Malachi 3:8-9
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[8] Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me! But you say, 'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings. [9] You are cursed with the curse; for you rob me, even this whole nation.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageJerusalem was the central city of postexilic Judah, where the rebuilt temple stood and where tithes and offerings supported its worship. Malachi’s charge that the people were robbing God addresses this covenant community’s failure to bring what was due for the temple service.
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Malachi 3:8-9 mentions Jerusalem.
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