Who is the devourer? in Malaki 4:11

Insects that devour crops, like the locust.

 

Mal 3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. (KJV)

The devourer here speaks all kinds of devourers. It could apply to pests that could devour a crop. It could apply to unexpected needs that devour a bank account. When we honor God and seek first His kingdom, He has promised to take care of the rest. That includes rebuking "the devourer."

 

Malachi 3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your
sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your
ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the
time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

God now again confirms the truth, that he would not
in one way only be bountiful to them. He might indeed
distribute to us daily our food, as we know that he thus
fed his people in the wilderness; but his will is that
the seed should rot in the earth, that it should then
germinate, and in course of time grow, until it shoots
into ears of corn; but it is still in no small danger,
nay the corn is subject to many evils before it be
gathered into the garner; for the locusts, the worms, the
mildew, and other things may destroy it. God therefore,
in order to set forth his kindness to men, enumerates
here the ways and the means by which food is preserved;
for it would not be enough that the seed should
germinate, and that there should appear evidences of a
great produce, the ears being fine and abundant, but it
is necessary that the ears of corn themselves, before
they become ripe, should be preserved from above; for on
the one hand the chafers, the locusts, the worms, and
other grubs, may suddenly creep in and devour the corn
while in the field, and on the other hand, storms, and
hail, and mildew, and oilier pestilential things, as I
have said, may prove ruinous to the corn.

Hence God shows here, that he takes constant care of
us, and every day and every night performs the office of
a good and careful head of a family, who always watches
for its benefit.

In the word devourer, I include all the evils to
which we see that corn is subject; he therefore says, he
shall not destroy the fruit of the earth; nor bereaved
shall be the vine for you in the fields. The verb
"shachal" properly means to bereave or to deprive; but as
this version, "bereaved shall not be vine," would be
harsh, some have rendered the words thus, "Miscarry shall
not vine," which I do not disapprove: Miscarry then shall
not the vine for you in the fields, saith Jehovah of
hosts.

 

Do I detect some speaking-forth in a forth-telling kinda way??

 

what ever do you mean bob , speaking in riddles can cause confusion , and we wouldnt want that now , would we ......................?:thumbs: