Malaquias 2

Malaquias 2

Morris - God had commanded that the dung of the sacrificial animals be buried "without the camp" (Exodus 29:14; Leviticus 4:11-12; 16:27). But, because of the faithlessness of the priests to their high calling, they were to be subjected to utter humiliation and disgrace. God would "send a curse upon you" (Malachi 2:2) and "take you away with it." This dire warning seems to imply an untimely death, with each such corrupt priest buried "without the camp" (Exodus 29:14) in the dung heap. Rebuke your offspring (NET - I am about to discipline your children) - The KJV is quite different "corrupt your seed!" Some think seed here refers to the lineage of the priests, but others to the crops (I favor the former, because of the example of Eli and his "seed" - 1Sa 2:27-29, 30-33) Rebuke (01605)(gaar) means to criticize sharply and suggests a sharp or stern reproof. TWOT "This root indicates a check applied to a person or peoples through strong admonitions or actions. Jacob rebukes Joseph when he relates the dream of sun, moon, and eleven stars bowing to him (Genesis 37:10). Aggressive nations flee before God when he checks their deed against his people (Isaiah 17:13). God rebukes Satan's attempt to hinder worship in Jerusalem (Zech. 3:2).Ruth is not prevented from gleaning in Boaz's fields even though she is from Moab (Ruth 2:16). God prevents the normal action of water and wave when he rolls back the Red Sea (Psalm 106:9). Louw-Nida says gaar means "to tell another that they have done wrong, with conviction or zeal, implying disapproval and a straining of relationship." Baker - When depicting God’s actions, this word is often used to describe the result of His righteous anger (Isa. 54:9; Nah. 1:4) against those who rebel against Him, including wicked nations (Ps. 9:5[6]; Isa. 17:13); their offspring (Mal. 2:3); the proud (Ps. 119:21); and Satan (Zech. 3:2). So authoritative is the Lord’s rebuke that even nature obeys His voice (Ps. 106:9; Nah. 1:4). Rebuke (Webster, 1828) - To chide; to reprove; to reprehend for a fault; to check by reproof. Gaar -13v - rebuke(9), rebuked(4), rebukes(1). Genesis 37:10 He related it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have had? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground?" Ruth 2:16 "Also you shall purposely pull out for her some grain from the bundles and leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her." Psalm 9:5 You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever. Psalm 68:30 Rebuke the beasts in the reeds, The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver; He has scattered the peoples who delight in war. Psalm 106:9 Thus He rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up, And He led them through the deeps, as through the wilderness. Psalm 119:21 You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, Who wander from Your commandments. Isaiah 17:13 The nations rumble on like the rumbling of many waters, But He will rebuke them and they will flee far away, And be chased like chaff in the mountains before the wind, Or like whirling dust before a gale. Isaiah 54:9 "For this is like the days of Noah to Me, When I swore that the waters of Noah Would not flood the earth again; So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you Nor will I rebuke you. Jeremiah 29:27 now then, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who prophesies to you? Nahum 1:4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither; The blossoms of Lebanon wither. Zechariah 3:2 The LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke (Lxx = epitimao = charge someone as being blamable) you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?" Malachi 2:3 "Behold, I am going to rebuke your offspring, and I will spread refuse on your faces, the refuse of your feasts; and you will be taken away with it. Malachi 3:11 "Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes," says the LORD of hosts. I will spread refuse on your faces - The Lxx translation refers to it as " the dung of your feasts!" God is serious about the priests' attitude and actions in carrying out the sacrifices. The defiled priest would be further defiled! Imagine you were a priest reading these words! Beloved if this doesn't get their attention, I don't know what would!