Malachi 1:6

A son, &c. Ref to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:12), App-92. Note the Figure of speech Anacoenosis (App-6). An appeal to opponents as having. common interest. Compare Isaiah 5:4.Luke 11:19; Acts 4:19. 1Co 4:21. 1 Corinthians 10:15; 1 Corinthians 11:13; 1 Corinthians 11:14 Galatians 1:4; Galatians 1:21.

master. The Hebrew accents place the chief pause here, where the statement ends on which the appeal is based.

if then, &c. These two appeals are marked off by minor accents

My name: which is again marked off for special emphasis. (1) The argument is based on natural reverence; (2) the breach is shown in the case of Israel (Isaiah 41:8; Hosea 11:1); (3) the conclusion being that the priests were guilty cause.