Malachi 3:17

"Then those who feared the LORD spoke one with another; and the LORD listened and heard, and a book of memory was written before him for those who feared the LORD and who honored his name."

Key Reflection

The people who revered the LORD engaged in intimate conversation with one another, recognizing each other as part of a special community that the Lord heard and remembered. This acknowledgment by God ensured their inclusion in his plans, emphasizing their commitment to honoring his name through their actions and words, a concept that would have resonated deeply within the religious context of first-century Israel, where communal worship and individual piety were closely intertwined.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And they shall be Mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up My jewels -othe recurrence of the words,עשהאניאשריום, Mal. 3:21. Hebrew (Malachi 4:3in English), and theסגלהליוהייתםExo. 19:5; so that we have both phrases elsewhere. InDeuteronomy 7:6, there is the equivalentלעםלולהיותסגלה, and the like,Deuteronomy 14:2;Psalms 135:4.) or perhaps better, “And they shall be to Me, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day which I make (or, in which I do this) a special treasure.” “In the day of judgment, those who fear Me and believe and maintain My providence shall be to Me a special treasure, i.

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