Malachi 2:7

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Summary

For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

The priest's

The messenger

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The priest's

and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the ordinances which the LORD hath commanded them by the hands of Moses."

If a matter be too hard for thee in judgment between blood and blood, plea and plea, stroke and stroke in matters of strife within thy cities: Then arise and get thee up unto the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen,

Then let the priests the sons of Levi come forth - for the LORD thy God hath chosen them to minister and to bless in the name of the LORD and therefore at their mouth shall all strife and plague be tried.

Take heed to thyself as concerning the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently to do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach thee, as I commanded them so ye shall observe to do.

and with them, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tobadonijah, Levites: and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.

And Hezekiah spake heartily unto the Levites that had good understanding of the LORD. And they did eat that feast seven days long and offered peace offerings and thanked the LORD God of their fathers.

For Ezra prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach the precept and judgment in Israel.

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and of all that could understand it, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Upon these words, thus said the LORD unto me, "If thou wilt turn again, I shall set thee in my service: and if thou wilt take out the thing that is precious from the vile, thou shalt be even as mine own mouth. They shall convert unto thee, but turn not thou unto them:

Then said they, "Come, let us imagine something against this Jeremiah." Yea, this did even the priests, to whom the law was committed: the Senators, that were the wisest: and the prophets, which wanted not the word of God. "Come," said they, "let us cut out his tongue, and let us not regard his words."

"Thus sayeth the LORD God of hosts: Ask the priests concerning the law, and say,

But the servant of the Lord must not strive: but must be peaceable unto all men, and apt to teach,

The messenger

Behold, I send my messenger which shall prepare the way before me. And suddenly shall the Lord whom ye seek, come unto his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye desire. Behold, he cometh saith the LORD Sabaoth.

But who is blinder, than my servant? Or so deaf, as my messengers, whom I send unto thee? For who is so blind as the perfect man, and so blind as the LORD's servant?

But I set up the purpose of my servants, and fulfill the counsel of my messengers. I say unto Jerusalem, "Turn again," and to the cities of Judah, "Be ye builded again," and I repair their decayed places.

Then Haggai the LORD's messenger said in the LORD's message to the people, "I am with you, sayeth the LORD."

Verily, verily I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me. And he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me."

Then Jesus said unto them again, "Peace be with you. As my father sent me, even so send I you."

The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, "These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation."

Now then are we messengers in the room of Christ: even as though God did beseech you through us. So pray we you, in Christ's stead, that ye be at one with God:

And my temptation which I suffered by reason of my flesh, ye despised not, neither abhorred, but received me as an angel of God: yea as Christ Jesus.

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, which hath sent his holy spirit among you.

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and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the ordinances which the LORD hath commanded them by the hands of Moses."

then let both the men which strive together stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges which shall be in those days,

And the Levites shall begin, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

They shall show my people the difference between the holy and unholy, betwixt the clean and unclean.

"Thus sayeth the LORD God of hosts: Ask the priests concerning the law, and say,

saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat,