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Malachi 4

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Introduction

1  God's judgment on the wicked;
2  and his blessing on the good.
4  He exhorts to the study of the law;
5  and tells of Elijah's coming and office.
Verse 1

For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
the day
5, 3:2, Ezekiel 7:10, Joel 2:1,31, Zephaniah 1:14, Zechariah 14:1, Luke 19:43, 21:20, 2 Peter 3:7
shall burn
Psalms 21:9,10, Nahum 1:5,6, Zephaniah 1:18, Matthew 3:12, 2 Thessalonians 1:8
and all the
3:15,18, Exodus 15:7, Psalms 119:119, Isaiah 2:12-17, 5:24, 40:24, 41:2, 47:14, Obadiah 1:18, Nahum 1:10
that it
Job 18:16, Amos 2:9
Verse 2

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
that fear
3:16, Psalms 85:9, Isaiah 50:10, 66:1,2, Luke 1:50, Acts 13:26, Revelation 11:18
the Sun
2 Samuel 23:4, Psalms 67:1, 84:11, Proverbs 4:18, Isaiah 9:2, 30:26, 49:6, 60:1-3,19,20, Hosea 6:3, Matthew 4:15,16, Luke 1:78, 2:32, John 1:4,8,14, 8:12, 9:4, 12:35,36, John 12:40, Acts 13:47, 26:18, Ephesians 5:8-14, 2 Peter 1:19, 1 John 2:8, Revelation 2:28, Revelation 22:16
healing
Psalms 103:3, 147:3, Isaiah 53:5, 57:18,19, Jeremiah 17:14, 33:6, Ezekiel 47:12, Hosea 6:1, 14:4, Matthew 11:5, Revelation 22:2
wings
Ruth 2:12, Matthew 23:37
ye shall
Psalms 92:12-14, Isaiah 49:9,10, 55:12,13, Jeremiah 31:9-14, Hosea 14:5-7, John 15:2-5, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 2 Peter 3:18
Verse 3

And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
tread down
Genesis 3:15, Joshua 10:24,25, 2 Samuel 22:43, Job 40:12, Psalms 91:13, Isaiah 25:10, 26:6, 63:3-6, Daniel 7:18,27, Micah 5:8, 7:10, Zechariah 10:5, Romans 16:20, Revelation 11:15, 14:20
Verse 4

Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
the law
Exodus 20:3-21, Deuteronomy 4:5,6, Psalms 147:19,20, Isaiah 8:20, 42:21, Matthew 5:17-20, 19:16-22, 22:36-40, Mark 12:28-34, Luke 10:25-28, 16:29-31, John 5:39-47, Romans 3:31, 13:1-10, Galatians 5:13,14,24,25, James 2:9-13
in
Deuteronomy 4:10
with
Exodus 21:1-23, Leviticus 1:1-7, Psalms 147:19
Verse 5

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
I will
3:1, Isaiah 40:3, Matthew 11:13,14, 17:10-13, 27:47-49, Mark 9:11-13, Luke 1:17, 7:26-28, 9:30, John 1:21,25
great
1, Joel 2:31, Acts 2:19,20, Revelation 6:17
Verse 6

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
turn
Luke 1:16,17,76
lest
Isaiah 61:2, Daniel 9:26,27, Zechariah 11:6, 13:8, 14:2, Matthew 22:7, 23:35-38, Matthew 24:27-30, Mark 13:14-26, Luke 19:41-44, 21:22-27
and smite
Deuteronomy 29:19-29, Isaiah 24:6, 43:28, 65:15, Daniel 9:11, Zechariah 5:3, 14:12, Mark 11:21, Hebrews 6:8, 10:26-31, Revelation 22:3,20,21

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