It was as the prophet Malachi had foretold: “He [Jehovah] must sit as a refiner and cleanser of silver and must cleanse the sons of Levi; and he must clarify them like gold and like silver, and they will certainly become to Jehovah people presenting a gift offering in righteousness. ”
Tas bija saskaņā ar Maleahija pravietojumu: ” Viņš [Jehova] sēdēs un kausēs un dzidrinās sudrabu, un Viņš šķīstīs Levija bērnus un pārkausēs viņus pamazām kā zeltu un sudrabu arvien tīrākus. Tad viņi nesīs tam Kungam ēdamo upuri īstā taisnīgumā. ” ( Mal. 3: 3.)