Malachi 1:6-7 Part 2 of 2

The LORD of Heaven's Armies says to the priests: "A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where is the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name! But you ask, 'How have we shown contempt for your name?' You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar. Then you ask, 'How have we defiled the sacrifices?' You defile them by saying the altar of the LORD deserves no respect."

"You have shown contempt for my name! But you ask, 'How have we shown contempt for your name?' You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar."

Malachi 1:12  "But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it's all right to defile the Lord's table." (see verses 12-14)

Leviticus 21:6  "They (the priests) must be set apart as holy to their God and must never bring shame on the name of God. They must be holy, for they are the ones who present the special gifts to the LORD, gifts of food for their God."

Leviticus 21:8  "You must treat them as holy because they offer up food to your God. You must consider them holy because I, the LORD, am holy, and I make you holy."

"Then you ask, "How have we defiled the sacrifices?' You defile them by saying the altar of the LORD deserves no respect." 

Ezekiel 23:41  "You sat with them on a beautifully embroidered couch and put my incense and my special oil on a table that was spread before you." (see verses 35-49)

Ezekiel 41:22  There was an altar made of wood, 5 1/4 feet high and 3 1/2 feet across. Its corners, base, and sides were all made of wood. "This," the man told me, "is the table that stands in the LORD's presence." (see chapters 40-43)

Ezekiel 44:5-8  And the LORD said to me, "Son of man, take careful notice. Use your eyes and ears, and listen to everything I tell you about the regulations concerning the LORD's Temple. Take careful note of the procedures for using the Temple's entrances and exits. And give these rebels, the people of Israel, this message from the Sovereign LORD: O people of Israel, enough of your detestable sins! You have brought uncircumcised foreigners into my sanctuary--people who have no heart for God. In this way, you defiled my Temple even as you offered me my food, the fat and blood of sacrifices. In addition to all your other detestable sins, you have broken my covenant. Instead of safeguarding my sacred rituals, you have hired foreigners to take charge of my sanctuary." (see all chapter 44)

 

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