Malachi 1
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The Lord’s Love for Israel
1An oracle: # Is 13:1; Zch 9:1; 12:1 The word of the Lord # Hs 1:1; Jl 1:1; Mc 1:1; Zph 1:1 to Israel through # Jr 37:2; Hg 1:1 Malachi. # = My Messenger
2“I have loved you,” # Dt 4:37; 7:6-8; 10:14-15; Neh 13:26; Ps 78:68 says the Lord.
But you ask: “How have You loved us? ”
“Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother? ” # Gn 25:25-26; 36:19 This is the Lord’s declaration. “Even so, I loved Jacob, 3but I hated Esau. # Gn 25:23; Rm 9:10-13 I turned his mountains into a wasteland, and gave his inheritance to the desert jackals.” # Is 34:5-17; Jr 49:7-22; Ezk 35:1-15
4Though Edom says: “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild # Or will return and build the ruins,” the Lord of Hosts says this: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called a wicked country # Mal 3:12,15 and the people the Lord has cursed # Or Lord is angry with forever. # Is 34:5-17; Jr 49:17-18; Mal 1:14; 2:2; 3:9; 4:6 5Your own eyes will see this, and you yourselves will say, ‘The Lord is great, even beyond # Or great over the borders of Israel.’ # Ps 67:1-7; 72:8-11; Ezk 39:7; Zch 12:1-10; Rm 11:11-12
Disobedience of the Priests
6“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me? # 1Sm 2:30; Dn 5:23; Hg 1:8 says Yahweh of Hosts to you priests, who despise My name.”
Yet you ask: “How have we despised Your name? ”
7“By presenting defiled food on My altar.”
You ask: “How have we defiled You? ” # Ezk 22:26
When you say: “The Lord’s table is contemptible.” # Ezk 41:22; 44:16
8“When you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not wrong? # Lv 22:18-25; Dt 15:21; 17:1 Bring it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor? ” asks the Lord of Hosts. 9“And now ask for God’s favor. Will He be gracious to us? # 1Sm 13:12; Pr 19:6; Dn 9:13 Since this has come from your hands, will He show any of you favor? ” # Nm 6:25-26 asks the Lord of Hosts. 10“I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, # 2Ch 28:24 so you would no longer kindle a useless fire on My altar! # Pr 1:17; Is 1:14 I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Hosts, “and I will accept # Lv 22:19-21 no offering from your hands. # Is 1:10-17; Jr 6:20; Am 5:21-23; Mc 6:6-8
11“For My name will be great among the nations, # Ps 113:3; Is 45:6; 59:19; Mt 8:11 from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense # Or Burnt offerings and pure offerings will be presented in My name in every place because My name will be great among the nations,” # Or is great . . . are presented . . . is great says Yahweh of Hosts.
12But you are profaning it # Lv 22:2; Ezk 13:19; 22:26; 36:20-23; Mal 2:10-11 when you say: “The Lord’s table is defiled, and its product, its food, is contemptible.” 13You also say: “Look, what a nuisance! ” “And you scorn # Lit blow at it,” # Ancient Jewish tradition reads Me # 1Sm 2:29 says the Lord of Hosts. “You bring stolen, # Or injured # 2Sm 24:24 lame, or sick animals. You bring this as an offering! Am I to accept that from your hands? ” asks the Lord.
14“The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. # Lv 22:18-25; 27:9-10; Nm 30:2; Dt 23:21-23; Ec 5:4-7 For I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “and My name # Or Because I am . . . Yahweh of Hosts, My name will be feared among the nations.
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Malachi 1
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“I Loved Jacob, but Esau I Hated”
1This is a divine revelation. The Lord spoke his word to Israel through Malachi.
2“I loved you,” says the Lord.
“But you ask, ‘How did you love us?’
“Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “I loved Jacob, 3but Esau I hated. I turned his mountains into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the jackals in the desert.
4“The descendants of Esau may say, ‘We have been beaten down, but we will rebuild the ruins.’
“Yet, this is what the Lord of Armies says: They may rebuild, but I will tear it down. They will be called ‘the Wicked Land’ and ‘the people with whom the Lord is always angry.’ 5You will see these things with your own eyes and say, ‘Even outside the borders of Israel the Lord is great.’
The Priests Offer Unacceptable Sacrifices to the LORD
6“This is what the Lord of Armies says: A son honors his father, and a servant honors his master. So if I am a father, where is my honor? If I am a master, where is my respect? You priests despise my name.
“But you ask, ‘How have we despised your name?’
7“You offer contaminated food on my altar.
“But you ask, ‘Then how have we contaminated you?’
“When you say that the Lord’s table may be despised. 8When you bring a blind animal to sacrifice, isn’t that wrong? When you bring a lame or a sick animal, isn’t that wrong? Try offering it to your governor. Would he accept it from you? Would he welcome you?” asks the Lord of Armies.
9“Now try asking God to be kind to you. This is what you are doing! Will he welcome you?” asks the Lord of Armies.
10“I wish one of you would shut the doors ⌞to my house⌟ so that you could not light fires on my altar for no reason. I’m not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Armies, “and I won’t accept your offerings.
11“From the nations where the sun rises to the nations where the sun sets, my name will be great. Incense and pure offerings will be offered everywhere in my name, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Armies. 12“But you dishonor it when you say that the Lord’s table may be contaminated and that its food may be despised.
13“You say, ‘Oh what a nuisance it is,’ and you sniff at it in disgust,” says the Lord of Armies. “You bring stolen, lame, and sick animals. When you bring such offerings, should I accept them from you?” asks the Lord.
14“Cheaters are under a curse. They have male animals in their flocks that they vow to give ⌞as a sacrifice⌟. But they sacrifice second-rate ones to the Lord instead. I am a great king,” says the Lord of Armies. “Among the nations my name is respected.
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