Malachi’s name meant “My messenger”…and in this last Chapter of the Old Testament, Malachi warned the people of God’s enduring faithfulness and their serious unfaithfulness. He also prophesied not only about the coming messenger to prepare the way (John the Baptist) but about the coming of the Messiah. (Jesus Christ) In this verse he describes the work of the Messiah as thorough and seriously uncomfortable…as a fuller’s soap. This immediately gave the people a vivid picture of the work of launderers or fullers, who used harsh alkaline chemicals extracted from plants to remove stubborn stains from clothing. They never washed clothing gently…but aggressively rubbed, pressed, and beat the garment until it was clean and white again. Malachi admonished them that God’s cleansing work and transformational purification wasn’t going to be fun, but painful…but would ultimately be for their good.
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