When God says: "I have loved you" {the message in Malachi}

“I have loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob,” ‭‭Malachi‬ ‭1:2‬ ‭NIV‬‬ God said these words to the Israelites. Even though they had returned from the exile and the temple had been rebuilt, their dream based…