Time after Pentecost · Proper 29 (Last Sunday of the Church Year / Christ the King) · Year C
Malachi 3:13-18
Robbing God
November 26, 2028
Overview & Insights
“They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession.” (Malachi 3:17)
The fifth speech returns to the present with an appeal for repentance demonstrated in a concrete act of obedience, tithing. This obligation contributes to proper worship at the temple and to feeding even the poorest of the people. The Lord, who loves Israel, offers them reconciliation and promises blessing.
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Commentary
Malachi 3 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Walks verse by verse through the people's complaint and God's promise of remembrance.
Malachi 3 Commentary Precept Austin
Gathers verse-by-verse notes and outside sermons on this chapter.
Malachi 3:13 Commentaries BibleHub
Stacks multiple classic commentators on the opening verse of the reading.
Malachi 3 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Offers a close reading of the complaint and the promised book of remembrance.
Malachi 3:13 Interlinear BibleHub
Lets you check the underlying Hebrew of the opening verse.
Background & Word Study
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Questions preachers ask
What is the book of remembrance?
As some call serving God vain, those who fear the Lord speak together, and a book of remembrance is written before him; they will be his treasured possession in the day he acts (Malachi 3:14–18).
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