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 | | Malachi's ministry is, however, considerably subsequent to the time of Haggai and Zechariah, who prophesied in the late sixth century B.C., and, indeed, can scarcely precede the first governorship of Nehemiah (444-433 B.C.) in view of the various considerations stated in The Prophetic Books of the Babylonian Exile and the Persian Empire [ibid.]. |
 | | Malachi, indeed, is clearly building here upon the foundation which the Prophet Isaiah had previously laid in the memorable prediction of the Messiah's special precursor with which he begins the third main unit of his book (40: 3-8). |
 | | Here in Malachi, in contextual terms, the main obstacles which would have to be cleared away from before the Lord to make His coming a blessing to people are the self-satisfaction which prevents them from feeling the need of salvation and the impenitence which keeps them from acknowledging this need. |
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