2023年4月19日 · He posits Himself on the same level with God not only by interpreting the Old Testament statements as referring to Himself as equal to God, as He evidently does here, or also in Matt 22:45, where He asserts that David the Psalmist regarded Him as his Lord in the verse "Lord said to my Lord: 'sit at My right hand...'" (now, nobody is above King on the earth, and no angel, even the highest among ...
How many distinct persons are present in Malachi 3:1-5? Who are …
2021年2月26日 · Malachi 3:1-5 (NRSV): See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—in...
What is priesthood covenant (covenant with Levi) in Malachi 2:4?
2019年11月15日 · What is priesthood covenant (covenant with Levi) in Malachi 2:4? God made a covenant with the tribe of Levi, Aaron and his sons were to minister as priests to God,the rest of the tribe of Levi was set aside for the tabernacle services and other duties concerning the …
What species of fish did the young Tobias catch in Tobit 6:1-6?
For the huge fish, which, since it wanted to devour him, was killed by Tobias on the angel’s instructions, represents the ancient devourer of the human race, that is, the devil.(Tob 6:3) When the latter desired the death of humanity in our Redeemer, …
prophecy - Are the seven heads and ten horns in Daniel the same …
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What is the meaning of Malachi 2:14-15
Malachi 2:11 reads: Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination has been committed in Israel >and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the Lord [p]which He >loves and has married the daughter of a foreign god.