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Malachi 1:7 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Malachi 1:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Malachi chapter 1 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible. offer: or, bring unto, etc”
Malachi 1:7 (KJV)
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Commentary on Malachi 1:7
Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible. God specifies the priests' contempt: offering polluted bread (לֶחֶם מְגֹאָל, lehem mego'al) on His altar. לֶחֶם (lehem, bread) refers to sacrificial offerings; מְגֹאָל (mego'al, polluted/defiled) indicates ritual uncleanness. The priests brought defiled sacrifices—animals unsuitable for God's altar according to Torah (Leviticus 22:17-25, Deuteronomy 15:21).Again the priests respond with feigned innocence: Wherein have we polluted thee? (בַּמֶּה גֵאַלְנוּךָ,...
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Cross-References for Malachi 1:7
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“And the fruit thereof”
“Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread”
“and of the table of demons.”
“isn't that evil? And when you offer the lame and sick”
“before they burnt the fat”
“three cubits high”
“[as if it be] lame or blind”
“and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire”
“and another is drunken.”