Prophet word of the Lord

​Malachi 2
 
And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it. And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
 
The Lord Jesus wants us to remember the accounts of Jacob and Esau. He said Jacob, he loved. Esau was so willing to give up his inheritance and his promise without struggle. He wasn't willing to persevere or endure. Jacob showed that though his intent was misplaced at first, he wanted the Lord for himself. He had what was his brother's but he wanted God to establish and enlarge his territory. We shouldn't want to steal what the Lord has ordained for someone else and then try to grow and build it as our own.
 
Habakkuk 2:6
 
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
 
We must not just be hearers but doers also of this Holy Word. The Lord said that if we do not hear and apply these words and do His commandments then we are a cursed people. He said if we love him we will do His commands. We cannot speak great swelling words and have our hearts far from God. We must get our hearts right. God is a jealous God, and he is a God who searcheth and trieth the reigns of the heart. In these days, the people are corrupt and the priests are like Eli. They allow the children to corrupt the holy things and the holy places. They are unthankful, unholy, unrighteous, and do not hold a reverent fear of the Lord. Therefore, the Lord warns by His prophet that if they will not hear and hold the children accountable they will walk in a curse. He will also corrupt the children. The Lord makes it clear that he is bringing remembrance of His holy covenant because he desires that we prosper and be in good health. The Lord made promises but those promises were conditional. We must glorify him and fear His holy name. His commandment was with Levi. Levi was the priesthood. We are His chosen. We are His royal priesthood, a peculiar people. We are to be holy and sanctified unto God because we are His heritage. He is our Redeemer. He purchased us with His blood for His glory and His good pleasure.
 
The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. 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.
 
The shepherds have been taught the ways of holiness. The Lord has freely given His Holy Spirit. He stated that to whom he called, he qualified. They walked in His truth, with His knowledge and His spirit, they compelled many to reconcile to him and turn from their iniquity. We are the Lord's light and His messengers, therefore are we held at high standards; to whom much is given much is required. 
Jeremiah 3:12-15
 
Go and proclaim these words towards the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord. Turn, O ye backsliding children, saith the Lord, for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion. And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
 
The Lord uses prophet Malachi to plead with the children of Israel. The Lord God is acting as a father. He chastens those he loves. Jesus wants His children to be joint heirs. He wants His children to inherit the kingdom. He desires holiness. He wants to inhabit His chosen. He doesn't want separation. He has shared what pleases him. He doesn't want His children to have to go through Jacob's troubles which is the tribulation period for the entire world. He conquered and overcome the world so we could reside with him. He is the good Shepherd. His sheep are known of His. He has given us shepherds after His own heart to guide us in the righteous path.
 
But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts.