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Minor Prophets Malachi Lesson Eight

Minor Prophets

Malachi

Lesson 8

Text: Malachi 3:7-14

  1. Robbing God, Vs.7-12

    1. A Practice of Robbing God, vs.7&8

      1. The Provision of the Priest,

      2. What is a Tithe,

        Leviticus 27:30-33 “And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’S: it is holy unto the LORD.31And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.32And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.33He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it:”

      3. Tithing was also an act of worship,

        Genesis 28:20-22 “And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,21So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:22And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.”

      4. The Problem with Tithing,

        Matthew 23:23 “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.”

        Nehemiah 13:10 “And I perceived that the portions of the Levitates had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.”

    2. More Broken Covenant’s, vs.9-12

      1. Who suffered, God or the people?

      2. They Were Also Robing Others,

      3. The blessings of God did not stop with the People of God,

  2. Despised by the People, Vs.13-18,

    1. The Complaining, Vs.13-15

      1. Speaking against the Lord,

      2. Their second complaint,

        Psalm 100: “Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.2Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.3Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.5For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endurethto all generations. ”