Malachi 3:10

"You are cursed with the curse; for you rob me, even this whole nation."

Key Reflection

In Malachi 3:10, the prophet addresses the people of Israel, pointing out that they are under a divine curse because they are robbing God. This refers not just to literal theft but also to failing to tithe and obey the laws of fair distribution, as required by Deuteronomy 14:22-29 and Leviticus 27:30-32. The original audience would have understood that tithing was a sacred obligation, and neglecting it was considered a serious offense against God, leading to divine disfavor and potential judgment.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Bring the whole tithes -, not a part only, keeping back more or less, and, as he had said, defrauding God, offering, like Ananias, apart, as if it had been the whole; into the treasury, where they were collected in the time of Hezekiah and again, at this time, by the direction of Nehemiah, “so that there shall be food,” not superfluity, in My house “for those who minister in the house of My sanctuary.”Nehemiah 13:10-23.

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