The prophet Malachi ministered to the Jews who returned from exile. In 586 B.C., Jerusalem was utterly destroyed (see Lamentations), and the final deportations of captives were taken to Babylon. Some captives (about 50,000) began to return under the leadership of Zerubbabel (see Ezra, Haggai, and Zechariah). However, the 70-year captivity was not over until the temple was rebuilt and worship resumed in Jerusalem, in 516 B.C. (see 1Ki 8:46–53; Jer 32:36–37; Dan 6:1–17). Many of the sins cited by Malachi were already prominent in the time of Nehemiah (cf. Nehemiah 13) and were corrected by his reforms.
These notes are from the February 2011 conference on Malachi held in Florida.
Gene Cunningham - October 23, 2016
Gene's Men's Class
From Series: "Being Strong Leaders in a Troubled World -- IOWA 2016"
Prairie View Christian Church hosted the IOWA Bible Conference on September 9-11 2016. The theme was 'Being Strong Leaders in a Troubled World.' Joshua 24:15 says 'And if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which where beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house we will serve the LORD.'