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.

Malachi – The Choice of a Nation – Florida 2011

Gene Cunningham - September 25, 2003

Ezekiel #16

Ezekiel #16

Outline of Ezekiel Chapter 17: (1) Revelation - "the great eagle" (Eze 17:1-10); (2) Interpretation (Eze 17:11-21); (3) Application (Eze17:22-24). The "eagle with colored feathers" refers to Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon (Eze 17:3). "Lebanon" is a figure for the royal house of Israel - the cedars of Lebanon were used in constructing the palace and temple (1Ki 7:2, Jer 22:23). The "topmost young twig" refers to Jehoahchin Eze 17:4 (also "Coniah" - God pronounced a blood curse on Him).  They went without a King for many years (Hos 3:4, Joh 19:15, Mat 23:39). Matthew carries the lineage of Joseph; Luke has the lineage of Mary; these show the solution to the Coniah curse. Zedekiah was Babylon's puppet King of Israel "planted in a fruitful field" (Eze 17:5-6). The other eagle is the Pharaoh of Egypt (Eze 17:7).



Scripture References: Ezekiel 17:4, Jeremiah 22:23, Ezekiel 17:7, Ezekiel 17:3, Ezekiel 17:5-6, Ezekiel 17:22-24, Matthew 23:39, Ezekiel 17:11-21, John 19:15, Ezekiel 17:1-10, Hosea 3:4

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