And now entreat, I pray you, God that He will be gracious to you - This is not a call to repentance, for he assumes that God would not acc…

The prophet’s rebuke for the dishonoring of God’s name is addressed to the priests as the responsible persons, but applies to the whole nation.

He wounds the priests here more grievously—because they had so degenerated as to be wholly unworthy of their honorable office and title. “Go,” he s…

And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious
to us

These are the words …

We may each apply to ourselves the charge made here against the priests. Our relationship to God, as our Father and Master, strongly obligates us t…