1 The oracle of the word of the LORD to Israel by Mal'achi.
2 "I have loved you," says the LORD. But you say, "How hast thou loved us?" "Is not Esau Jacob's brother?" says the LORD. "Yet I have loved Jacob
3 but I have hated Esau; I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert."
4 If Edom says, "We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins," the LORD of hosts says, "They may build, but I will tear down, till they are called the wicked country, the people with whom the LORD is angry for ever."
5 Your own eyes shall see this, and you shall say, "Great is the LORD, beyond the border of Israel!"
6 "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the LORD of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. You say, `How have we despised thy name?'
7 By offering polluted food upon my altar. And you say, `How have we polluted it?' By thinking that the LORD's table may be despised.
8 When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that no evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that no evil? Present that to your governor; will he be pleased with you or show you favor? says the LORD of hosts.
9 And now entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With such a gift from your hand, will he show favor to any of you? says the LORD of hosts.
10 Oh, that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire upon my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand.
11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
12 But you profane it when you say that the LORD's table is polluted, and the food for it may be despised.
13 `What a weariness this is,' you say, and you sniff at me, says the LORD of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the LORD.
14 Cursed be the cheat who has a male in his flock, and vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished; for I am a great King, says the LORD of hosts, and my name is feared among the nations.
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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