 ሚልክያስ ሕዝቡን፥ በተለይም የሃይማኖት መሪዎችን መሢሑ በሚመጣበት ጊዜ ስለ ኃጢአታቸው እንደሚፈርድባቸውና ለእግዚአብሔር ታማኞች የሆኑትን ደግሞ እንደሚሸልማቸው ያስታውሳቸዋል።
The Pharisees were supposed to be pointing God's people to Jesus, the coming Messiah, but instead, they were leading God's people astray and trying to kill the very Messiah they were supposed to cherish.