Malachi 1:7

"You offer polluted bread on my altar. You say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ In that you say, ‘The LORD’s table is contemptible.’"

Key Reflection

Malachi 1:7 critiques the Israelites for offering defiled sacrifices on God's altar and questioning His holiness by saying, "How have we polluted you?" This reflects a lack of reverence and respect for divine worship. By claiming that "The LORD’s table is contemptible," they diminish the sanctity of God's presence among them, failing to recognize the seriousness of their actions in light of God’s commandments.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Offering polluted bread upon Mine altar -This, continuing on the words, “despisers of My Name,” , is the answer to their question, “Wherein have we despised Thy Name?” “Bread” might stand, in itself, either for the showbread, or for theמנחהminchāh, meal-offering, which was the necessary accompaniment of sacrifices and sometimes the whole.

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