Therefore I have made you contemptible - They had said in their hearts (Malachi 1:7), “The table of the Lord is contemptible.” S…

The decree against the priests.

The Prophet draws this conclusion—that the priests boasted in vain in the honor of their office, for they had ceased to be the priests of God. We m…

Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base
When their city and temple were destroyed by the Romans, and th…

What is said here of the covenant of priesthood, is true of the covenant of grace made with all believers, as spiritual priests. It is a covenant o…