The Prophecy of Malachi: Covenant Faithfulness and Unfaithfulness (4)

The First Disputation: Chapter 1:2-5 (continued) 5. And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel. Why does the prophet speak in this first disputation of the wrath of God and its eternal source (Malachi 1:2-4)? The answer lies here in verse 5. God's eternal hatred in reprobation and its results are not an end in themselves. Reprobation is always subordinate and serves another purpose. Here that purpose is described in terms of Israel's seeing...