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Text -- Malachi 2:1-9 (NET)
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The Sacrilege of the Priestly Message
2:1 “Now , you priests , this commandment is for you.
2:2 If you do not listen and take seriously the need to honor my name ,” says the Lord who rules over all , “I will send judgment on you and turn your blessings into curses – indeed , I have already done so because you are not taking it to heart .
2:3 I am about to discipline your children and will spread offal on your faces , the very offal produced at your festivals , and you will be carried away along with it.
2:4 Then you will know that I sent this commandment to you so that my covenant may continue to be with Levi ,” says the Lord who rules over all .
2:5 “My covenant with him was designed to bring life and peace . I gave its statutes to him to fill him with awe , and he indeed revered me and stood in awe before me .
2:6 He taught what was true ; sinful words were not found on his lips . He walked with me in peace and integrity , and he turned many people away from sin .
2:7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all .
2:8 You , however, have turned from the way . You have caused many to violate the law ; you have corrupted the covenant with Levi ,” says the Lord who rules over all .
2:9 “Therefore , I have caused you to be ignored and belittled before all people to the extent to which you are not following after me and are showing partiality in your instruction .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Malachi |
Malachi, Prophecies of |
Minister |
Levites |
ANGEL |
Messenger |
Peace |
Priest |
Covenant |
Knowledge |
Angel of the Lord |
Integrity |
Impenitence |
Glorifying God |
INTERCESSION |
COVENANT, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT |
AWE |
ANGELS OF THE SEVEN CHURCHES |
CURSE |
DUNG; DUNG GATE |
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NET Notes: Mal 2:3 See Zech 3:3-4 for similar coarse imagery which reflects cultic disqualification.
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NET Notes: Mal 2:4 My covenant refers to the priestly covenant through Aaron and his grandson Phinehas (see Exod 6:16-20; Num 25:10-13; Jer 33:21-22). The point here is ...
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NET Notes: Mal 2:6 Heb “True teaching was in his mouth”; cf. NASB, NRSV “True instruction (doctrine NAB) was in his mouth.”
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