Mal. 1.1 [Personal notes from the wide margin of my ASV Bible. Taken in my FHU class under E. Claude Hall. Recommended Commentaries: Pulpit, Coffman, & Barnes] Malachi = “ My Messenger” , angel of Yahweh. Malachi was a reformer. GME = “ Prophet of the Universal Worship of God.” 1:1 Burden = message. 1:1 Is “ Malachi” a name, or simply “ my messenger” ? Believe this is his name, the author of this book is not anonymous. Literally = “ by the hand of Malachi.”