Malachi was the last prophet of the Old Testament. In this message we are going to look at God’s final message on the subject of tithing, which is a spiritual law.

The law of tithing was not for everyone. It only applied to the obedient descendants of Abraham and for born again believers in Jesus. The reason this spiritual law won’t work for a Muslim, Mormon, Jehovah’s Witness or Hindu is that it is empowered by the Holy Spirit.

The principle was in play when the prophet Elijah came to the widow at Zarephath and asked her to feed him. As she obeyed, the barrel of meal and cruse of oil were supernaturally refilled.

The people of Judah neglected the God’s command to tithe to the Levitical priests and became cursed as a result. The good news was that blessings began to flow again when they repented.

God also spoke to the Jews about their involvement with the Kabbalah. The population in Judah had gotten discouraged because they felt that God had not blessed them. Consequently, they turned to the pernicious teaching of the Kabbalah, thinking it was this teaching that brought blessing upon them. They failed to discern that the doctrine of the Kabbalah leads to destruction and death.

Jesus ended the message to Malachi by revealing future events. The Messiah would visit the temple in Jerusalem and return again to judge people and their sins.

Malachi did not know that he would be used to establish the spiritual law of tithing and it would go on to finance local churches around the world. This is a great message to learn about the blessings that will flow from God when we obey Him.

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Yours in Christ,

Pastor John S. Torell