Malachi 1:6

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Malachi 1:6

“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me? says Yahweh of Hosts to you priests, who despise My name.”

Yet you ask: “How have we despised Your name?”

Luke 6:46

“Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say?

Exodus 20:12

Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Isaiah 1:2

Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,
for the Lord has spoken:
“I have raised children and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against Me.

Proverbs 30:11

There is a generation that curses its father
and does not bless its mother.

Proverbs 30:17

As for the eye that ridicules a father
and despises obedience to a mother,
may ravens of the valley pluck it out
and young vultures eat it.

Malachi 2:8

“You, on the other hand, have turned from the way. You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Exodus 4:22-23

Then you will say to Pharaoh: This is what Yahweh says: Israel is My firstborn son.

Leviticus 19:3

“Each of you is to respect his mother and father. You are to keep My Sabbaths; I am Yahweh your God.

Deuteronomy 5:16

Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and so that you may prosper in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

1 Samuel 2:28-30

Out of all the tribes of Israel, I selected your house to be priests, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave your house all the Israelite fire offerings.

Isaiah 64:8

Yet Lord, You are our Father;
we are the clay, and You are our potter;
we all are the work of Your hands.

Jeremiah 2:21-22

I planted you, a choice vine
from the very best seed.
How then could you turn into
a degenerate, foreign vine?

Jeremiah 5:30-31

A horrible, terrible thing
has taken place in the land.

Jeremiah 23:11

because both prophet and priest are ungodly,
even in My house I have found their evil.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will come weeping,
but I will bring them back with consolation.
I will lead them to wadis filled with water
by a smooth way where they will not stumble,
for I am Israel’s Father,
and Ephraim is My firstborn.

Ezekiel 22:26

Her priests do violence to My instruction and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they do not explain the difference between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I will reject you from serving as My priest.
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your sons.

Hosea 5:1

Hear this, priests!
Pay attention, house of Israel!
Listen, royal house!
For the judgment applies to you
because you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread out on Tabor.

Hosea 12:8

But Ephraim says:
“How rich I have become;
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any crime in me
that I can be punished for!”

Malachi 2:14-17

Yet you ask, “For what reason?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have acted treacherously against her, though she was your marriage partner and your wife by covenant.

Malachi 3:7-8

“Since the days of your fathers, you have turned from My statutes; you have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Hosts.

But you ask: “How can we return?”

Malachi 3:13-14

“Your words against Me are harsh,” says the Lord.

Yet you ask: “What have we spoken against You?”

Matthew 6:9

“Therefore, you should pray like this:

Our Father in heaven,
Your name be honored as holy.

Matthew 6:14-15

“For if you forgive people their wrongdoing, your heavenly Father will forgive you as well.

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Matthew 15:4

For God said:

Honor your father and your mother; and,
The one who speaks evil of father or mother
must be put to death.

Matthew 15:6

he does not have to honor his father.’ In this way, you have revoked God’s word because of your tradition.

Matthew 19:19

honor your father and your mother;
and love your neighbor as yourself.

Mark 7:10

For Moses said:

Honor your father and your mother; and
Whoever speaks evil of father or mother
must be put to death.

Mark 10:19

You know the commandments:

Do not murder;
do not commit adultery;
do not steal;
do not bear false witness;
do not defraud;
honor your father and mother.”

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

Luke 10:29

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Luke 18:20

You know the commandments:

Do not commit adultery;
do not murder;
do not steal;
do not bear false witness;
honor your father and mother.”

John 13:13-17

You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am.

Ephesians 6:2

Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,

1 Timothy 6:1-2

All who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters to be worthy of all respect, so that God’s name and His teaching will not be blasphemed.

Titus 2:9-10

Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back

1 Peter 1:17

And if you address as Father the One who judges impartially based on each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your temporary residence.

1 Peter 2:17-19

Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the Emperor.

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Summary

Malachi 1:6

A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

A servant

1 Timothy 6:1

Titus 2:9

1 Peter 2:17

If then

And if

Matthew 7:21

Luke 6:46

John 13:13

O priests

Hosea 5:1

And ye

Luke 10:29

General references

Bible References

A servant

All who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters to be worthy of all respect, so that God’s name and His teaching will not be blasphemed.

Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back

Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the Emperor.

If then

“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people because you are not keeping My ways but are showing partiality in your instruction.”

Then you will say to Pharaoh: This is what Yahweh says: Israel is My firstborn son.

Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,
for the Lord has spoken:
“I have raised children and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against Me.

Yet Lord, You are our Father;
we are the clay, and You are our potter;
we all are the work of Your hands.

They will come weeping,
but I will bring them back with consolation.

I will lead them to wadis filled with water
by a smooth way where they will not stumble,
for I am Israel’s Father,
and Ephraim is My firstborn.

“Therefore, you should pray like this:

Our Father in heaven,
Your name be honored as holy.

Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

And if you address as Father the One who judges impartially based on each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your temporary residence.

And if

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father in heaven.

“Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say?

You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am.

O priests

“You, on the other hand, have turned from the way. You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the Lord of Hosts.

A horrible, terrible thing
has taken place in the land.

because both prophet and priest are ungodly,
even in My house I have found their evil.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Hear this, priests!
Pay attention, house of Israel!
Listen, royal house!
For the judgment applies to you
because you have been a snare at Mizpah
and a net spread out on Tabor.

And ye

“Since the days of your fathers, you have turned from My statutes; you have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Hosts.

But you ask: “How can we return?”

I planted you, a choice vine
from the very best seed.
How then could you turn into
a degenerate, foreign vine?

But Ephraim says:
“How rich I have become;
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any crime in me
that I can be punished for!”

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

General references

How absurd is the one who says to his father,
‘What are you fathering?’
or to his mother,
‘What are you giving birth to?’”

Yes, the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab carried out their ancestor’s command he gave them, but these people have not obeyed Me.

You despise My holy things and profane My Sabbaths.

“Therefore, this decree is for you priests:

“Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say?

Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,