For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
The priests cannot evade their guilt by blaming the people's coldness. They were appointed to teach the right way; when they dissembled, their silence was consent, and they robbed God's people of His fear, letting spurious sacrifices corrupt the whole worship. The command falls on them first.
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Commenting on Malachi 2:1-17
If priests had taught the people sound doctrine, the people would have brought better offerings. The blame for corrupted sacrifice traces back to corrupted teaching. Ministers of God's Word are under God's government and answerable to Him for what they teach and what they permit.
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Commenting on Malachi 2:1-9
Christ our great High Priest has kept knowledge and does keep it still, not hiding it but freely communicating it through His Spirit, giving men knowledge of themselves, of Him, and of the way of salvation. He is the Angel of God's presence, sent by His Father as priest and prophet, and therefore they rightly seek instruction from His lips.
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