“And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.”
The priests are now addressed directly as intermediaries between God and people, responsible for intercession and petition. Their corruption through accepting defiled offerings disqualifies them from this priestly mediation, breaking the chain of covenant blessing from God through priests to community. The sarcastic rebuke—'Will He show favor to you?'—presages the judgment that will extend from priests to people unless repentance intervenes. This verse establishes priestly accountability as central to covenant health, foreshadowing the New Testament priesthood of all believers as an alternative to corrupted institutional mediation.
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