Daily Devotions
Malachi
"Judah has dealt treacherously"
Text: Malachi 2:11
A SERIOUS BREACH OF THE COVENANT
The covenant that we speak of was no longer a reference to the Levites. There were other “covenants” that must be borne in mind.
“Judah has dealt treacherously,
And an abomination has been committed
in Israel and in Jerusalem,
For Judah has profaned
The LORD’s holy institution which He loves.”
Malachi 2:11
1. “Judah has dealt treacherously”
a) This is not a reference to the tribe of Judah.
b) This was a description of the returnees who had come back to their homeland.
c) The whole nation was pronounced guilty of “treachery”.
2. “And an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem”
a) Judah and Israel are used interchangeably in this text.
b) Jerusalem was mentioned as the capital of the newly created state.
c) Another word for “treachery” was the word “abomination!”
This practice was cast in the worse possible light.