Malachi

Old Testament · Prophecy · 4 chapters

Quick answer

God's final Old Testament word: a rebuke of half-hearted worship and a promise of the coming messenger.

Malachi confronts a cynical, compromised people and closes the Old Testament looking forward — to the messenger who prepares the way and the sun of righteousness who will rise.

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Chapters

1 2 3 4

Major themes & people

Concept Immutability

Start here — curated resources

Lay

★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical
A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

Pastoral

SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical
Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

Watch & study

VideoBibleProject — Malachi videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
VideoWatch teaching on MalachiYouTube · Lay · Free
Sermon series and book overviews from across YouTube.
CommentaryMatthew Henry on MalachiMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).