Malachi 2:7 meaning and explanation
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
Malachi 2:7, Berean Standard Bible
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Malachi is speaking to the priests of post-exilic Judah, and in verse 7 he states the ideal the rest of the chapter measures them against. The priest was to guard knowledge the way a keeper guards a treasure, so that his teaching stayed faithful to God's law.
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