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Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as you have not kept my ways, but have had respect of persons in the law.
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A Just Reversal
Commentators note a "measure for measure" justice in this verse. The priests had treated God's table as "contemptible" (Malachi 1:7), so God, in turn, made them "contemptible" before the people. They sought honor from the powerful by showing partiality, but God ensured they received contempt from everyone. This reveals that how we treat God and His commands directly impacts how we are ultimately regarded.
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Malachi
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore I have made you contemptible - They had said in their hearts (Malachi 1:7), “The table of the Lord is contemptible.” S…
19th Century
Anglican
The decree against the priests.
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
