Malachi 1:6 References
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" 'A son ahonors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a bfather, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My respect?' says the Lord of hosts to you, O cpriests who despise My name. But you say, 'How have we despised Your name?'
c Zephaniah 3:4, Malachi 2:1-9
Zephaniah 3
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Her prophets are areckless, treacherous men; Her bpriests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.
Malachi 2
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"And now this commandment is for you, O priests.
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"If you do anot listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name," says the Lord of hosts, "then I will send the bcurse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have ccursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.
3
"Behold, I am going to arebuke your offspring, and I will bspread refuse on your faces, the refuse of your cfeasts; and you will be taken away with it.
4
"Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, that My acovenant may continue with Levi," says the Lord of hosts.
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"My covenant with him was one of life and apeace, and I gave them to him as an object of reverence; so he brevered Me and stood in awe of My name.
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"aTrue instruction was in his mouth and unrighteousness was not found on his lips; he walked bwith Me in peace and uprightness, and he cturned many back from iniquity.
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"For the lips of a priest should preserve aknowledge, and men should bseek instruction from his mouth; for he is the cmessenger of the Lord of hosts.