MALACHI 2

GOD CONFRONTS THE ISRAELITES FOR THEIR FAITHLESSNESS 

God continues to question the integrity of the Israelite priests, reminding them how far they have deviated from Levi, the ancestor of the Levites, the priestly line of Israelites. Levi lived righteously and had reverence for God. Instead of following Levi’s example and following God’s law, the current generation of Israelites show partiality to their own instruction and act of their own accord.

Malachi confronts the men of Jerusalem about their disloyalty against both God and their wives, pointing to the spiritual unfaithfulness of the Israelites. God rebukes the people for marrying women of other religions and taking false gods as their own. God speaks against infidelity and divorce, acknowledging both the relational and spiritual brokenness in Israel.