What does it mean to rebuke the devourer in Malachi 3:11?
Malachi 3:11
ESV - 11 I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts.
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Asked August 17 2016
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S. Michael Houdmann
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The phrase rebuke the devourer is found in the book of Malachi, the last book of the Old Testament. "I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; n...
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