Malachi 1:2
Malachi · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,”Malachi 1:2
What Does Malachi 1:2 Mean?
Malachi 1:2 is found in the book of Malachi, chapter 1, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Malachi 1:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 9:13“As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.”Jeremiah 31:3“The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”Genesis 25:23“And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.”Isaiah 41:8“But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.”Deuteronomy 10:15“Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.”Deuteronomy 33:3“Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.”Isaiah 43:4“Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.”Ezekiel 16:8“Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.”Romans 9:10“And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;”Deuteronomy 4:37“And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;”Deuteronomy 7:6“For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.”Deuteronomy 32:8“When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.”Malachi 3:7“Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?”Malachi 3:13“Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?”Genesis 27:29“Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.”Deuteronomy 23:5“Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.”Isaiah 21:11“The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”Malachi 1:6“A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?”Malachi 2:17“Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?”Romans 11:28“As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.”
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