Malachi 2:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 2:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 2:5 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 2:5 — KJV
“My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.”
— Malachi 2:5 (KJV)
Malachi 2:5 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 2:5
“And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:5: peace, fear, feared
“And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:5: peace, fear, feared
“And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:5: gave, fear, feared
“Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:5: fear, feared, before
“At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 2:5: covenant, before, name
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