The day cometh! either in the fall of Jerusalem or in some terrible catastrophe yet future. Whenever it comes may we be reckoned as God’s peculiar treasure, preserved as a woman preserves her jewels in the day of calamity, v. 17. Sorrow and disaster

are perpetually befalling the proud, or those that do wickedly; while on those who fear God’s name the dawn of the sun of righteousness is forever breaking and growing to the perfect day. In the beams of the sun there are not only light and color, but rays which bear health and vitality to the world and to men; so in Jesus there is power to salvation. Notice how the Old Testament ends with the word curse, while Christ’s proclamation opens with Blessed.

(b) To what great event does the prophecy look forward?

(c) What does the name ‘‘ Malachi’? mean?

(e) What is Malachi’s position among the prophets? How many years of silence were to elapse before a new messenger should appear?

SECTIONS 1—4. CHAPTERS 14. (Each question applies to the paragraph of corresponding number in the Comments.)