Judah’s Treachery Against the Marriage Bond

In the first part of chapter 2, Malachi beautifully describes God's covenant, the bond of friendship He makes with us in Christ. Malachi showed that this was an eternal covenant established by Jehovah out of pure grace. In the covenant God blesses His people with life and peace. And those in the covenant have the calling walk with God, turn from iniquity, oppose evil, and love God's truth. Against this background the sin of the people of Malachi's day stood out in all its naked ugliness. Their...