What God Expects from His Priests

Sunday, July 3, 2011
Ben Janssen
Malachi • God's Messenger Through the Centuries
Malachi 2:1-9

The first chapter of the book of Malachi ended with a rebuke of God’s priests for failing to uphold the honor of God among the people. This rebuke continues into chapter two as the prophet rehearses the appointment of the priests into the service of God through the covenant with Levi. While God has upheld his end of the covenant, the priests have failed miserably at keeping their priestly duties. And though such failures do not come without consequence, there is hope in the rebuke as God calls all his priests to take to heart what God expects from them.

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Malachi 2:1-9
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Malachi • God's Messenger Through the Centuries

Series Description

Malachi is the final book in the Old Testament and was the final prophetic voice of God until John the Baptist came some 400 years later. Malachi’s prophecy was given to the nation of Israel following their return home after a 70 year captivity in Babylon. Hopes for a return to pre-captivity prosperity were not panning out, however, and God sent Malachi to inform the people of his unceasing love for them. But he also pointed out the real source of Israel’s problems and the real solution to the sin that continued to plague them, and it is this message from God that continues to be proclaimed to us down through the centuries.

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