Malachi 2:11

"Don’t we all have one father? Hasn’t one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?"

Key Reflection

This passage underscores the unity and commonality among people as children of a single Creator. Despite this shared origin, the text laments the betrayal and violation of familial and covenantal bonds, highlighting the contrast between God's intention for community and the reality of human treachery.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Treacherously has Judah dealt; an abomination is committed in Israel -The prophet, by the order of the words, emphasizes the “treachery” and the “abomination.” This have they done; the very contrary to what was required of them as the people of God. He calls the remnant of Judah by the sacred name of the whole people, of whom they were the surviving representatives. The word “abomination” is a word belonging to the Hebrew, and is used especially of things offensive to, or separating from, Almighty God; idolatry, as the central dereliction of God, and involving offences against the laws of nature, but also all other sins, as adultery, which violate His most sacred laws and alienate from Him.

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