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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The sons

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General references

Proverbs 17:3

Proverbs 25:4

Bible References

Sit

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

A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.

Remove impurities from silver,
and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith.

I will turn My hand against you
and will burn away your dross completely;
I will remove all your impurities.

Look, I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

All are stubborn rebels
spreading slander.
They are bronze and iron;
all of them are corrupt.

“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are the dross of silver.

Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; none of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.

I will put this third through the fire;
I will refine them as silver is refined
and test them as gold is tested.
They will call on My name,
and I will answer them.
I will say: They are My people,
and they will say: Yahweh is our God.”

John answered them all, “I baptize you with water, but One is coming who is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

to make her holy, cleansing her with the washing of water by the word.

He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a people for His own possession, eager to do good works.

For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness.

so that the genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you as if something unusual were happening to you.

I advise you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire so that you may be rich, white clothes so that you may be dressed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed, and ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see.

The sons

“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?”

“Therefore, this decree is for you priests:

But you will be called the Lord’s priests;
they will speak of you as ministers of our God;
you will eat the wealth of the nations,
and you will boast in their riches.

I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, Lud (who are archers), Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away—who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. And they will proclaim My glory among the nations.

The Levitical priests will never fail to have a man always before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices.”

“But the Levitical priests descended from Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, will approach Me to serve Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

and made us a kingdom, priests

to His God and Father—the glory and dominion are His forever and ever. Amen.

You made them a kingdom
and priests to our God,
and they will reign on the earth.

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“For My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name in every place because My name will be great among the nations,” says Yahweh of Hosts.

Offer sacrifices in righteousness

and trust in the Lord.

Sacrifice a thank offering to God,
and pay your vows to the Most High.

I will praise God’s name with song
and exalt Him with thanksgiving.

Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His faithful love
and His wonderful works for all humanity.

I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of Yahweh.

A Davidic psalm.Lord, I call on You; hurry to help me.
Listen to my voice when I call on You.

Take words of repentance with you
and return to the Lord.
Say to Him: “Forgive all our sin
and accept what is good,
so that we may repay You
with praise from our lips.

But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship Him.

Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of God’s good news. My purpose is that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

But even if I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

But I have received everything in full, and I have an abundance. I am fully supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you provided—a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close.

Therefore, through Him let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of our lips that confess His name.

you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

General references

A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.

Remove impurities from silver,
and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith.