Malachi 1:7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘By presenting defiled food on my altar.’ ‘How have we defiled you? ’ you ask. When you say, ‘The Lord’s table is contemptible.’

Cross References

Malachi 1:12

‘But you are profaning it  when you say, “The Lord’s table is defiled, and its product, its food, is contemptible.”

1 Corinthians 10:21

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons.

Malachi 1:8

‘When you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not wrong?  Bring it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favour? ’ asks the Lord of Armies.

Ezekiel 41:22

The altar was  made of wood, 1.6 metres  high and 1.1 metres long.  It had corners, and its length  and sides were of wood.  The man told me, ‘This is the table that stands before the Lord.’

Deuteronomy 15:21

But if there is a defect in the animal, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you may not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

Leviticus 21:6

They are to be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God.  For they present the food offerings to the Lord, the food of their God, and they must be holy.

Leviticus 2:11

‘No grain offering that you present to the Lord is to be made with yeast, for you are not to burn  any yeast  or honey  as a food offering to the Lord.

Leviticus 3:11

Then the priest will burn the food on the altar,  as a food offering to the Lord.

Leviticus 21:8

You are to consider him holy since he presents the food of your God. He will be holy to you because I, the Lord who sets you apart, am holy.

Ezekiel 44:16

‘They are the ones who may enter my sanctuary  and approach my table to serve me.  They will keep my mandate.

Malachi 1:13

You also say, “Look, what a nuisance! ” And you scorn  it,’  , says the Lord of Armies. ‘You bring stolen,  , lame, or sick animals. You bring this as an offering! Am I to accept that from your hands? ’ asks the Lord.