Discovery BoxMalachi 3:4 
Context3:4 The offerings 1 of Judah and Jerusalem 2 will be pleasing to the Lord as in former times and years past.
Malachi 3:6
Context3:6 “Since, I, the Lord, do not go back on my promises, 3 you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.
Malachi 3:12
Context3:12 “All nations will call you happy, for you indeed will live in 4 a delightful land,” says the Lord who rules over all.
Malachi 4:5
Context4:5 Look, I will send you Elijah 5 the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.
1 tn Or “gift.”
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
3 tn Heb “do not change.” This refers to God’s ongoing commitment to his covenant promises to Israel.
4 tn Heb “will be” (so NAB, NRSV); TEV “your land will be a good place to live in.”
5 sn I will send you Elijah the prophet. In light of the ascension of Elijah to heaven without dying (2 Kgs 2:11), Judaism has always awaited his return as an aspect of the messianic age (see, e.g., John 1:19-28). Jesus identified John the Baptist as Elijah, because he came in the “spirit and power” of his prototype Elijah (Matt 11:14; 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36).
