Malachi 2:1

The LORD Warns the Priests

1 "Now I am giving a warning to you priests.

Malachi 2:1 Meaning and Commentary

Malachi 2:1

And now, O ye priests
That despised and profaned the name of the Lord; that suffered such corrupt and illegal sacrifices to be brought and offered up: this commandment [is] for you:
of giving glory to the name of God; of taking care of his worship; of teaching the people knowledge, and directing them in the way in which they should walk; as follows:

Malachi 2:1 In-Context

1 "Now I am giving a warning to you priests.

2 Listen to it. Honor me with all your heart," says the LORD who rules over all. "If you do not, I will send a curse on you. I will turn your blessings into curses. In fact, I have already done that because you have not honored me with all your heart.

3 "Because of what you have done, I will punish your children. I will smear the guts from your sacrifices on your faces. And you will be carried off to the dump along with them.

4 You will know that I have given you a warning. I have warned you so that my covenant with Levi will continue," says the LORD who rules over all.

5 "My covenant promised Levi life and peace. So I gave them to him. I required him to respect me. And he had great respect for my name.