Malachi 1:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 1:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 1:2 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 1:2 — KJV
“I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,”
— Malachi 1:2 (KJV)
Malachi 1:2 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 1:2
“And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:2: saith, lord, say
“They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD. They say: Heb. Saying”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:2: saith, lord, yet
“Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: midst: Heb. heart”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:2: saith, lord, yet
“And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:2: say, esau, jacob
“And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:2: yet, esau, jacob
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