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Malachi 1:2-4 The Lord's Rebuke Against Insincere Worship

2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord.
“But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’
“Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob
3 but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his hill country into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”

4 Edom may say, “Though we have been crushed, we will rebuild the ruins.”
But this is what the Lord Almighty says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Wicked Land, a people always under the wrath of the Lord.

Cross References for Malachi 1:2-4

Luke 10:29 - But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Click to read the verse Luke 10:29 Click to read the verse Luke 10:29

Jeremiah 2:31 - “You of this generation, consider the word of the Lord: “Have I been a desert to Israel or a la... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:31 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:31

Jeremiah 2:5 - This is what the Lord says: “What fault did your fathers find in me, that they strayed so far f... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:5 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:5

Genesis 28:3-4 - May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a c... Click to read the verse Genesis 28:3-4 Click to read the verse Genesis 28:3-4

Genesis 48:4 - and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and will increase your numbers. I will make yo... Click to read the verse Genesis 48:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 48:4

Genesis 28:13-14 - There above it stood the Lord, and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and ... Click to read the verse Genesis 28:13-14 Click to read the verse Genesis 28:13-14

Deuteronomy 4:37 - Because he loved your forefathers and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:37 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:37

Genesis 25:23 - The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be se... Click to read the verse Genesis 25:23 Click to read the verse Genesis 25:23

Numbers 20:14 - Edom Denies Israel Passage Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying: “This... Click to read the verse Numbers 20:14 Click to read the verse Numbers 20:14

Romans 9:10-13 - Not only that, but Rebekah’s children had one and the same father, our father Isaac. Click to read the verse Romans 9:10-13 Click to read the verse Romans 9:10-13

Deuteronomy 23:7 - Do not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not abhor an Egyptian, because you lived as... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:7 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:7

Genesis 27:33 - Isaac trembled violently and said, “Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me? I ... Click to read the verse Genesis 27:33 Click to read the verse Genesis 27:33

Deuteronomy 23:5 - However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing for ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:5 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:5

Psalms 47:4 - He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. Selah Click to read the verse Psalms 47:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 47:4

Jeremiah 31:3 - The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:3 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:3

Ezekiel 16:8 - “‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spre... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:8 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:8

Hosea 11:1 - God’s Love for Israel “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. Click to read the verse Hosea 11:1 Click to read the verse Hosea 11:1

Romans 11:28-29 - As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies on your account; but as far as election is ... Click to read the verse Romans 11:28-29 Click to read the verse Romans 11:28-29

Malachi 1:6-7 - “A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? ... Click to read the verse Malachi 1:6-7 Click to read the verse Malachi 1:6-7

Deuteronomy 10:15 - Yet the Lord set his affection on your forefathers and loved them, and he chose you, their desc... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:15 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:15

Amos 1:11 - This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not turn back my wra... Click to read the verse Amos 1:11 Click to read the verse Amos 1:11

Isaiah 43:4 - Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exch... Click to read the verse Isaiah 43:4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 43:4

Isaiah 41:8-9 - “But you, O Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend, Click to read the verse Isaiah 41:8-9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 41:8-9

1 Samuel 12:22 - For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was please... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 12:22 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 12:22

Deuteronomy 33:3 - Surely it is you who love the people; all the holy ones are in your hand. At your feet they all... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 33:3 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 33:3

Deuteronomy 7:6-8 - For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 7:6-8 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 7:6-8

Malachi 3:13-14 - “You have spoken arrogantly against me,” says the Lord. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we said agai... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:13-14 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:13-14

Malachi 2:17 - You have wearied the Lord with your words. “How have we wearied him?” you ask. By saying, “... Click to read the verse Malachi 2:17 Click to read the verse Malachi 2:17

Deuteronomy 32:8-14 - When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up b... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:8-14 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:8-14

Malachi 3:7-8 - Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept th... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:7-8 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:7-8

Genesis 32:28-30 - Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled w... Click to read the verse Genesis 32:28-30 Click to read the verse Genesis 32:28-30

Genesis 27:27-30 - So he went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him an... Click to read the verse Genesis 27:27-30 Click to read the verse Genesis 27:27-30