Malachi 1:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 1:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 1:10 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 1:10 — KJV
“Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.”
— Malachi 1:10 (KJV)
Malachi 1:10 in Context — About the Book of Malachi
Malachi closes the Old Testament with a courtroom dialogue — God answering a weary nation's accusations about love, honor, tithes, and justice. It contains Scripture's only invitation to test God: bring the whole tithe and watch heaven's floodgates open. Then four hundred years of silence until John the Baptist.
Cross-References for Malachi 1:10
“Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:10: even, fire, altar
“Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD. and ye have...: or, whereas ye might have blown it away”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:10: saith, lord, hosts
“And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:10: fire, altar, lord
“And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:10: fire, altar, lord
“And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:10: even, altar, lord
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