Malachi 3:5

"Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the LORD as in the days of old and as in ancient years."

Key Reflection

Malachi 3:5 speaks about a future time when the offerings made by Judah and Jerusalem will once again be considered pleasing to the Lord, much like they were in past times of devotion. This prophecy contrasts with earlier periods where external rituals often lacked genuine spiritual commitment. The restoration of true worship implies a return to a deeper, more sincere relationship with God, reflecting the ideal conditions described as "days of old" and "ancient years," when sacrifices truly reflected the hearts of the people.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And I will come near to you to judgment -They had clamored for the coming of “the God of judgment;” God assures them that He will come to judgment, which they had desired, but far other than they look for. The few would be purified; the great mass of them (so that He calls them “you”), the main body of those who had so clamored, would find that He came as a Judge, not for them but against them.

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