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malachi

malachi


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Malachi 
  messenger  or  angel,  the  last  of  the  minor  prophets,  and  the 
  writer  of  the  last  book  of  the  Old  Testament  canon  (Mal.  4:4,  5, 
  6).  Nothing  is  known  of  him  beyond  what  is  contained  in  his  book 
  of  prophecies.  Some  have  supposed  that  the  name  is  simply  a 
  title  descriptive  of  his  character  as  a  messenger  of  Jehovah, 
  and  not  a  proper  name  There  is  reason,  however,  to  conclude 
  that  Malachi  was  the  ordinary  name  of  the  prophet. 
 
  He  was  contemporary  with  Nehemiah  (comp.  Mal.  2:8  with  Neh. 
  13:15;  Mal.  2:10-16  with  Neh.  13:23).  No  allusion  is  made  to  him 
  by  Ezra,  and  he  does  not  mention  the  restoration  of  the  temple, 
  and  hence  it  is  inferred  that  he  prophesied  after  Haggai  and 
  Zechariah,  and  when  the  temple  services  were  still  in  existence 
  (Mal.  1:10;  3:1,  10).  It  is  probable  that  he  delivered  his 
  prophecies  about  B.C.  420,  after  the  second  return  of  Nehemiah 
  from  Persia  (Neh.  13:6),  or  possibly  before  his  return. 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Malachi,  my  messenger;  my  angel