Malachi 2:5 Cross References

Malachi 2:5

5: "The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and this is what I gave them. This called for reverence from them, and they greatly revered me and stood in awe of my name.

Numbers 25:12

  1. So tell him that I am making my special covenant of peace with him.
  2. In this covenant, he and his descendants will be priests for all time, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the people of Israel."

Ezekiel 37:26

  1. And I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will give them their land and multiply them, and I will put my Temple among them forever.

Ezekiel 34:25

  1. "I will make a covenant of peace with them and drive away the dangerous animals from the land. Then my people will be able to camp safely in the wildest places and sleep in the woods without fear.

Numbers 8:15

  1. After this, they may go in and out of the Tabernacle to do their work, because you have purified them and presented them as a special offering.

Exodus 32:26

  1. he stood at the entrance to the camp and shouted, "All of you who are on the LORD's side, come over here and join me." And all the Levites came.
  2. He told them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Strap on your swords! Go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other, killing even your brothers, friends, and neighbors."
  3. The Levites obeyed Moses, and about three thousand people died that day.
  4. Then Moses told the Levites, "Today you have been ordained for the service of the LORD, for you obeyed him even though it meant killing your own sons and brothers. Because of this, he will now give you a great blessing."

Numbers 16:9

  1. Does it seem a small thing to you that the God of Israel has chosen you from among all the people of Israel to be near him as you serve in the LORD's Tabernacle and to stand before the people to minister to them?
  2. He has given this special ministry only to you and your fellow Levites, but now you are demanding the priesthood as well!

Psalms 106:30

  1. But Phinehas had the courage to step in, and the plague was stopped.
  2. So he has been regarded as a righteous man ever since that time.

Numbers 18:8

  1. The LORD gave these further instructions to Aaron: "I have put the priests in charge of all the holy gifts that are brought to me by the people of Israel. I have given these offerings to you and your sons as your regular share.
  2. You are allotted the portion of the most holy offerings that is kept from the fire. From all the most holy offerings--including the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings--that portion belongs to you and your sons.
  3. You must eat it as a most holy offering. All the males may eat of it, and you must treat it as most holy.
  4. "All the other offerings presented to me by the Israelites by lifting them up before the altar also belong to you as your regular share. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean, male and female alike, may eat of these offerings.
  5. "I also give you the harvest gifts brought by the people as offerings to the LORD--the best of the olive oil, wine, and grain.

Numbers 3:45

  1. "Take the Levites in place of the firstborn sons of the people of Israel. And take the livestock of the Levites as substitutes for the firstborn livestock of the people of Israel. The Levites will be mine; I am the LORD.

Deuteronomy 33:8

  1. Moses said this about the tribe of Levi: "O LORD, you have given the sacred lots to your faithful servants the Levites. You put them to the test at Massah and contended with them at the waters of Meribah.
  2. The Levites obeyed your word and guarded your covenant. They were more loyal to you than to their parents, relatives, and children.
  3. Now let them teach your regulations to Jacob; let them give your instructions to Israel. They will present incense before you and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.
  4. Bless the Levites, O LORD, and accept all their work. Crush the loins of their enemies; strike down their foes so they never rise again."
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