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And thereby put Me to the test.” The Lord promised that He would take care of them if they would trust Him.
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He told them that they were “ cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you.” Then the Lord promises forgiveness with their repentance, “ bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be good in My house. The Lord graciously and lovingly disciplines His children when they sin. In Number 18:21, the Lord said, “ To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service that they do, their service in the tent of meeting.” In Number 18:24, the Lord said, “ For the tithe…which they present as a contribution to the Lord, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance.” By failing to give their tithe, the people were robbing the Levites of their inheritance but, more importantly, they were robbing God. God said, “ Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me.” The people reply, “ How have we robbed You?” The Lord answered, “ In your tithes and offerings.” In the Old Covenant, the tithe was usually given in the form of crops or animals and was given to the Levites. The Lord revealed that they were unfaithful in their giving. We can only return once we acknowledge our unfaithfulness. But the people ask, “ how shall we return?” Faithless Giving God said, “ I do not change therefore you…are not consumed.” Consider God’s great patience and forbearance in that “ from the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them.” God is patient and kind therefore, He promised “ return to Me, and I will return to you.” God remained ready and willing to forgive everyone who returned to Him in repentance and faith. God began His disputation with His unfaithful people by reminding them of His faithfulness. God is Faithful (Even When We are Faithless) In today’s sermon we will remember that Christians give faithfully when they give cheerfully and sacrificially for the glory of God. If that were not bad enough, they selfishly robbed God by withholding their tithes and offerings.
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They questioned God’s love, were apathetic in worship, the religious leaders turned aside from true instruction (causing many to stumble), they dishonored marriage, and accused God of being unjust. Thus far we have learned that the people of Malachi’s day had major problems in their worship that God sought to correct. Failure to live faithfully has been the focus of our study of the book of Malachi.