Malachi 2:1 —2, ““And now this decree is for you, O priests: If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.” This warning is an example that even the priesthood of Israel was corrupted by some who hd evil intentions. Little by little the priests allied themselves to be influenced by evil.