Malachi 3:16

"Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God, and escape.’"

Key Reflection

This passage contrasts the attitudes of the righteous and the wicked. It suggests that society often praises and elevates the proud and wicked, despite their evil deeds, while those who truly fear God and do righteousness are overlooked or misunderstood. This highlights a societal inversion where moral values are skewed, leading to the wicked seemingly prospering without consequence.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Then they that feared the Lord spake often among themselves -The proud-speaking of the ungodly called out the piety of the God-fearing. “The more the ungodly spake against God, the more these spake among themselves for God.” Both went on until the Great Day of severance. True, as those said, the distinction between righteous and wicked was not made yet, but it was stored up out of sight. They “spake among themselves,” strengthening each other against the ungodly sayings of the ungodly.

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