![]() Christ, by his gospel, shall purify and reform his church, and by his Spirit working with it, shall regenerate and cleanse souls. Christ came to distinguish men, to separate between the precious and the vile. No hypocrite or formalist can endure his doctrine, or stand before his tribunal. ![]() The Lord Jesus, prepares the sinner's heart to be his temple, by the ministry of his word and the convictions of his Spirit, and he enters it as the Messenger of peace and consolation. Those who seek Jesus, shall find pleasure in him, often when not looked for. The Messiah had been long called, "He that should come," and now shortly he will come. He shall prepare the way before him, by calling men to repentance. Here is a prophecy of the appearing of John the Baptist. (13-18)1-6 The first words of this chapter seem an answer to the scoffers of those days. (7-12) God's care of his people The distinction between the righteous and the wicked. (1-6) The Jews reproved for their corruptions. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?ġ4 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?ġ5 And now we call the proud happy yea, they that work wickedness are set up yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.ġ6 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.ġ7 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.ġ8 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.ĩ Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.ġ0 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.ġ1 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.ġ2 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.ġ3 Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. ![]() But ye said, Wherein shall we return?Ĩ Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.Ģ But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:ģ And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.Ĥ Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.ĥ And I will come near to you to judgment and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.Ħ For I am the LORD, I change not therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.ħ Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. ![]()
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