Numbers 28:19
28:19 “‘But you must offer to the Lord an offering made by fire, a burnt offering of two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs one year old; they must all be unblemished. 1
Malachi 1:13-14
1:13 You also say, ‘How tiresome it is.’ You turn up your nose at it,” says the
Lord who rules over all, “and instead bring what is stolen, lame, or sick. You bring these things for an offering! Should I accept this from you?”
2 asks the
Lord.
1:14 “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,”
3 says the
Lord who rules over all, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”
1 tn Heb “unblemished they will be to you.” So also in v. 31.
2 tn Heb “from your hand,” a metonymy of part (the hand) for whole (the person).
3 sn The epithet great king was used to describe the Hittite rulers on their covenant documents and so, in the covenant ideology of Malachi, is an apt description of the Lord.