Since God is our Father we have responsibilities to Him.

Like Israel's priests, Christians can show sinful partiality.

John Gill says that Levi was a type of Christ

We can see in Malachi the characteristics of the New Testament Christian ministry.

A study of the word -commandment.- God's commandments to men might be described as decrees, suggestions and declarations

Levi, a man with a past, became a good servant of God. The Lord blessed him. But the priests in Malachi's day were bringing shame to both their father and the Lord.

God's priests caused people to stumble at the law and as a result they missed the atonement. People must see themselves as sinners before they can be saved.

Hearing God's Word is not enough. It must be laid to heart. What is that-

God told His priests that if they didn't glory Him properly, He would turn their blessings into curses