Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi (Evangelical Press Study Commentary)

by Iain M. Duguid

Publisher:

Evangelical Press

, 2010

Overview

The last three books of the Old Testament, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi, have not always received the attention they deserve from the church. This is in some ways surprising, since the Gospel writers quote Zechariah 9–14 more often than any other biblical source in explaining Christ’s sufferings and death.

One reason for the tendency to neglect these three books lies in the fact that they address a community who were living in a day of small things, with little glory and no great triumphs to show off to a watching world. In a day like ours, which puts such a premium on charismatic leaders whose ministries exude glory and success, they may be viewed as something of an embarrassment.

But if, like the apostle Paul, we are content to be broken vessels without glory in ourselves so that the glory of Christ crucified may be all the more plainly displayed, then we shall find much blessing in these books. In them, we shall read of the comfort and challenge that come from the presence of the living God in our midst, even when his glory is not on public display. In them, we shall also read of the anticipation of the day when the glory of God would come to earth in the person of Christ and bring about the long-promised salvation of his people.

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Key Features

• Discusses the overlooked nature of the three books
• Provides verse-by-verse commentary
• Examines the background and themes of each book

Contents

• Introductory Matters
• Haggai
• Zechariah
• Malachi

Top Highlights

“So to question the Lord’s love is not to voice doubts about his inner emotional state, but to impugn the faithfulness of his actions towards his people.” (Page 191)

“Essentially, the question boiled down to this: ‘Lord, what have you done for us lately?’” (Page 191)

“The difference between the two peoples is not whether they experience trials and difficulties in this world, but whether those trials and difficulties terminate in their destruction, or whether they have a future beyond the judgement.” (Page 196)

“Love’ in this context is not an emotional feeling, but rather a covenantal term that expresses the behaviour that flows out of a committed relationship.” (Page 191)

“Yet in certain circumstances, the Lord invites his people to put him to the test—that is, to step out in faith trusting his word and evaluating him on the basis of his response.” (Page 231)

Product Details

• Title: A Study Commentary on Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
• Author: Iain Duguid
• Publisher: Evangelical Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Pages: 255

About Iain M. Duguid

Iain M. Duguid (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of Old Testament at Grove City College and pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Grove City, Pennsylvania. He has also served as a missionary in Liberia, taught at Reformed Seminary and Westminster Seminary California, and planted churches in Fallbrook, California, and Oxford, England. Some of Duguid?s other work includes books such as Living in the Gap Between Promise and Reality and Hero of Heroes, as well as commentaries on Ezekiel, Daniel, Ruth, Esther and more. He was a translator for the Holman Christian Standard Version of the Bible and is a contributor to the New Living Translation Study Bible, the HCSV Study Bible and the ESV Study Bible. He and his wife Barb have five children.