Part 4: God’s Tithe
E. Honor God Through Your Giving (vv. 9-10)
a. Meaning of tithe = one tenth of total income
b. Malachi 3:8-12
c. God’s Disapproval (VV. 8-12)
i. “You have robbed Me”
ii. People were robbing God because they were
taking or withholding what was not theirs.
d. God’s Challenge (V. 10)
i. “Prove Me Now”
ii. A challenge and invitation are offered
instead of punishment
iii. God promises forgiveness to those who obey
His commands
iv. God promises fruitfulness to those who
head His call
e. God’s Guarantee (VV. 10-12)
i. “I will pour out a blessing”
ii. God will open the windows of Heaven and
pour out barrels of blessings
iii. God will rebuke the devourer
1. He will not destroy your fruit
2. Because of your faithfulness in giving
iv. All nations shall call you blessed
f. “If you would not take offering from the
offering plate, why would you fail to put
offering in it?”
i. Scriptural rules for giving
1. Give your first fruits (Proverbs 3:9)
2. Give consistently (1 Corinthians 16:2)
3. Give cheerfully (2 Corinthians 9:7)
4. Give you best fruits
(Deuteronomy 16:17; Matthew 10:8)
ii. Scriptural reason to give
1. Luke 6:38
2. 2 Corinthians 9:6
