Malachi 3:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 3:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 3:1 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly com..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 3:1 — KJV
“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.”
— Malachi 3:1 (KJV)
Malachi 3:1 in Context — About the Book of Malachi
Malachi closes the Old Testament with a courtroom dialogue — God answering a weary nation's accusations about love, honor, tithes, and justice. It contains Scripture's only invitation to test God: bring the whole tithe and watch heaven's floodgates open. Then four hundred years of silence until John the Baptist.
Cross-References for Malachi 3:1
“For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:1: behold, send, messenger
“This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:1: behold, send, messenger
“And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:1: way, lord, seek
“And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:1: way, lord, seek
“For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:1: send, before, lord
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