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Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and put Me to the test now in this,” says the Lord of armies, “if I do not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.
Malachi 3:10 · New American Standard Bible
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  • WEB Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says Yahweh of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there will not be room enough for.
  • KJV 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 windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
  • BSB Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.
  • NKJV Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.
  • NLT Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!

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Quick answer

God invites the people to bring the full tithe and test Him, promising to open heaven's windows and pour out overflowing blessing.

Overview

In a rare invitation to 'test' Him, God promises abundant blessing if the people bring their whole tithe into the storehouse. The promise is set within the covenant relationship with Israel and the agricultural blessings it entailed, so it should not be flattened into a guarantee of personal wealth. Yet it reveals God's generous heart toward those who trust and obey Him, a generosity supremely shown in giving His Son.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 24

  • 2 Cor 9:6–8Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
  • Matt 6:33But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
  • Prov 3:9–10Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:
  • Ps 37:3Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
  • Deut 28:12Yahweh will open to you his good treasure in the sky, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You will lend to many nations, and you will not borrow.
  • Lev 27:30“‘All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is Yahweh’s. It is holy to Yahweh.
  • Neh 13:10–13I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had each fled to his field.
  • Neh 12:44On that day were men appointed over the rooms for the treasures, for the wave offerings, for the first fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites; for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who waited.
  • 2 Chr 31:4–19Moreover he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to Yahweh’s law.
  • Num 18:21“To the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the Tent of Meeting.
  • Lev 26:10You shall eat old store long kept, and you shall move out the old because of the new.
  • Luke 12:16–17He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.
  • Hag 2:19Is the seed yet in the barn? Yes, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree haven’t produced. From today I will bless you.’”
  • 2 Kgs 7:2Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, “Behold, if Yahweh made windows in heaven, could this thing be?” He said, “Behold, you will see it with your eyes, but will not eat of it.”
  • Gen 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep were burst open, and the sky’s windows were opened.
  • 2 Kgs 7:19and that captain answered the man of God, and said, “Now, behold, if Yahweh made windows in heaven, might such a thing be?” and he said, “Behold, you will see it with your eyes, but will not eat of it.”
  • 1 Kgs 17:13–16Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you have said; but make me a little cake from it first, and bring it out to me, and afterward make some for you and for your son.
  • Neh 10:33–39for the show bread, for the continual meal offering, for the continual burnt offering, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
  • Neh 13:5had prepared for him a great room, where before they laid the meal offerings, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, the singers, and the porters; and the wave offerings for the priests.
  • Eccl 11:3If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
  • Neh 12:47All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required; and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.
  • John 21:6–11He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” They cast it therefore, and now they weren’t able to draw it in for the multitude of fish.
  • Luke 5:6–7When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.
  • 1 Chr 26:20Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of God’s house and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

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Christ at the center

The messenger who prepares the way, the sun of righteousness rising with healing, and the Lord suddenly coming to his temple set the stage for the gospel that opens with John and Jesus.

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