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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?

i Notes on “What the Bible is all about… general and special revelation” were taken from Paul D Wegner’s, The
Journey from Texts to Translation: The Origin and Development of the Bible (London: Baker Academic). P. 27-28.
ii Ibid, P. 30. (Notes on what does the word Bible mean?)
iii Andrew E. Hill and John H. Walton do an amazing job teaching about how we can read and study the Old
Testament. Thus, most of my notes were taken from their third edition text book called, “A Survey of the Old
Testament (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2009), p. 27-28.
iv Denis J Mock, Old Testament Survey: Bible Training Center for Pastors (Atlanta, GA: International Bible society.
Used by permission of Zondervan Bible publishers. 1989) p. 31-32.
v Noted on this portion were taken from a course on creation which is taught at AIU as a partial emphasis on the
book of Genesis.
vi Ibid Denis J Mock. P. 36-38.
vii Ibid 69. Denis J mock does a fantastic job of giving a clear Introduction to the Historical books. It summarized
such it can easily be understand any Bible student across the globe. This introduction with dates makes it easier for
Bible students, especially African students to understand when these events are happening.
viii Ibid, P. 129. Introduction to Post-exilic Historical books.
ix Denis J. Mock. P. 151. Introduction (five books of poetry).
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