Book of malachi 3 10

Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field. A promise of the coming of the messiah, and of his fore runner, ver. Then suddenly the lord you are seeking will come to his temple. Malachi 3 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Malachi 3 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the lord of hosts, if i will not open you the. The contents of this book show that, in the time of malachi, religion was in a very low condition. Comparing the many chapters written in isaiah, jeremiah, ezekiel, and daniel, malachi was considered a minor prophet due to his writing only four chapters in his book. Malachi 3 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary. Malachi 3 is a popular passage that pastors and churches use to defend the practice of the 10 % tithe. Test me in this, says the lord almighty, and see if i will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. Malachi 3 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Other than his name, we know nothing of malachi, his family or his background.

The people robbed god by keeping back the tithes and offerings, and the priests polluted gods altar. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. This short book may have been written before nehemiahs first return to jerusalem in 445 b. Watch our overview video on the book of malachi, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Malachi chapter 3 kjv king james version i understand now why a lot of people are poor, including myself, when god bless us because we are doing his will, the spirit comes that we are doing it, and not the spirit of god. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses.

But when we study the passage in context, a completely different picture emerges. New international version bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Malachi 3 i will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Malachi 3 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. Malachi 3, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Suddenly he will come to his temple the lord whom you seek and the messenger of the covenant the one whom you desire behold, he is coming, says adonaitzvaot. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be. My messenger is coming behold, i am sending my messenger, and he will clear the way before me. We looked yesterday at the historical context of malachi 3, where we saw that the priest eliashib was stealing the tithes from the temple storehouse. C it is also possible that it was written while nehemiah was there, or even later. Test me in this, says the lord almighty, and see if i. Content index books of the bible malachi tithing in malachi.