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Malachi 2:10 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Malachi 2:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Malachi chapter 2 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Judah's Unfaithfulness
“Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?”
Malachi 2:10 (KJV)
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Commentary on Malachi 2:10
Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? Malachi invokes the dual concept of אָב אֶחָד (av echad, one father)—both Abraham as Israel's patriarch and Yahweh as Creator. The rhetorical questions establish covenant brotherhood before indicting Israel's treachery. Why do we deal treacherously uses בָּגַד (bagad), meaning to act covertly against, to betray—a term frequently describing marital infidelity and covenant violation.By profaning the covenant of our fathers—the חִלֵּל (chillel) denotes desecration, treating the sacred as common. This verse frames the subsequent condemnation...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Malachi 2:10
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“he is God. It is he who has made us”
“and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of Yahweh which he loves”
“the Father”
“who is over all”
“though Abraham doesn't know us”
“Yahweh”
“'We have Abraham for our father”
“and there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; every man hunts his brother with a net.”
“'Why?' Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth”