THE BURDEN OF THE WORD OF THE LORD TO ISRAEL BY MALACHI I HAVE LOVED YOU SAITH THE LORD YET YE SAY WHEREIN HAST THOU LOVED US? WAS NOT ESAU JACOBS BROTHER? SAITH THE LORD YET I LOVED JACOB AND I HATED ESUA AND LAID HIS MOUNTIANS AND HIS HERITAGE WASTE FOR THE DRAGONS OF THE WILDERNESS WHEREAS EDOM SAITH WE ARE IMPROVERISHED BUT WE WILL RETURN AND BUILD THE DESOLATE PLACES THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS THEY SHALL BUILD BUT I WILL THROW DOWN AND THEY SHALL CALL THEM THE BORDER OF WICKEDNESS AND THE PEOPLE AGAINST WHOM THE LORD HATH INDIGNATION FOR EVER AND YOUR EYES SHALL SEE AND YE SHALL SAY THE LORD WILL BE MAGNIFIED FOR THE BORDER OF ISRAEL A SON HONOUREHT HIS FATHER AND A SERVANT HIS MASTER IF I BE YOUR FATHER WHERE IS MINE HONOR? IF I BE YOUR MASTER WHERE IS MINE FEAR? SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS UNTO YOU O PRIESTS THAT DESPISE MY NAME AND YE SAY WHEREIN HAVE WE DESPISED THY NAME? YE OFFER POLLUTED BREAD UPON MINE ALTER AND YE SAY WHEREIN HAVE WE POLLUTED THEE? IN THAT YE SAY THE TABLE OF THE LORD IS CONTEMPTIBLE AND IF YE OFFER THE BLIND FOR SACRIFICE IS IT NOT EVIL? AND IF YE OFFER THE LAME AND SICK IS IT NOT EVIL? OFFER IT NOW UNTO THEY GOVERNOR WILL HE BE PLEASED WITH THEE OR ACCEPT THY PERSON? SAITH THE LORD OF HOST AND NOW I PRAY YOU BESEECH GOD THAT HE WILL BE GRACIOUS UNTO US THIS HATH BEEN BY YOUR MEANS WILL HE REGARD YOUR PERSONS? SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS WHO IS THERE EVEN AMONG YOU THAT WOULD SHUT THE DOORS FOR NOUGHT? NEITHER DO YE KINDLE FIRE ON MY ALTER FOR NOUGHT I HAVE NO PLEASURE IN YOU SAITH THE LORD NEITHER WILL I ACCEPT OFFERING AT YOUR HAND FOR FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN UNTO THE GOING DOWN OF THE SAME MY NAME SHALL BE GREAT AMONG THE GENTILES AND IN EVER PLACE INCENSE SHALL BE OFFERED UNTO MY NAME AND A PURE OFFERING FOR MY NAME SHALL BE GREAT AMONG THE HEATHEN SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS BUT YE HAVE PROFANED IT IN THAT YE SAY THE TABLE OF THE LORD IS POLLUTED AND THE FRUIT THEREOF EVEN HIS MEAT CONTEMPTIBLE YE SAID ALSO BEHOLD WHAT A WEARINESS IS IT! AND YE HAVE SNUFFED AT IT SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS AND YE BROUGHT ON OFFERING SHOULD I ACCEPT THIS OF YOUR HAND? BUT CURSED BE THE DECEIVER WHICH HATH IN HIS FLOCK A MALE AND VOWETH AND SACRIFICETH UNTO THE LORD A CORRUPT THING
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 14:34:25 +0000
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