And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi - "ye shall know," by bitter experience of the consequences, that it was with this design I admonished you, in order "that my covenant with Levi might be" maintained - i:e., that it was for your own good (which would be ensured by your maintaining the Levitical command) I admonished you, that ye should return to your duty (Maurer). (Compare Malachi 2:5-6.) Malachi's function was that of a reformer, leading back the priests and people to the law (Malachi 4:4).