Malachi 1:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“You bring unclean bread to my altar. “But you ask, ‘What makes that bread unclean?’ “It is unclean because you show no respect for the altar of the Lord.

Cross References

Malachi 1:12

“But you people show that you don’t respect my name. You say that the Lord’s altar is unclean. And you don’t like the food from that altar.

1 Corinthians 10:21

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and then go drink a cup that honors demons. You cannot share a meal at the Lord’s table and then go share a meal that honors demons.

Malachi 1:8

You bring blind animals as sacrifices, and that is wrong. You bring sick and crippled animals for sacrifices, and that is wrong. Try giving those sick animals as a gift to your governor. Would he accept those sick animals? No, he would not accept them.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Ezekiel 41:22

an altar made from wood. It was 3 cubits high and 2 cubits long. Its corners, its base, and its sides were wood. The man said to me, “This is the table that is before the Lord.”

Deuteronomy 15:21

“But if an animal has something wrong with it—if it is crippled or blind or has something else wrong with it—then you must not sacrifice that animal to the Lord your God.

Leviticus 21:6

Priests must be holy for their God. They must show respect for God’s name. They offer the bread and special gifts to the Lord, so they must be holy.

Leviticus 2:11

“You must not give any grain offering to the Lord that has yeast in it. You must not burn yeast or honey as a gift to the Lord.

Leviticus 3:11

Then the priest will take that part to the altar to be burned up as food, a gift to the Lord.

Leviticus 21:8

A priest serves God in a special way. So you must treat him in a special way, because he carries holy things. He brings the holy bread to me, and I am holy. I am the Lord, and I make you holy.

Ezekiel 44:16

“They will enter my holy place and come near my table to serve me. They will take care of the things I gave them.

Malachi 1:13

You smell the food and refuse to eat it. You say it is bad. Then you bring sick, crippled, and hurt animals to me. You try to give sick animals to me as sacrifices, but I will not accept them.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.