Malachi 2:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Did

1 Corinthians 7:2

The spirit

That he

Godly seed

Take

James 1:14

Bible References

Did

God created man in his own image. In the image of God he created him. He created male and female.

So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But no suitable helper was found for Adam.

He answered: Have you not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female?

God made male and female from the beginning of creation.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

The spirit

Jehovah God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. The man became a living being.

As long as I have life within me, the breath of God in my nostrils,

Then the dust will return to the earth as it was. The spirit (life) will return to God who gave it.

After he said this he breathed on them and said: Receive Holy Spirit.

That he

I want you to swear by Jehovah God of heaven and earth that you will not get my son a wife from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living.

When Esau was forty he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Rebekah said to Isaac: I cannot stand Hittite women! I would rather die than see Jacob marry one of them.

Go to Mesopotamia instead, to the home of your grandfather Bethuel. Marry one of the young women there, one of your uncle Laban's daughters.

They will lead your young people away from me to serve other gods. So the anger of Jehovah will be kindled against you and will destroy you suddenly.

Then everyone who respected the word of the God of Israel were overcome with grief because of the sin of those who came back. They gathered with me until the evening offering.

Their children were talking half in the language of Ashdod; they had no knowledge of the Jews' language, but made use of the language of the two peoples.

I planted you like a choice grapevine from the very best seed. Now you have turned against me and have become a wild vine.

For the wife sanctifies the unbelieving husband, and the husband sanctifies the unbelieving wife. Otherwise your children would be unclean. But now they are holy.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of God.

one who manages well his own house, having his children in subjection with all seriousness;

A blameless man will be the husband of one wife. He will have children that believe and who are not accused of violence and disobedience.

Godly seed

The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. They married any of them they chose.

Yet the number of the children of Israel will be like the grains of the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. It will be said: You are the sons of the living God in the place where it was said you are not my people!

You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made with our fathers. He said to Abraham: 'All the families of the earth will be blessed in your seed.'

I will be a Father to you, and you will be to me sons and daughters, said Jehovah God the Almighty. (Hosea 1:10)

Take

You ask: Why do you not accept our offerings? It is because Jehovah is a witness between you and the wife of your youth. The one to whom you have been unfaithful! She is your companion, the wife of your marriage vows.

Guard your heart with all diligence for out of it come the source of life.

Do not lust after her beauty in your heart. Do not let her attract you with her eyelids.

Do not let your heart go after her ways. Do not stray in her paths.

However, I tell you that whoever looks at a woman with lustful thoughts commits adultery with her in his heart.

Evil thoughts come from the heart! Thoughts about murder, adultery, fornication, theft, lying, and slander come from the heart!

Each man is tempted when he is drawn away by his evil desire (lust). He is enticed (allured).