Malachi 1:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 1:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 1:6 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 1:6 — KJV
“A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?”
— Malachi 1:6 (KJV)
Malachi 1:6 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 1:6
“Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:6: father, where, mine
“Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:6: father, where, honour
“Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:6: son, then, where
“And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:6: servant, master, where
“Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:”
Shares key themes with Malachi 1:6: son, then, where
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