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Malachi (prophet)
The last of the Old Testament prophets, whose book confronts Israel's lukewarm worship and broken marriages — and promises the coming of a messenger to prepare the way of the Lord.
Malachi means "my messenger." His book ends the Old Testament with a series of dialogues between God and his disappointed people.
He confronts indifferent worship, divorce, and the withholding of tithes — and announces the coming "sun of righteousness" with healing in its wings.
His final line points forward to Elijah's coming — fulfilled in John the Baptist, four centuries later.
Original BibleDawn entry. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.