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Mal. 2:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Forr the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is thea messenger of the Lord of hosts.

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Lev. 10:11• ¹¹and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Jehovah hath spoken to them by the hand of Moses. (Lev. 10:11)

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Acts 16:17• ¹⁷She, having followed Paul and us, cried saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who announce to you the way of salvation. (Acts 16:17)

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2 Cor. 5:20• ²⁰We are ambassadors therefore for Christ, God as it were beseeching by us, we entreat for Christ, Be reconciled to God. (2 Cor. 5:20)

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the priest's.

Lev. 10:11• ¹¹and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Jehovah hath spoken to them by the hand of Moses. (Lev. 10:11)

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Deut. 17:8‑11• ⁸If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between cause and cause, and between stroke and stroke, matters of controversy within thy gates, then shalt thou arise, and go up to the place which Jehovah thy God will choose.
⁹And thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall declare unto thee the sentence of judgment;
¹⁰and thou shalt do according to the tenor of the word, which they of that place which Jehovah will choose shall declare unto thee; and thou shalt take heed to do according to all that they instruct thee:
¹¹according to the sentence of the law which they shall declare unto thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the word which they shall declare unto thee, to the right hand, or the left. (Deut. 17:8‑11)

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Deut. 21:5• ⁵and the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to do service unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall be every controversy and every stroke. (Deut. 21:5)

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Deut. 24:8• ⁸Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou take great heed, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them shall ye take heed to do. (Deut. 24:8)

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2 Chron. 17:8‑9• ⁸and with them the Levites: Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
⁹And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of Jehovah with them; and they went about through all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people. (2 Chron. 17:8‑9)

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2 Chron. 30:22• ²²And Hezekiah spoke consolingly to all the Levites that had understanding in the good knowledge of Jehovah; and they ate the feast-offerings the seven days, sacrificing peace-offerings, and extolling Jehovah the God of their fathers. (2 Chron. 30:22)

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Ezra 7:10• ¹⁰For Ezra had directed his heart to seek the law of Jehovah and to do it, and to teach in Israel the statutes and the ordinances. (Ezra 7:10)

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Neh. 8:2‑8• ²And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
³And he read in it before the open place that was before the water-gate from the morning until midday, in presence of the men and the women, and those that could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.
⁴And Ezra the scribe stood upon a high stage of wood, which they had made for the purpose. And beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkijah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana, Zechariah, Meshullam.
⁵And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
⁶And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God; and all the people answered, Amen, Amen! with lifting up of their hands; and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.
⁷And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law; and the people stood in their place.
⁸And they read in the law of God distinctly out of the book, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. (Neh. 8:2‑8)

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Jer. 15:19• ¹⁹Therefore thus saith Jehovah: If thou return, then will I bring thee again, thou shalt stand before me; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth. Let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. (Jer. 15:19)

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Jer. 18:18• ¹⁸And they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor word from the prophet. Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. (Jer. 18:18)

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Hag. 2:11‑13• ¹¹Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
¹²If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food--shall it become holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
¹³And Haggai said, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, is it become unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean. (Hag. 2:11‑13)

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2 Tim. 2:24‑25• ²⁴And a bondman of the Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing;
²⁵in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of the truth, (2 Tim. 2:24‑25)

the messenger.

Mal. 3:1• ¹Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord whom ye seek will suddenly come to his temple, and the Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:1)

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Isa. 42:19• ¹⁹Who is blind, but my servant? and deaf, as my messenger whom I sent? Who is blind as he in whom I have trusted, and blind as Jehovah's servant, (Isa. 42:19)

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Isa. 44:26• ²⁶that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built up, and I will raise up their ruins; (Isa. 44:26)

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Hag. 1:13• ¹³Then spoke Haggai, Jehovah's messenger, in Jehovah's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith Jehovah. (Hag. 1:13)

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John 13:20• ²⁰Verily, verily, I say to you, He who receives whomsoever I shall send receives me; and he that receives me receives him who has sent me. (John 13:20)

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John 20:21• ²¹Jesus said therefore again to them, Peace be to you: as the Father sent me forth, I also send you. (John 20:21)

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Acts 16:17• ¹⁷She, having followed Paul and us, cried saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who announce to you the way of salvation. (Acts 16:17)

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2 Cor. 5:20• ²⁰We are ambassadors therefore for Christ, God as it were beseeching by us, we entreat for Christ, Be reconciled to God. (2 Cor. 5:20)

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Gal. 4:14• ¹⁴and my temptation, which was in my flesh, ye did not slight nor reject with contempt; but ye received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus. (Gal. 4:14)

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1 Thess. 4:8• ⁸He therefore that in this disregards his brother, disregards, not man, but God, who has given also his Holy Spirit to you. (1 Thess. 4:8)

• We have the responsibility side, together with the character of the office....They represented the people before God, and they were charged to represent God to the people. (“Malachi 2” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and at his mouth they seeke the law; for he is the messengerf of Jehovah of hosts.

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Or "should seek."

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Malach, i.e. messenger or angel.