Day 217 – Malachi: The sinful priests
“You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar.” Then you ask, ‘How have we defiled the sacrifices?’ You defile them by saying the altar of the Lord deserves no respect.” Malachi 1:7 NLT
“You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar.” Then you ask, ‘How have we defiled the sacrifices?’ You defile them by saying the altar of the Lord deserves no respect.” Malachi 1:7 NLT
“Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives. His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.” Malachi 4:5-6 NLT
“The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace … But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.” Malachi 4:1-2 NLT
“Come away, people of Zion, you who are exiled in Babylon! After a period of glory, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies sent me against the nations who plundered you. For he said, ‘Anyone who harms my most precious possession. I will raise my fist to crush them, and their own slaves will plunder them.” Zechariah…
“On that day the Lord their God will rescue his people, just as a shepherd rescues his sheep. They will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown.” Zechariah 9:16 NLT
“Upon hearing this, the angel of the Lord prayed this prayer: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, for seventy years now you have been angry with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. How long until you again show mercy to them?” And the Lord spoke kind words and comforting words to the angel who talked with…
“Return to me,” declares the LORD Almighty, “and I will return to you,” says the LORD Almighty. This verse emphasises the importance of repentance and a renewed relationship with God.” Zechariah 1:3 NIV
“Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey – riding on a donkey’s colt. I will remove the battle chariots from Israel and the warhorses from Jerusalem. I will destroy all…
“‘The glory of this latter house will be greater than the former,’ says the LORD Almighty, ‘and in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the LORD Almighty”. Haggai 2:9 NIV
“Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And the wages you earn, you put into a bag…