Malachi 3:13-4:6

The final dispute in this arbitration that has been going on is found in these verses, the last in the Old Testament.  The LORD accuses his people of speaking hard, harsh words against him.  What are the hard words?  “It is vain to serve God.”  The LORD’s response to those words is this: he promises a day that will burn like an oven and destroy the wicked, leaving them neither root nor branch.  Only those who fear the LORD will be spared on that day. Their names are recorded in his book of remembrance. On that day, all the others who complained will see that serving the LORD was not vain, or empty. 

LORD, we plead with you, not to let us rest until we have reconciled with you.  We stand condemned before your judgment.  Rescue us through Christ.

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The last three years have been great. I have learned a lot reading through the Bible and writing a short devotional for each passage, going through the entire ESV text.  As a result, I plan to publish an electronic devotional commentary for those who prefer reading the posts that way.

All of the devotions are still available on this blog site through a blog search, either by category, or by chapter (tags).

Now, it’s time for the next challenge.  For the next ten years I plan to read through the whole Bible in the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, writing both a nuanced translation, and a short devotional for each passage.  I plan to alternate OT and NT texts, and to cover about 13 OT  verses or 5 NT verses each day. That way, I will have covered the whole Bible in ten years (2014-2023).  You are invited to join me in this adventure.

Jefferson Vann