• Haggai and Malachi - Newest Concordia Commentary | Dr. Brian T. German

  • Sep 8 2024
  • Length: 44 mins
  • Podcast

Haggai and Malachi - Newest Concordia Commentary | Dr. Brian T. German

  • Summary

  • Listen to the latest episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast as Dr. Brian German joins as guest to talk about the newest edition in the Concordia Commentary, Haggai and Malachi, which he authored. In the newest volume Dr. German details literary themes, historical insights, and New Testament connections found in the books of Haggai and Malachi.

    Get the newest volume in the series at cph.org.

    Show Notes
    In this new episode, Dr. German joins host Elizabeth Pittman to discuss the Biblical books of Haggai and Malachi. In his new Concordia Commentary volume covering these books, readers will explore a rigorous analysis of Haggai's exhortation to rebuild the temple and Malachi's concern with the practices therein—both revealing the standard to which God calls His church.

    Questions

    • What special challenges did God's people face in this time period after the return from exile in Babylon?
    • How did each of these prophets address those challenges?
    • How long was the time interval between Haggai and Malachi?
    • What particular events did Haggai have to address? How did he address them?
    • How did the prophet Zechariah's work overlap with that of Haggai?
    • What things had changed by the time of Malachi, and what did he have to address?
    • How did each prophet present the promise of the Messiah?
    • What were some of the pressures the people of Judah would experience during the intertestamental period - those 400 years between the Old and New Testaments?
    • How did Haggai and Malachi prepare the people for these pressures?

    About the Guest
    Brian German
    is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Theology at Concordia University Wisconsin and director of the Concordia Bible Institute.

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