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<p style="text-align: justify;">Although not evident at first glance, shared terminology and phraseology in Malachi 3:1 (3 Nephi 24:1) and Moroni 7:29&ndash;32 suggest textual dependency of the latter on the former. Jesus&rsquo;s dictation of Malachi 3&ndash;4 to the Lamanites and Nephites at the temple in Bountiful, as recorded and preserved on the plates of Nephi, helped provide Mormon a partial scriptural and doctrinal basis for his teachings on the ministering of angels, angels/messengers of the covenant, the &ldquo;work&rdquo; of &ldquo;the covenants of the Father,&rdquo; and &ldquo;prepar[ing] the way&rdquo; in his sermon as preserved in Moroni 7. This article explores the implications of Mormon&rsquo;s use of Malachi 3:1. It further explores the meaning of the name Malachi (&ldquo;[Yahweh is] my messenger,&rdquo; &ldquo;my angel&rdquo;) in its ancient Israelite scriptural context and the temple context within which Jesus uses it in 3 Nephi 24:1.</p>


Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 31 (2019)

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Messengers of the Covenant: Mormon’s Doctrinal Use of Malachi 3:1 in Moroni 7:29–32

Messengers of the Covenant: Mormon’s Doctrinal Use of Malachi 3:1 in Moroni 7:29–32

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Messengers of the Covenant: Mormon’s Doctrinal Use of Malachi 3:1 in Moroni 7:29–32

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Year of Publication

2019

Authors

Bowen, Matthew L. (Primary)

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111-138

Volume

31

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https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/messengers-of-the-covenant-mormons-doctrinal-use-of-malachi-31-in-moroni-729-32/

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