Malachi 2:9,10 - Did not one God create us?

2:9

When priests, ministers or preachers depart from God’s truth they do so for various reasons. Some may do so in order to get money. Today this is most true of so-called prosperity gospel preachers. Perhaps the most common reason today is to avoid being seen to go against the prevailing tide, to court some sort of academic acceptability or popularity. However, this will not work. Here the Lord says that He will cause the priests to be despised and humiliated. And what do we see with the liberal “church”? Has it increased their congregations? Does the world come rushing to learn from them (what would be the point of that when they have merely learnt from the world)? No, their congregations are dwindling inexorably, and people know that they have nothing worthwhile to say.

2:10

It seems that Malachi is now speaking himself to the priests, or whoever else was listening. He is urging them to realise that they owe their very being to God. This was particularly true of Israel, for the nation existed only because God had created her, and rescued her on many occasions, most notably when he took them out of Egypt. But it is actually true of all of us, for we did not create ourselves. So Malachi asks them why they are unfaithful to the covenant (the Law), and why they do harm to each other.