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Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to Yahweh, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
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A New and Better Offering
Commentators widely interpret this verse as a prophecy fulfilled in the Christian church. The 'pleasant offering' is not a return to animal sacrifices but the spiritual worship of believers, made acceptable to God through the purifying work and sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This new covenant worship is considered even more pleasing to God than the ancient sacrifices.
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Malachi
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then (And) shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem – The “law,” the new revelation of God, was to go forth from Zion and the word of t…
19th Century
Anglican
Days of old ... former years. —Perhaps, if we must define the period, from the time of Moses to the first year of the reign of Sol…
Baptist
See how hard taskmasters are put, by divine inspiration, with sorcerers, adulterers, and false swearers. They do not think badly of themselves, but…
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16th Century
Protestant
This verse shows that, although he had just spoken of the sons of Levi, he still had regard for the whole people. But he meant to confine to the el…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord Or "sweet" <…
The first words of this chapter seem to be an answer to the scoffers of those days. Here is a prophecy of the appearing of John the Baptist. He is …
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