Malachi 3:3

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Malachi 3:3

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Summary

And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

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General references

Proverbs 17:3

Proverbs 25:4

Bible References

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For You have proved us, O God; You have tested us, as silver is refined.

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Jehovah tries the hearts.

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the refiner.

And I will turn back My hand on you, and purge away your dross as with lye, and take away all your alloy.

Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.

They are all grievous revolters, walking in slanders; they are bronze and iron; they are all corrupters.

Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are bronze, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the middle of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.

Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried. But the wicked shall do wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.

And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on My name, and I will answer them; I will say, It is My people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but He who is mightier than I comes, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word,

who gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify to Himself a special people, zealous of good works.

For truly they chastened us for a few days according to their own pleasure, but He for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness.

so that the trial of your faith (being much more precious than that of gold that perishes, but being proven through fire) might be found to praise and honor and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Beloved, do not be astonished at the fiery trial which is to try you, as though a strange thing happened to you,

I counsel you to buy from Me gold purified by fire, so that you may be rich; and white clothing, so that you may be clothed, and so that the shame of your nakedness does not appear. And anoint your eyes with eye salve, so that you may see.

The sons

A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My fear? says Jehovah of Hosts to you, O priests who despise My name. And you say, In what way have we despised Your name?

And now, O priests, this command is for you.

But you will be named the priests of Jehovah; it will be said of you, Ministers of our God; you will eat the riches of the nations, and you will revel in their glory.

And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those who escape from them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, drawers of the bow; to Tubal, and Javan, to the far away coasts that have not heard My fame, nor have seen My glory. And they will declare My glory among the nations.

nor shall the priests the Levites lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle grain offerings, and to do sacrifice forever.

But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, who kept the charge of My sanctuary when the sons of Israel went astray from Me, they shall come near Me to minister to Me, and they shall stand before Me to offer to Me the fat and the blood, says the Lord Jehovah.

and made us kings and priests to God and His Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

And You made us kings and priests to our God, and we will reign over the earth.

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For from the rising of the sun even to its going in, My name shall be great among the nations; and everywhere incense shall be offered to My name, and a pure food offering. For My name shall be great among the nations, says Jehovah of Hosts.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and trust in Jehovah.

Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the Most High;

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving.

Let them praise Jehovah for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the sons of man!

I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the name of Jehovah.

A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, I cry to You; make haste to me, give ear to my voice when I cry to You.

Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah. Say to Him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously, that we may repay with the calves of our lips.

But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to worship Him.

I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.

that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, ministering the gospel of God, so that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Yea, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all.

But I have all, and abound. I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things which you sent, an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable and well-pleasing to God.

For I am already being poured out, and the time of my release is here.

By Him, then, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, confessing His name.

you also as living stones are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

General references

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Jehovah tries the hearts.

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the refiner.