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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Malachi 3:5

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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3:5 The words eager to witness suggest a legal proceeding in which God is both prosecuting attorney (accuser) and key witness (provider of evidence) against postexilic Judah. • Sorcerers practiced witchcraft, black magic, or fortune-telling for personal gain. • The coming day of God’s judgment would either purify the sinful Judeans (3:3) or destroy them (4:1-2).
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