Malachi 1:10
1:10 “I wish that one of you would close the temple doors, so that you no longer would light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord who rules over all, “and I will no longer accept an offering from you.
Malachi 1:8
1:8 For when you offer blind animals as a sacrifice, is that not wrong? And when you offer the lame and sick,
is that not wrong as well? Indeed, try offering them
to your governor! Will he be pleased with you
or show you favor?” asks the
Lord who rules over all.
Malachi 2:5
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.