Passage Research
Malachi 4 — Sermon Preparation
Before the great and terrible day of the LORD, Elijah will be sent to turn hearts; the wicked will burn like stubble and the sun of righteousness will rise for those who fear God. Below is a research summary for Malachi 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 6
- verses
- 94 / 65
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 13
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Malachi 4 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָרֵא | yârêʼ | H3372 | 2 | fearing, reverent |
| צָבָא | tsâbâʼ | H6635 | 2 | mass, army |
| לֵב | lêb | H3820 | 2 | heart, feelings |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 2 | father |
| עָסַס | ʻâçaç | H6072 | 1 | squeeze out juice, trample |
| מַרְבֵּק | marbêq | H4770 | 1 | stall |
| פּוּשׁ | pûwsh | H6335 | 1 | spread, act proudly |
How preachers through history handled this text
13 public-domain excerpts on Malachi 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Here is a reference to the first and to the second coming of Christ: God has fixed the day of both. Those who do wickedly, who do not fear God's anger, shall feel it. It is certainly to be applied to the day of judgment, when Christ shall be revealed in flaming fire; to execute judgment on the proud, and all that do wickedly. In both, Christ is a rejoicing Light to those who serve him faithfully. By the Sun of Righteousness we understand Jesus Christ. Through him believers are justified and sanctified, and so are brought to see light. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Malachi 4:1–3 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Mount Horeb— Mal 4:4
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