![]() ![]() The word translated “oracle” frequently heads prophetic passages (e.g., Isa. Each word supports the divine origin and authority of the entire message. ![]() The first verse of the book does more than give information about its human author. I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.” 4If Edom says, “We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins,” the Lord of hosts says, “They may build, but I will tear down, and they will be called ‘the wicked country,’ and ‘the people with whom the Lord is angry forever.’ ” 5Your own eyes shall see this, and you shall say, “Great is the Lord beyond the border of Israel!” “Yet I have loved Jacob 3but Esau I have hated. But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. Listen to the Passage Read the PassageġThe oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. ![]() This article is part of the Tough Passages series. ![]()
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