Introduction to Malachi
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C.Situation: complacency in serving the Lord (3:13-15)
D.Motivation: the coming day of the Lord (3:16-4:3)
E.Command: remember the law (4:4-6)
The Assyrian Empire comes to an end when the Babylonians and Medes destroy Nineveh. 612
The Babylonians level Jerusalem and the temple. 586
Cyrus, founding ruler of the Medo-Persian Empire, captures Babylon with little resistance. 539
Cyrus’s decree allows return of Jews from exile; 42,360 return initially. 538
Second temple construction begins under Zerubbabel’s and Joshua’s leadership. 536
Cambyses, son of Cyrus, rules Persian Empire. 530-522
Discouragement reinforced by opposition from transplanted people brings work on the temple to a halt. 526
Darius I (Darius the Great) succeeds Cambyses. 521-486
Haggai and Zechariah encourage the people to resume construction of the temple. 520-518
Temple completed March 12, 515
Xerxes (Ahasuerus) ascends the throne of Persia upon the death of his father, Darius I. 486
Greek victories over Persians in Battles of Salamis (480) and Plain of Plataea (479), thwart Persian expansion into Europe and are keys to Greek hegemony in the Mediterranean Basin and Europe.
Esther becomes queen of Persia. 479
Esther intercedes with Xerxes for her people. 474
First celebration of Purim 473
Xerxes I (Ahasuerus), husband of Esther, assassinated 465
Artaxerxes I succeeds his father. 465-423
Malachi’s prophecy 460
Ezra leads second group of Jewish exiles to Jerusalem. 458
Events in Nehemiah 445-430
Jerusalem’s walls rebuilt under Nehemiah’s leadership 445
Nehemiah returns to Persia. 432
The second Peloponnesian Wars between Athens and other Greek city-states 431-404
Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem. 425