Malachi 2:4 References

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.

a Numbers 3:11-13, Numbers 3:45, Numbers 18:21, Nehemiah 13:29, Malachi 3:1

Numbers 3

11 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

12 "Now, behold, I ahave taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of every bfirstborn, the first issue of the womb among the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine.

13 "For aall the firstborn are Mine; on the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, from man to beast. They shall be Mine; I am the Lord."

Numbers 3

45 "aTake the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel and the cattle of the Levites. And the Levites shall be Mine; I am the Lord.

Numbers 18

21 "To the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the atithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting.

Nehemiah 13

29 aRemember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the bcovenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

Malachi 3

1 "aBehold, I am going to send bMy messenger, and he will cclear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the dmessenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming," says the Lord of hosts.