Malachi 4:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Malachi 4:2

Malachi 4:2. But unto you that fear my name So they are described, chap. Malachi 3:16, whose names were written in the book of remembrance; who loved the law of their God, and kept it; who believed its promises, and rejoiced in expectation of the blessings promised; who believed his threatenings and trembled at them, and who walked humbly with their God; shall the Sun of righteousness arise Christ, who is fitly compared to the sun, being the fountain of light and vital heat to his church:... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:1-6

4:1-6 GOD’S CARE IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENTGod’s action in destroying the wicked in the day of judgment is pictured in the illustration of a farmer burning off his field after he has harvested his grain. The righteous are likened to the farmer’s calves, which were previously tied up in the dark stalls but are now set free. They burst forth to go leaping and skipping over the recently burnt-off fields. As the sun shines down upon them it brings healing and vigour into their lives of newfound joy and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Malachi 4:2

fear = revere. See the Structure "Y" and "Y", p. 1300. Sun . Here the word "Sun" is feminine, as in Genesis 15:17 . Jeremiah 15:9 . Nahum 3:17 , &c.; and is connected with "rightousness" (which is also feminine), which Messiah, the righteous One, alone can bring. of. In this case "of "would be the Genitive of Apposition. See App-17 . wings = beams, or rays. ye. The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version omits this "ye". grow up = leap for joy, or frisk. as = like. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Malachi 4:2

"But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and gambol as calves of the stall."Note that we have capitalized "Sun of Righteousness," as in the Authorized Version, there being no sufficient reason whatever for writing it "sun of righteousness," as in our version and many others. Clinton R. Gill is the only commentator we found who spoke out against the popular fad of denying the identity of Christ in this passage. He... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Malachi 4:2

Malachi 4:2. The Sun of righteousness— The Lord Jesus Christ; consequently, the day, of which it is said in the preceding verse that it shall burn as an oven, is not the day of the last judgment, but of the destruction of the Jews, which immediately followed the coming of the Sun of righteousness. Houbigant; who renders the last clause, And ye shall leap as calves going out of their stall. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Malachi 4:2

2. The effect of the judgment on the righteous, as contrasted with its effect on the wicked ( :-). To the wicked it shall be as an oven that consumes the stubble (Matthew 6:30); to the righteous it shall be the advent of the gladdening Sun, not of condemnation, but "of righteousness"; not destroying, but "healing" (Jeremiah 23:6). you that fear my name—The same as those in Malachi 3:16, who confessed God amidst abounding blasphemy (Isaiah 66:5; Matthew 10:32). The spiritual blessings brought by... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Malachi 4:2

In contrast, the Israelites who feared Yahweh (Malachi 1:14; Malachi 3:5; Malachi 3:16-17) would experience a reign of righteousness compared here to sunshine (cf. Isaiah 60:1-3). The sun can blister, but it can also bless, and its blessing effect is in view here. The prophet evidently visualized the sunrays like the wings of a bird stretching over the earth. This righteous day would have a healing effect on the inhabitants of the earth, healing them, and the planet, from the harmful effects of... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Malachi 4:1-6

4The New Elijah1. The comparison is to an oven heated by a fire lighted within it: cp. Matthew 6:30. This passage is closely connected with the preceding. Stubble] rather, ’straw.’2. ’The day of the Lord is darkness and not light’ (Amos 5:20), but when the night of judgment is over, day dawns for the righteous.The Sun of righteousness] ’Righteousness’ is here almost equivalent to ’blessing,’ as in Psalms 24:5.With healing in his wings] Since the dawn spreads with rapidity from the E. over the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Malachi 4:2

(2) As the rising sun diffuses light and heat, so that all that is healthy in nature revives and lifts up its head, while plants that have no depth of root are scorched up and wither away, so the advent of the reign of righteousness, which will reward the good and the wicked, each according to his deserts, will dissipate all darkness of doubt, and heal all the wounds which the apparent injustice of the conduct of affairs has inflicted on the hearts of the righteous.Wings.—Figurative for rays.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Malachi 4:1-6

The End of the Christian Year Malachi 4:1 The end of a Christian year and the approach of another bring, like all endings and new beginnings in our frail and brief life, solemn thoughts. The Church in her services encourages them, and impresses them upon us. I. The Day of Change and Ending. Life, if you think of it, is so made that it seems stable, settled, permanent, and yet it is liable always to interruption and shock. It moves incessantly towards some day of change and ending. Both... read more

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