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Then they that feared the Lord spaker often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a bookt of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

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Eph. 5:19• ¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; (Eph. 5:19)

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Rev. 20:12• ¹²And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. (Rev. 20:12)

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that feared.

Mal. 3:5• ⁵And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts. (Mal. 3:5)

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Mal. 4:2• ²But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. (Mal. 4:2)

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Gen. 22:12• ¹²And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. (Gen. 22:12)

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1 Kings 18:3,12• ³And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly:
¹²And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth. (1 Kings 18:3,12)

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Job 28:28• ²⁸And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. (Job 28:28)

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Psa. 33:18• ¹⁸Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; (Psa. 33:18)

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Psa. 111:10• ¹⁰The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. (Psa. 111:10)

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Psa. 112:1• ¹Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. (Psa. 112:1)

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Psa. 147:11• ¹¹The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. (Psa. 147:11)

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Isa. 50:10• ¹⁰Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God. (Isa. 50:10)

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Acts 9:31• ³¹Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. (Acts 9:31)

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Acts 10:2• ²A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. (Acts 10:2)

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Rev. 15:4• ⁴Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. (Rev. 15:4)

spake.

Deut. 6:6‑8• ⁶And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
⁷And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
⁸And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. (Deut. 6:6‑8)

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1 Sam. 23:16‑18• ¹⁶And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
¹⁷And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
¹⁸And they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house. (1 Sam. 23:16‑18)

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Esther 4:5‑17• ⁵Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
⁶So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate.
⁷And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
⁸Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to show it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
⁹And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
¹⁰Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
¹¹All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
¹²And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.
¹³Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
¹⁴For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
¹⁵Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
¹⁶Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
¹⁷So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. (Esther 4:5‑17)

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Psa. 16:3• ³But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. (Psa. 16:3)

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Psa. 66:16• ¹⁶Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. (Psa. 66:16)

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Psa. 73:15‑17• ¹⁵If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
¹⁶When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
¹⁷Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. (Psa. 73:15‑17)

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Psa. 119:63• ⁶³I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. (Psa. 119:63)

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Prov. 13:20• ²⁰He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. (Prov. 13:20)

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Ezek. 9:4• ⁴And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. (Ezek. 9:4)

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Dan. 2:17‑18• ¹⁷Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
¹⁸That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. (Dan. 2:17‑18)

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Luke 2:38• ³⁸And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. (Luke 2:38)

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Luke 24:14‑31• ¹⁴And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
¹⁵And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
¹⁶But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
¹⁷And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
¹⁸And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
¹⁹And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
²⁰And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
²¹But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
²²Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
²³And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
²⁴And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
²⁵Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
²⁶Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
²⁷And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
²⁸And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
²⁹But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
³⁰And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
³¹And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. (Luke 24:14‑31)

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John 1:40‑47• ⁴⁰One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
⁴¹He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
⁴²And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
⁴³The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
⁴⁴Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
⁴⁵Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
⁴⁶And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! (John 1:40‑47)

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John 12:20‑22• ²⁰And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
²¹The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
²²Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. (John 12:20‑22)

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Acts 1:13• ¹³And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. (Acts 1:13)

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Acts 2:1• ¹And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. (Acts 2:1)

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Acts 4:23‑30• ²³And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
²⁴And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
²⁵Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
²⁶The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
²⁷For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
²⁸For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
²⁹And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
³⁰By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. (Acts 4:23‑30)

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Eph. 5:19• ¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; (Eph. 5:19)

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1 Thess. 5:11,14• ¹¹Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
¹⁴Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. (1 Thess. 5:11,14)

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Heb. 3:13• ¹³But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. (Heb. 3:13)

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Heb. 10:24• ²⁴And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: (Heb. 10:24)

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Heb. 12:15• ¹⁵Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; (Heb. 12:15)

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2 Sam. 7:1• ¹And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies; (2 Sam. 7:1)

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2 Chron. 6:7• ⁷Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. (2 Chron. 6:7)

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Psa. 139:4• ⁴For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. (Psa. 139:4)

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Matt. 18:19‑20• ¹⁹Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
²⁰For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Matt. 18:19‑20)

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Acts 4:31‑33• ³¹And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
³²And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
³³And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. (Acts 4:31‑33)

a book.

Esther 2:23• ²³And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king. (Esther 2:23)

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Esther 6:1• ¹On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. (Esther 6:1)

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Job 19:23‑25• ²³Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
²⁴That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
²⁵For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: (Job 19:23‑25)

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Psa. 56:8• ⁸Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? (Psa. 56:8)

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Isa. 65:6• ⁶Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, (Isa. 65:6)

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Dan. 7:10• ¹⁰A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. (Dan. 7:10)

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Matt. 12:35‑37• ³⁵A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
³⁶But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
³⁷For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. (Matt. 12:35‑37)

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Rev. 20:12• ¹²And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. (Rev. 20:12)

that thought.

Psa. 10:4• ⁴The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. (Psa. 10:4)

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Psa. 20:7• ⁷Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. (Psa. 20:7)

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Psa. 94:19• ¹⁹In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. (Psa. 94:19)

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Psa. 104:33• ³³I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. (Psa. 104:33)

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Isa. 26:3,8• ³Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
⁸Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. (Isa. 26:3,8)

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Heb. 4:12‑13• ¹²For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
¹³Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. (Heb. 4:12‑13)

• {v.16-17} We have now the introduction of the remnant. (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• He Himself was the subject of their thoughts and meditations. (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• Then, they spoke often one to another. They were drawn together in happy, holy fellowship by their common objects, common affections, and common needs. (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• What is meant, therefore, when it is said, “They thought upon His name,” is, that they set themselves to uphold all the truth which had been committed to Israel; this truth being their testimony in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, and also that they were drawn together by their common fear of Jehovah, to maintain the honor of His name. This was their one end and object—not the welfare and blessing of one another. (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• In the gospel of Luke (chap. 1 and 2), as often remarked, we have a living picture of this God-fearing remnant. In Zacharias, Simeon, and Anna we behold a few together with those associated with them, who united all the characteristics which are here given. Thus of Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth it is said, “They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless” (Luke 1:6). (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• “The Lord hearkened, and heard.” His eyes and His heart were upon these despised few who encouraged themselves, amid surrounding corruptions, in fellowship one with another concerning the Lord and the Lord’s things. (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• “A book of remembrance was written before Him”; that is, the Lord condescends to use a figure to teach us that He records for everlasting remembrance the conversation—may we not rather say the names and the words? (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Then they that feared Jehovah spoke often one to another; and Jehovah observed it, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name.