Malachi 1:1-14; Luke 21:1-4 The Israelites and their priests were rebuked by the Lord for “offering polluted food on my altar, [offering] blind animals… those that are lame or sick…” (Mal. 1:7-8). This is completely in contravention to the provisions of Deuteronomy 17:1. Therefore, the Lord said to them, “I have no pleasure in you……
1 Sam. 30:13 Ziklag was razed to the ground. All the livestock and the wives and children of David and his men had been taken captive by the Amalekites. While they were in pursuit of the enemy, Davd and his men met a man. David asked him, “To whom do you belong?” (1 Sam. 30:13)….
The Amalekites raided and burned Ziklag in David’s absence and took everyone away with them. When David and his men learned of it, they were bereaved. They wept until they had no more strength to weep. So distressed they were, the people even spoke of stoning David. “But David strengthened himself in the LORD his…