416 BC · AM 3588 · Return

Malachi rebukes corrupt worship and covenant unfaithfulness

Malachi confronted priests who offered blind and injured animals and treated God's table with contempt. He also rebuked treachery in marriage and the people's weary claim that evildoers pleased God, calling both priests and people back to covenant faithfulness (Malachi 1:1-2:17).

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📖 Malachi 1:1

1This is the burden of the word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi:

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Quotation

Jacob loved and Esau hated

Paul quotes Malachi's words about God's love for Jacob and judgment on Esau.

Romans 9:13

So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

Malachi 1:2-3 contrasts Jacob and Esau and describes Edom's land as a wasteland. Romans 9:13 quotes the contrast during Paul's discussion of God's purpose.

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