Yaqub
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بسم اللّه الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
According to the religion of Judaism, Malachi was the last prophet that God sent, and after him, no other prophet came. Jews are not clear as to who exactly Malachi was, and differ concerning his exact identity:
Malachi is identified with Mordecai by R. Naḥman and with Ezra by Joshua b. Ḳarḥa (Meg. 15a). Jerome, in his preface to the commentary on Malachi, mentions that in his day the belief was current that Malachi was identical with Ezra ("Malachi Hebræi Esdram Existimant"). The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel to the words "By the hand of Malachi" (i. 1) gives the gloss "Whose name is called Ezra the scribe."
Jews also believe that Malachi was the last prophet, and after him, Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) departed from Israel (Soṭah 48b)
However, if we read the Book of Malachi itself, we find God's promise to send the "Messenger of the Covenant":
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts (Malachi 3:1)
Malachi is identified with Mordecai by R. Naḥman and with Ezra by Joshua b. Ḳarḥa (Meg. 15a). Jerome, in his preface to the commentary on Malachi, mentions that in his day the belief was current that Malachi was identical with Ezra ("Malachi Hebræi Esdram Existimant"). The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel to the words "By the hand of Malachi" (i. 1) gives the gloss "Whose name is called Ezra the scribe."
Jews also believe that Malachi was the last prophet, and after him, Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit) departed from Israel (Soṭah 48b)
However, if we read the Book of Malachi itself, we find God's promise to send the "Messenger of the Covenant":
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts (Malachi 3:1)