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How Did Israel Rob God?

How Did Israel Rob God? . Will A Man Rob God?. In tithes & offerings They could not plead: Ignorance - Had been taught from infancy to tithe. Poverty. God never required men to do the impossible - so they could have given.

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How Did Israel Rob God?

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  1. How Did Israel Rob God? Will A Man Rob God? • In tithes & offerings • They could not plead: • Ignorance - Had been taught from infancy to tithe. • Poverty. God never required men to do the impossible - so they could have given "Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you. Deut 16:17

  2. How Did Israel Rob God? Will A Man Rob God? • By offering blemished sacrifices - Mal. 1:6-11 • Sons honor their fathers, and servants their masters; but they were despising God • When asked in what way, they are told of their defiled sacrifices • They were offering to God what they would be embarrassed to offer men • The Lord would even wish that someone shut the doors so they could not sacrifice

  3. How Did Israel Rob God? Will A Man Rob God? • By offering half-hearted worship - Mal 1:12-14 • They were profaning God's name by saying His service is contemptible and a weariness • Those who continued to bring blemished sacrifices would fall under God's curse, for He is "a great King"

  4. Why Did They Rob God? Will A Man Rob God? • They did not love God. • They had lost sight of God's love and His blessings • Covetousness caused them to keep the best and give God the "left-overs" (the lame, sick and blind) - Mal 1:6-8 When love dies, we ask “How little can I give?” • When love is strong, we ask “How much can I give?”

  5. Why Did They Rob God? Will A Man Rob God? • Covetousness is listed along with some grievous sins in the Bible - Col. 3:5; Eph. 5:3; 1 Cor. 5:11 • It is wanting what belongs to another to the degree that we would appropriate it to ourselves.

  6. Ways Men Rob God Today Will A Man Rob God? • Withholding Honor Due Him As Creator • Accepting evolution - Psa. 8; Acts 17:24

  7. Ways Men Rob God Today Will A Man Rob God? • Withholding Gratitude • Should give thank always • All things - Eph. 5:20 • All blessing come from God -1 Chron. 29:1213 • Gives us victory over -1 Cor. 15:57 • We should have custom • Daniel custom to pray - Dan. 6:10 • 1 Thess 5:17 • Psalms 55:16-18

  8. Ways Men Rob God Today Will A Man Rob God? • Stealing The Word Of God From Others - Jer. 23:25-32 • By substituting dreams • By substituting creeds - 2 Tim 3:16-17 • By failing to warn others - Ezek 3:17-21 • By falling to teach the whole council of God • Plan of salvation - Rom 10:10; Acts 2:38; Mk. 16:16 • Attendance - Heb. 10:25 • Giving - 1 Cor. 16:1-2 • Proper Christian growth - 2 Pet. 1:5-7

  9. Ways Men Rob God Today Will A Man Rob God? • Withholding Our Service • We are not our own - 1 Cor. 6:19-21 • We should give ourselves to Him - 2 Cor. 8:5 • Matt. 25:24-30 - parable of talents • Bible classes; Sunday night; etc.

  10. Ways Men Rob God Today Will A Man Rob God? • By Defrauding The Poor - Mal. 3:5; Jas. 5:4; 1 Thess. 4:3 • Adultery • No one should entice the poor with riches

  11. Ways Men Rob God Today Will A Man Rob God? • Withholding Our Means • Belongs to God - 1 Cor 10:26 • We only stewards - 1 Pet. 4:10 • Already His -1 Chron. 29:14-16 • Must be faithful - l Cor. 4:2 • Send treasures on before - Matt 6:19 • 1 Tim. 6:17-19

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