Scofield: Malachi 1:6
if then I be a father Cf. (See Scofield "Isaiah 63:16") . The relationship here is national, not personal Jeremiah 3:18,19 here, apparently, the Jews were calling Jehovah, "Father," but yielding Him no filial obedience. See ; John 8:37-39; Romans 9:1-8.
