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Who this Malakhi is, in what period of the Jewish his-
tory he lived and prophesied, is not known either from the
book itself or from any other portion of the Old Testament.
It begins with the words: "The 'missa' of the Word of
Yahweh the El of Israel by the hand of Malakhi," which may
be translated: "The discourse of the Word of Yahweh
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God of Israel, by the hand of Malakhi." It contains four
short chapters.
The oracle is addressed, not to a king and his courtiers,
but to a people already settled in Jerusalem with the Temple
and its services. The sacrifices and oblations are of the
meanest and worst kind; the sheep and cattle offered at the
altars are not of the best quality; they are blind, lame, and
tory he lived and prophesied, is not known either from the
book itself or from any other portion of the Old Testament.
It begins with the words: "The 'missa' of the Word of
Yahweh the El of Israel by the hand of Malakhi," which may
be translated: "The discourse of the Word of Yahweh
47
God of Israel, by the hand of Malakhi." It contains four
short chapters.
The oracle is addressed, not to a king and his courtiers,
but to a people already settled in Jerusalem with the Temple
and its services. The sacrifices and oblations are of the
meanest and worst kind; the sheep and cattle offered at the
altars are not of the best quality; they are blind, lame, and