WTW 2021
20 December
Malachi 2
We easily gloss over the tribes when it seems fitting but at other times we emphasize them.
Here is a question
There have been many covenants.
There was a covenant of Noah, a covenant of Abraham.
What we call the old covenant or first covenant was the covenant of Moses of the tribe of Levi.
Muslims say the Messiah had to be of the tribe of Levi also.
Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah
In light of these things, here are some intriguing verses from today’s chapter in this week’s study of Malachi.
And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the Lord Almighty. “My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. True instruction was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many from sin. Judah has been unfaithful. A detestable thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the Lord loves by marrying women who worship a foreign god. As for the man who does this, whoever he may be, may the Lord remove him from the tents of Jacob—even though he brings an offering to the Lord Almighty.
Malachi 2:4-6, 11-12
Do Levi and Judah still hold any significance under the new covenant in the blood of the Lamb and Lion of the Tribe of Judah?
Wisdom in the WORD 