(Mal 1:1) “The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.” Take away the prepositions and the sentence is “The burden”. “Of the Lord” tells me it is a burden the Lord is bearing. If you continue to read this book, you will find that Israel’s attitude of sin is the burden the Lord was bearing. It makes me wonder to what degree my own mental state and attitude burden my precious, holy, Lord.