Overview of the Minor Prophets: Malachi

After the return from captivity, the people began to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple, then ceased their work. Ezra and Nehemiah, as well as the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, spurred them on to resume the work. By Malachi’s time the temple had been rebuilt and sacrifices were again being offered (1:7–10; 3:8–10).  One would think that all was well.  But not so. The Jews had returned to the sins of their fathers—only one hundred years after returning from captivity! They forgot the lessons God...