Malachi 1:1
The burden of the word of the Lord, the sentence which He found Himself compelled to pronounce, TO ISRAEL BY MALACHI.... [ Continue Reading ]
The burden of the word of the Lord, the sentence which He found Himself compelled to pronounce, TO ISRAEL BY MALACHI.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD'S PECULIAR LOVE FOR ISRAEL... [ Continue Reading ]
I have loved you, saith the Lord, Jehovah placing this at the head of His message as a fundamental, absolute fact. YET YE SAY, in expressing their doubts of His sincerity, WHEREIN HAST THOU LOVED US? What proofs could He adduce to show the greatness of His love? The form of presentation throughout i... [ Continue Reading ]
and I hated Esau, in the sense of not loving him, without any idea of vindictivenes, AND LAID HIS MOUNTAINS AND HIS HERITAGE, the land which he inhabited south of the Dead Sea, WASTE FOR THE DRAGONS OF THE WILDERNESS, so that it was a fitting home for jackals.... [ Continue Reading ]
Whereas Edom saith, or, "Although Edom should say," in an attempt to set aside the ruling of the Lord, WE ARE IMPOVERISHED, ruined, BUT WE WILL RETURN AND BUILD THE DESOLATE PLACES, rebuild the ruins, THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS, THEY SHALL BUILD, make an attempt to restore their original power, BU... [ Continue Reading ]
And your eyes shall see, the facts before their eves convincing them, AND YE SHALL SAY, THE LORD WILL BE MAGNIFIED FROM THE BORDER OF ISRAEL, rather, "over the border of Israel. " The children of Israel would be compelled to acknowledge the particular favor and love which the Lord showed them by so... [ Continue Reading ]
A son honoreth his father and a servant his master, in agreement with the commandment of God; IF, THEN, I BE A FATHER, WHERE IS MINE HONOR? Why were they persisting in their unnatural behavior and denying Him the obedience which He had a right to expect?. AND IF I BE A MASTER, WHERE IS MY FEAR? Why... [ Continue Reading ]
A REBUKE OF THE PRIESTS... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye offer polluted bread upon Mine altar, in connection with some of the offerings brought to the Lord; AND YE SAY, WHEREIN HAVE WE POLLUTED THEE? IN THAT YE SAY, THE TABLE OF THE LORD IS CONTEMPTIBLE, their practise of offering sacrifices which were expressly forbidden by God and their manner in the... [ Continue Reading ]
And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? or, "there is no evil," that is, in their opinion. AND IF YE OFFER THE LAME AND THE SICK, IS IT NOT EVIL? The Lord had expressly forbidden the members of His people to bring animals as sacrifices that had any kind of blemish. OFFER IT NOW UNTO... [ Continue Reading ]
And now, I pray you, beseech God that He will be gracious unto us, they should just make an attempt to serve Him with such worship, THIS HATH BEEN BY YOUR MEANS, that is, this their hand had done:. WILL HE REGARD YOUR PERSONS? SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS. If not even an earthly ruler would accept imperf... [ Continue Reading ]
Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for naught? rather, "Oh, that there were one among you that would even shut the doors of the Temple!". NEITHER DO YE KINDLE FIRE ON MINE ALTAR FOR NAUGHT. If one would but lock the doors leading to the altar of burnt offering, in order to keep th... [ Continue Reading ]
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, as far as the world extends, MY NAME SHALL BE GREAT AMONG THE GENTILES, among the recruits gained for the Church of the New Testament from the heathen world; AND IN EVERY PLACE INCENSE, namely, that of the prayers of the faithful,... [ Continue Reading ]
But ye have profaned it, have brought disgrace upon the name and the glory of the one true God, IN THAT YE SAY, THE TABLE OF THE LORD IS POLLUTED, Cf v. 7, AND THE FRUIT THEREOF, EVEN HIS MEAT, IS CONTEMPTIBLE, for the priests themselves did not regard the sacrifices brought on the altar as in any w... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! They regarded their service at the altar as an offensive drudgery. AND YE HAVE SNUFFED AT IT, saith the Lord of hosts, publicly showing their contempt for the work of their ministry; AND YE BROUGHT THAT WHICH WAS TORN AND THE LAME AND THE SICK, in a cont... [ Continue Reading ]
But cursed be the deceiver, the hypocrite, which hath in his flock a male, a sound and normal animal for sacrifice, AND VOWETH, as if preparing to bring the good animal as a sacrifice, AND SACRIFLCETH UNTO THE LORD A CORRUPT THING! one with a blemish; FOR I AM A GREAT KING, SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS,... [ Continue Reading ]