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href="/bsb/malachi/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/malachi/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/malachi/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant—all the decrees and regulations that I gave him on Mount Sinai for all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/malachi/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/malachi/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/malachi/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, <i>with</i> the statutes and judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/malachi/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, <i>With</i> <i>the</i> statutes and judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/malachi/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Remember the Law of Moses My servant, <i>the</i> statutes and ordinances which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/malachi/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Remember the law of Moses My servant, even the statutes and ordinances which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/malachi/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Remember the law of Moses My servant, <i>even the</i> statutes and ordinances which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/malachi/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Remember the law of Moses My servant, <i>even the</i> statutes and judgments which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/malachi/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Remember [with thoughtful concern] the Law of Moses My servant, the statutes and the ordinances which I commanded him on [Mount] Horeb [to give] to all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/malachi/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Remember the instruction of Moses my servant, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/malachi/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember the instruction of Moses My servant, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/malachi/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/malachi/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't ever forget the laws and teachings I gave my servant Moses on Mount Sinai. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/malachi/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/malachi/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Remember the teachings of my servant Moses, the rules and regulations that I gave to him at Horeb for all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/malachi/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Remember the teachings of my servant Moses, the laws and commands which I gave him at Mount Sinai for all the people of Israel to obey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/malachi/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Remember the Law of Moses my servant that I gave him at Horeb for all Israel—both the decrees and laws.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/malachi/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/malachi/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Remember the law of my servant Moses, to whom at Horeb I gave rules and regulations for all Israel to obey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/malachi/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Remember the Law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/malachi/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/malachi/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/malachi/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Remember the Law of My servant Moses, "" That I commanded him in Horeb, "" For all Israel—statutes and judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/malachi/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Remember ye the law of Moses My servant, That I did command him in Horeb, For all Israel -- statutes and judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/malachi/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, the laws and the judgments.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/malachi/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, the precepts, and judgments. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/malachi/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded him on Horeb for all Israel, the precepts and the judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/malachi/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Remember the law of Moses my servant, whom I charged at Horeb With statutes and ordinances for all Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/malachi/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember the teaching of my servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/malachi/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/malachi/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Remember the Law of Moses my Servant which I commanded him in Khoreeb, concerning all Israel, the commandments and the judgments<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/malachi/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Remember ye the law of Moses My servant, Which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, Even statutes and ordinances.Remember the law of my servant Moses, accordingly as I charged him <i>with it</i> in Choreb for all Israel, <i>even</i> the commandments and ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/malachi/4-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6KyAs1WSHw?start=717" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/malachi/4.htm">The Great Day of the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: ziḵ·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">“Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: tō·w·raṯ (N-fsc) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">the law</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of My servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ḥuq·qîm (N-mp) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">the statutes</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ū·miš·pā·ṭîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Judgment. ">and ordinances</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/2722.htm" title="2722: ḇə·ḥō·rêḇ (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Waste, a mountain in Sinai. From charab; desolate; Choreb, a name for the Sinaitic mountains.">at Horeb.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">Deuteronomy 5:1-22</a></span><br />Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully. / The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. / He did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with all of us who are alive here today. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-1.htm">Exodus 20:1-17</a></span><br />And God spoke all these words: / “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. / You shall have no other gods before Me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm">Deuteronomy 4:1-2</a></span><br />Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. / You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1-9</a></span><br />These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess, / so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged. / Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Deuteronomy 11:1</a></span><br />You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15-16</a></span><br />See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, as well as death and disaster. / For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-7.htm">Joshua 1:7-8</a></span><br />Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go. / This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">1 Kings 2:3</a></span><br />And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Nehemiah 9:13-14</a></span><br />You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. / You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Psalm 19:7-11</a></span><br />The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. / The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. / The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1-2</a></span><br />Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. / Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-19</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. / So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-36.htm">Matthew 22:36-40</a></span><br />“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?” / Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Luke 16:17</a></span><br />But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-17.htm">John 1:17</a></span><br />For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remember you the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.</p><p class="hdg">the law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-21</a></b></br> Thou shalt have no other gods before me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-5.htm">Deuteronomy 4:5,6</a></b></br> Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">Psalm 147:19,20</a></b></br> He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel… </p><p class="hdg">in.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-10.htm">Deuteronomy 4:10</a></b></br> <i>Specially</i> the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and <i>that</i> they may teach their children.</p><p class="hdg">with.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/21-1.htm">Exodus 21:1-23:33</a></b></br> Now these <i>are</i> the judgments which thou shalt set before them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm">Leviticus 1:1-7:38</a></b></br> And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">Psalm 147:19</a></b></br> He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/malachi/2-4.htm">Command</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-6.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/malachi/3-7.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Horeb</a> <a href="/malachi/2-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/malachi/2-9.htm">Law</a> <a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/micah/6-4.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/malachi/3-7.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-9.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/malachi/3-7.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/malachi/3-18.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/malachi/3-7.htm">Statutes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/4-3.htm">Command</a> <a href="/matthew/1-24.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/acts/16-4.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Horeb</a> <a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/matthew/2-4.htm">Law</a> <a href="/matthew/1-19.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/luke/1-6.htm">Ordinances</a> <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/matthew/15-9.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/matthew/4-10.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/genesis/26-5.htm">Statutes</a><div class="vheading2">Malachi 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">God's judgment on the wicked;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">and his blessing on the good.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/4-4.htm">He exhorts to the study of the law;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">and tells of Elijah's coming and office.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Moses is a central figure in Israel's history, serving as a mediator between God and His people. The law given through Moses includes the Ten Commandments and other instructions that form the basis of Israel's covenant relationship with God. This call to remembrance underscores the continuity of God's revelation and the enduring relevance of His commandments.<p><b>the statutes and ordinances</b><br>Statutes and ordinances refer to the specific laws and decrees that were part of the Mosaic Law. These include moral, ceremonial, and civil laws that governed the life of Israel. The statutes and ordinances were designed to set Israel apart as a holy nation and to guide them in righteous living. They reflect God's character and His desire for justice, mercy, and faithfulness among His people.<p><b>I commanded him for all Israel</b><br>The law was given to Moses for the entire nation of Israel, indicating its universal application to God's chosen people. This highlights the collective responsibility of the nation to adhere to God's commands. It also points to the unity and identity of Israel as a people bound by a common covenant with God.<p><b>at Horeb</b><br>Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai, where Moses received the law from God. This location is significant as the site of the divine encounter where God revealed His will to Israel. It is a place of covenant-making, where God established His relationship with His people. The mention of Horeb serves as a reminder of the sacred and binding nature of the law given there.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>A central figure in the Old Testament, Moses is the servant of God who received the Law on Mount Sinai (also known as Horeb). He is a prophet and leader who guided the Israelites out of Egypt and through the wilderness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God to be His people, to whom the Law was given. Israel's history is marked by a covenant relationship with God, which includes blessings for obedience and consequences for disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/horeb.htm">Horeb</a></b><br>Another name for Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments and the Law from God. It is a significant place of divine revelation and covenant-making.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a></b><br>Refers to the commandments, statutes, and ordinances given by God to Moses for the people of Israel. It includes moral, ceremonial, and civil laws intended to guide the Israelites in their relationship with God and each other.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Remembering God's Law is crucial for maintaining a faithful relationship with Him. It serves as a reminder of His covenant and expectations for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_law.htm">The Role of the Law</a></b><br>The Law is not just a set of rules but a guide for living a life that honors God. It reveals His character and His desires for how His people should live.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>Just as Israel was called to be faithful to the covenant at Horeb, Christians are called to be faithful to the new covenant in Christ, which fulfills the Law.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_blessing.htm">Obedience and Blessing</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commands brings blessings and aligns us with His will. It is an expression of love and devotion to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/application_in_daily_life.htm">Application in Daily Life</a></b><br>Reflect on how the principles of the Law can be applied in contemporary life, guiding ethical decisions and interactions with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_malachi_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Malachi 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_deut._10's_historical_truth.htm">How can we verify the historical authenticity of the events in Deuteronomy 10 when there is minimal supporting evidence outside the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_mount_sinai's_biblical_role.htm">What is Mount Sinai's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_moses_and_elijah_with_jesus.htm">Matthew 17:3 describes Moses and Elijah appearing alongside Jesus. What historical or archaeological evidence supports or contradicts such an extraordinary event? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god_the_only_savior_in_hosea_13_4.htm">Hosea 13:4: How can God declare 'there is no Savior besides Me' while other passages depict human saviors or mediators, seeming to contradict this exclusivity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/malachi/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>CONCLUDING ADMONITION.</span><p>(4-6) As the prophetical books began (<a href="/joshua/1-2.htm" title="Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you, and all this people, to the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.">Joshua 1:2</a>; <a href="/joshua/1-8.htm" title="This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; but you shall meditate therein day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.">Joshua 1:8</a>) with "<span class= "ital">Moses my servant</span> is dead . . . this book of the <span class= "ital">Law</span> shall not be removed from thy mouth, &c.," so they close with the admonition, "Remember ye the <span class= "ital">Law of Moses my servant.</span>" (Comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-1.htm" title="Now therefore listen, O Israel, to the statutes and to the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers gives you.">Deuteronomy 4:1</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/8-14.htm" title="Then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;">Deuteronomy 8:14</a>.) The path of duty is the path of safety and of light. (Comp. <a href="/john/7-17.htm" title="If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.">John 7:17</a>.) "Mysteries belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed are for us and for our children <span class= "ital">for ever,</span> in order to perform all the words of this Law" (<a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm" title="The secret things belong to the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.">Deuteronomy 29:29</a>; comp. also <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-13.htm" title="Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.">Ecclesiastes 12:13</a>). The best preparation for the reception of the New Covenant, when God would "put His law in their inward parts and write it on their heart" (<a href="/jeremiah/31-32.htm" title="Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they broke, although I was an husband to them, said the LORD:">Jeremiah 31:32</a>), must needs be the hearty observance of the spirit of the Old. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/malachi/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 4-6.</span> - § 5. <span class="accented">Concluding admonition to remember the Law, lest they should be liable to the curse. In order to avert this, the Lord, before his coming, would send Elijah to promote a change of heart in the nation.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - If the people would meet the judgment with confidence and secure for themselves the promised blessings, they must remember and obey the <span class="cmt_word">Law of Moses.</span> Thus the last of the prophets set his seal to the Pentateuch, on obedience to which depended, as of old (see <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.), so now, the most abundant blessings. My servant. Moses was only the agent and interpreter of God. The origin and authority of the Law were Divine. <span class="cmt_word">Horeb</span>. The mention of the mountain would remind the people of the awful wonders that accompanied the promulgation of the Law (<a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a>, etc.; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-10.htm">Deuteronomy 4:10-15</a>) For all Israel Not merely for the people who heard the Law given, but for the nation unto all time. Nor could they be true Israelites unless they observed the terms of the covenant then made. <span class="cmt_word">With the</span> (<span class="accented">even</span>) <span class="cmt_word">statutes and judgments.</span> These terms, which explain the word "Law," include all the enactments, legal, moral, ceremonial. Malachi might well remind the people of their duty, and thus support Nehemiah in his struggle to win them to obedience (see <a href="/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Nehemiah 10:29</a>). The LXX. places this verse at the end of the chapter, probably because the original conclusion (ver. 6) was thought too harsh to be left as the close of the Old Testament. The Jews had a feeling that books in the Bible should end with the name <span class="accented">Jehovah.</span> In the case of Isaiah and Ecclesiastes, they repeated, after the last verse, the last but one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/malachi/4-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Remember</span><br /><span class="heb">זִכְר֕וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ziḵ·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Law</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹרַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My servant,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·dî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the statutes</span><br /><span class="heb">חֻקִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥuq·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ordinances</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miš·pā·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוִּ֨יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹת֤וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at Horeb.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְחֹרֵב֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ḥō·rêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2722.htm">Strong's 2722: </a> </span><span class="str2">Horeb -- 'waste', a mountain in Sinai</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/malachi/4-4.htm">OT Prophets: Malachi 4:4 Remember the law of Moses my servant (Malachi Mal Ml) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/malachi/4-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Malachi 4:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Malachi 4:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/malachi/4-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Malachi 4:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Malachi 4:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>