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"Behold, the day is coming"

Text: Malachi 4:1

THE DAY OF JUDGMENT

In the prophetic literature of the Old Testament, the phrase, “The day of the LORD” was used frequently. It represented a special time when God would judge the nation. Malachi also found himself giving warning to the sinful and unrepentant proud, of the day of judgment.

“‘For behold, the day is coming,
Burning like an oven,
And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble.
And the day which is coming shall burn them up,’
Says the LORD of hosts,
‘That will leave them neither root nor branch.'”
Malachi 4:1

1. “For behold, the day is coming”

a) The word “day” is a reference to God’s judgment.

b) God had done His part through His servants, the prophet (e.g. Malachi).

i) He reasoned with the nation.

ii) Repentance was suggested.

iii) Returning to God and His ways were emphasised.

c) These words fell on deaf ears.

2. “Burning like an oven”

a) The day of judgment would be a fiery one.

b) The imagery of an oven was used to describe how hot the judgment would be.

3. The people who would be judged

a) The proud.

b) The wicked.

c) They would be burned up.

4. End results

a) They would be as stubble.

b) They would have no root or branches (that is, “no posterity”).