Mal 3:8 | MHM | STEP | v. 8-9 : God accuses them of robbing him. Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me (Malachi 3:8 ). The people deny it and ask, Wherein have we robbed thee? God answers, In tithes and offerings . They were not giving what belonged to God, either by withholding tithes or by bringing poor offerings. Because of this, the whole nation was under a curse (Malachi 3:9 ). God had already punished them with famine and trouble, but they still did not change. Sometimes, people use their problems as an excuse to give less to God, but this only makes things worse.

‏ Malachi 3:8

v. 8-9: God accuses them of robbing him. Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me (Malachi 3:8 ^a). The people deny it and ask, Wherein have we robbed thee? God answers, In tithes and offerings. They were not giving what belonged to God, either by withholding tithes or by bringing poor offerings. Because of this, the whole nation was under a curse (Malachi 3:9 ^b). God had already punished them with famine and trouble, but they still did not change. Sometimes, people use their problems as an excuse to give less to God, but this only makes things worse.