Malachi 3:8
3:8 Can a person rob
God? You indeed are robbing me, but you say, ‘How are we robbing you?’ In tithes and contributions!
Malachi 2:12
2:12 May the
Lord cut off from the community
of Jacob every last person who does this,
as well as the person who presents improper offerings to the
Lord who rules over all!
Malachi 3:17-18
3:17 “They will belong to me,” says the
Lord who rules over all, “in the day when I prepare my own special property.
I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.
3:18 Then once more you will see that I make a distinction between
the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not.
Malachi 2:10
The Rebellion of the People
2:10 Do we not all have one father? Did not one God create us? Why do we betray one another, in this way making light of the covenant of our ancestors?
Malachi 2:16
2:16 “I hate divorce,”
says the
Lord God of Israel, “and the one who is guilty of violence,”
says the
Lord who rules over all. “Pay attention to your conscience, and do not be unfaithful.”
Malachi 1:14
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,”
says the
Lord who rules over all, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”
Malachi 3:5
3:5 “I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.