Maleakhi 4:4

Restoration through the Lord

4:4 “Remember the law of my servant Moses, to whom at Horeb ¹  I gave rules and regulations for all Israel to obey. ² 

Maleakhi 3:13

Resistance to the Lord through Self-sufficiency

3:13 “You have criticized me sharply,” ³  says the Lord, “but you ask, ‘How have we criticized you?’

Maleakhi 2:7

2:7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him ⁴  because he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all.

[4:4]  ¹ sn Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai (cf. Exod 3:1).

[4:4]  ² tn Heb “which I commanded him in Horeb concerning all Israel, statutes and ordinances.”

[3:13]  ³ tn Heb “your words are hard [or “strong”] against me”; cf. NIV “said harsh things against me”; TEV, NLT “said terrible things about me.”

[2:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “from his mouth” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV).