1 An oracle. These are the words that Yahweh directed to Israel through Malachi.
2 When Yahweh says, "I love you," you reply, "How do you show that love?" So Yahweh asks you,
3 "Was Esau not Jacob's brother? Yet I loved Jacob and hated Esau. See how I left his mountains desolate and abandoned his land to the jackals of the desert.
4 If Edom decides to rebuild its ruins, after having been destroyed, Yahweh of hosts says: They may rebuild, but I will demolish. You will call them: 'Accursed country' and 'Nation with which Yahweh is forever displeased.'
5 You will see this with your own eyes, then you will exclaim: The power of Yahweh goes beyond the borders of Israel."
6 The son honors his father, the servant respects his master. Now if I am a father, where is the honor due to me? If I am your master, where is your respect for me? This is what Yahweh of hosts wants you to know, priests who despise his name. But you will only ask: How have we despised your name?
7 You present defiled foods on my altar, yet you say: How did we defile you? You think that my table does not deserve respect.
8 When you bring a blind animal as a sacrifice, or when you present one that is lame or sick, are you not doing wrong? Go, present these to the governor; will he be pleased and receive you well?" says Yahweh of hosts.
9 So now, ask God that he may have mercy on us. But if it goes badly for us because of your sin, are you those who should entreat him?
10 Who among you would close my doors that you may no longer come to kindle fire upon my altar in vain? I am not pleased with you, says Yahweh of hosts, nor am I pleased with your offerings.
11 See, from the rising of the sun to its setting, all the nations revere my Name and everywhere incense is offered to my Name as well as a pure offering. I am rightly esteemed among the nations, says Yahweh of hosts.
12 But you despise my Name when you say: "The Lord's table is dirty and his food is good for nothing."
13 When you complain that you do not like this food you despise me, says Yahweh. You bring a stolen animal, lame or diseased, to offer to me in sacrifice. Do you think that I will accept it?
14 Cursed be the cheater who, after promising me a bull from his herd, sacrifices a stunted animal. For I am a great King and my Name is respected through all the nations, says Yahweh of hosts.
Versículos relacionados com Malachi, 1:
Malachi 1 is a chapter that talks about the lack of reverence and proper worship that the people of Israel were offering God. The priests were bringing sick and crippled animals to be offered in sacrifice rather than healthy and perfect animals. God rebuked the people for this attitude and warned of the consequences of their disobedience. Here are five verses related to the topics addressed in Malachi 1:
Deuteronomy 15:21: "But if there is any defect in Him, like wearing or blind, or any serious defect, you will not sacrifice it to the Lord your God." This verse talks about the importance of bringing sacrifices without defect to God, which is an important theme in Malachi 1. He shows that this expectation was known and observed since the days of Moses.
Leviticus 22:21: "Anyone who offers a sacrifice of communion to the Lord must offer him from his own will and acceptably; it must be without defect, without spot or defect." This verse talks about the offer of accepted sacrifices to God and is relevant to the rebuke God made in Malachi 1 about the crippled animals that were being brought to the temple.
Isaiah 43:22-24: "But you did not invoke me, O Jacob; you did not give me work, O Israel. This did not bring me lambs to your burnt offering, nor honored me with your sacrifices. I did not make you serve with offers, I didn't even get tired with incense. " This verse shows the lack of proper worship that the people of Israel were offering God, which is a central theme in Malachi 1.
Jeremiah 33:18: "It will not even lack the levites man before me, to offer holocausts, and burn cereal offerings, and to make sacrifices every day." This verse talks about the importance of priests in offering God's appropriate sacrifices and is relevant to the message of Malachi 1 about priests who were offering inappropriate sacrifices.
Psalm 51:17: "God's sacrifices are the broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou shalt not despise." This verse talks about the importance of the broken and contrite heart in worship of God. It is relevant to the message of Malachi 1 about the importance of offering sacrifices that are truly acceptable to God, not just healthy animals, but the worshiper's heart as well.
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