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14.4 Let’s Practice…

1-3. Write the theme for each of the last three Post-exilic Prophetic books.

4. Is Zechariah 11:12-13 a Messianic prophecy?

5. Upon returning to the land, the people had misplaced priorities. What were these
misplaced priorities?

6. Is Zechariah 14:4 a prophecy about the second coming of Christ?

7. Does the teaching on tithing in Malachi 3:8-10 apply to us today?

14.5 Let’s personalize this lesson…

Do you give 10% of your income to God? A tithe is 10%. Did you know that the Levitical tithe in
the Old Testament was more than that? The people of Israel were commanded to offer TWO
tithes each year, one to the storehouse (mentioned in Malachi) in Jerusalem, and one to the
local Livites. Then every three years, they were required to give an additional tithe to the priests
to care for widows and orphans. So in actuality, the Old Testament tithe was 23.3% each year.

Of course, we know that we are no longer under the Levitical Law, but are living in a New Covenant of
GRACE. So here is your challenge. FIND every verse where tithing is mentioned in the New Testament
(there are four places) and write down what each verse says about how we should give or whether we
should tithe. Then turn to 2 Corinthians chapter 9 and build a New Testament pattern for giving. From
your study, how does God want us to give in the age of Grace?

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