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Lesson 13 · September 28, 1895

Tithing—Concluded

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  1. 1.To whom do the Sabbath and the tithe belong? ; ; .
  2. 2.Has He a just claim? If so, what is it? (See note 1.)
  3. 3.If they rightfully belong to the Lord, what course should we pursue in relation to them?
  4. 4.What has He commanded in regard to the Sabbath? ; .
  5. 5.Then how should we regard the Sabbath? ; .
  6. 6.What has He commanded in regard to the tithe? ; ; ; .
  7. 7.What should we do with the Lord's tithe? .
  8. 8.If we do not do this, of what sin are we guilty? . (See note 2.)
  9. 9.To what dispensation does the prophecy of pertain? . (See note 3.)
  10. 10.In what time does it especially apply? . (See note 3.)
  11. 11.What complaint does the Lord make against His people? , first clause.
  12. 12.Relate the conversation between the Lord and His people recorded in .
  13. 13.Why are God's people cursed? ; . (See note 4.)
  14. 14.What does He ask us to do? .
  15. 15.What precious promise does this imply? (See note 5.)
  16. 16.What promise does the Lord give us? . See also ; ; .

Notes

1. As the Lord created us, and has given us life and breath and all things (), we belong to Him, and all we have belongs to Him. The One who freely gives us everything certainly has a right to reserve to Himself a portion of our time and a portion of our means as a test of our love and worship. Such a claim is manifestly just.

2. As the tithe is the Lord's, and rightfully belongs to Him, we have no right to use it for ourselves, or appropriate it in any way; if we do, we are guilty of robbing God. Our duty is simply to place it in the treasury of the Lord, that it may be used to pay His servants.

3. so clearly applies to the Christian dispensation that no argument is necessary to prove it. A careful reading of the chapter, in connection with chapter 4, is sufficient to convince the candid seeker after truth that it belongs to the present dispensation, and especially to the last days.

4. When we seek our own ease and comfort, and do not respond to God's claims upon us, and yet know what they are, God's curse will surely fall upon us.

5. This language necessarily implies the precious promise that if we bring all the tithes into the storehouse, and thus prove Him, as He asks us to do, He will pour us out a blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. Those who prove or test the Lord always find him true to His promise. We are not to conclude, however, that the Lord will necessarily shower temporal blessings upon us because we are faithful in paying tithes. He will give us just such blessings as He sees will be for our best good and for His glory.

Bible texts in this lesson

Exodus 20:8-10 · Isaiah 58:13 · Leviticus 27:30 · Exodus 20:8-11 · Leviticus 27:30-33 · Numbers 18:20 · Numbers 18:21 · Numbers 18:25-27 · 2 Chronicles 31:2-10 · Malachi 3:10 · Malachi 3:8 · Malachi 3 · Malachi 3:1-5 · Malachi 3:16-18 · Malachi 3:2 · Malachi 3:3 · Malachi 3:5 · Malachi 3:7 · Malachi 3:9 · Haggai 1:5-11 · Malachi 3:11 · Malachi 3:12 · 2 Chronicles 31:5-10 · Proverbs 3:9 · Proverbs 3:10 · Acts 20:35 · Acts 17:24-28

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