Malachi 1:6 meaning and explanation
“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 the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’
Malachi 1:6, Berean Standard Bible
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Malachi speaks to the priests of post-exilic Judah, a community back in the land but spiritually sluggish. God appeals to two everyday relationships: a son honors his father, a servant his master.
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