Mal 3:5 | TNotes | STEP | 3:5 The words eager to witness suggest a legal proceeding in which God is both prosecuting attorney (accuser) and key witness (provider of evidence) against postexilic Judah. • Sorcerers practiced witchcraft, black magic, or fortune-telling for personal gain. • The coming day of God’s judgment would either purify the sinful Judeans (3:3 ) or destroy them (4:1-2 ).

‏ Malachi 3:5

3:5 ^a The words eager to witness suggest a legal proceeding in which God is both prosecuting attorney (accuser) and key witness (provider of evidence) against postexilic Judah.

• Sorcerers practiced witchcraft, black magic, or fortune-telling for personal gain.

• The coming day of God’s judgment would either purify the sinful Judeans (3:3 ^b) or destroy them (4:1-2 ^c).