Malachi 4:2 But to you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and you shall go forth… s: — I. THE CHARACTERS SPOKEN OF. The "name of the Lord" signifies the perfections of the glorious God of heaven — the great ness and goodness of the Lord — God Himself. It is the peculiar character of the people of God that they "fear His name." It is a fear of offending God, the tenderness of the child that fears to offend its parent. This fear is an abiding principle, and it is a practical principle; it operates upon the life. II. THE BLESSED PRIVILEGE OF THOSE THAT FEAR THE NAME OF GOD. The Sun of Righteous ness is Immanuel, God with us. And He arose at His birth, because more conspicuous in His ministry; was eclipsed at His death, shone forth brighter after His resurrection and ascension, and attained His meridian splendour when the Jewish dispensation closed and the Christian dispensation was fully established. But the promise of our text is daily receiving its fulfilment in the hearts of God's believing people. The promise of the text, however, still awaits the consummation of its fulfilment. (Benjamin Maturin, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. |
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