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NASB | Malachi 3:10 "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Malachi 3:10 "Bring all the tithes (the tenth) into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you [so great] a blessing until there is no more room to receive it. [Mal 2:2] |
Bible Question: explain tithes acording to malachai 3:10 |
Bible Answer: Mal 3:9,10 you are under a curse the whole nation of you,because you are robbing me. bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house.test me at this,"says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. the word tithe means tenth. to tithe means to offer to God the first tenth of whatever God give us. Abraham offered it (Gen 14 1-24) and the Mosaic Law required it(Lev 27:30-33;Deut 14:22) as an act of gratitude and allegiance. the New Testament teach the tithe, possibly because it's assumed,not as the goal but as the starting place.it teaches we are to use all we are for the glory of God (Mark 8:34-37;Rom 12:1). God is saying that if we choose to be generous, he will keep giving to us so that we can continue our lifestyle of giving(2 Cor 9:8-11. giving the tithe is our way of telling God,I'm trusting you to give me all I need to follow in life of generosity. 2 Cor 9:6. |