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Malachi 1:14 - 2:10
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | "Equality,"
Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit. |
| Epistle IX
-- Cyprian of Carthage (c.
250) |
| Epistle LXXIII
-- Cyprian of Carthage (c.
256) |
| John Calvin's
Commentary on Malachi.
 | "...obedience is of so
much account with God, that he bears nothing less than a contempt of his
word or a careless attention to it, as though we regarded not its
authority." |
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| From the Geneva Notes.
Chapter 2
| "[The
priest] is as the treasure house of God's word, and ought to give to
everyone according to their need, and not to reserve it for himself." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
Chapter 2
| "What is
here said of the covenant of priesthood, is true of the covenant of
grace made with all believers, as spiritual priests." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes. Chapter 2
| "The
prophet speaks of that great and gracious work of God, creating them to
be a chosen people. And so we Christians are created in Christ Jesus." |
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| From the Commentary on the
Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). Chapter 2
| "Ministers
cannot sin or suffer alone. They drag down others with them if they
fall." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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Preacher's Magazine, 2006: Listening to the Text,
Engaging the Text, Preaching the Text:
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"The Question
of the Minimum," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
| "How have you served God and his people
lately? What are the practical limits of that service? Who set those
limits, you or God? Explain." |
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| Articles & Background:
| "Scripture
and Law in 4Q265," Joseph M. Baumgarten, Baltimore Hebrew College. From the First
Orion International Symposium: "Biblical Perspectives: Early Use and Interpretation
of the Bible in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls." May, 1996.
| "...the use of the Malachi
quote as a prelude to the Passover rule seems to be an unusual
rhetorical device in Qumran 'halakhic' writings." |
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