 | Stephen L. Cook, Corrine Patton - 2004 - 305 sider
...iniquity. For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. In fact, Malachi gives us a clear picture of this postexilic twofold focus of the priestly task on... | |
 | William Barclay - 1958 - 228 sider
...often quoted: The lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts' (Malachi 2:7). In the Septuagint, messenger is aggelos; and it is suggested that the title could very... | |
 | Lester L. Grabbe, Alice Ogden Bellis - 2004 - 224 sider
...iniquity. For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.' The latter verse is yet another indication that the priests are the ones with whom God concluded the... | |
 | Benedictus de Spinoza - 2005 - 429 sider
...as despisers of the name of Crod, and then goes on with his invective aa follows (Mai. ii, 7, 8) : " For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they...mouth : for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. But ye are departed oiit-of the way ; ye have caused many to stumble at the law, ye have corrupted... | |
 | Walter Curtis Lichfield - 2005 - 626 sider
...found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. 2:7 "For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and...mouth: for he (is) the messenger of the Lord of hosts, 2:8 "But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted... | |
 | Ronald L. Eisenberg - 2005 - 440 sider
...drinking wine, except when performing their sacred roles as priests and teachers. "The lips of the Kohen should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law...mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts" (Mai 2:7). The Kohanim also must be sober when deciding halachic issues affecting the daily life of... | |
 | Marsilius of Padua - 2005 - 648 sider
...on account of which a criminal should be forbidden the company of the faithful who are not criminal. 'For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth,' Malachi 2. 3 But as to whether a person charged has actually committed a crime of this kind, this should... | |
 | Tom Nettles - 2005 - 162 sider
...practice. Malachi gives witness to how quickly the gains of reformation and restoration can be lost. "The priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth," the Lord told Judah. "But ye are departed out of the way" (Mai. 2:7-8 K}V). Even after the recent time... | |
 | Charles Foster Kent - 2005 - 345 sider
...uprightness, 65 And turned many away from iniquity. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, And men should seek the law at his mouth ; For he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts. But ye are turned aside out of the way; Ye have caused many to stumble in the law;... | |
 | Jacob Neusner - 2005 - 294 sider
...Rabbah bar bar Hannah say R. Yohanan [said], " What is the meaning of the following verse of Scripture: 'For the priest's lips should keep knowledge and they should seek the Torah at his mouth, for he is a messenger of the Lord of Hosts' (Malachi 2:7)? It means this: If the... | |
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For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth : for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. 
