Malachi 3:10-12 Part 2 of 2

"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! Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. "Then all nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight," says the LORD of Heaven's armies.

 

"Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.

Leviticus 26:3-4  "If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit." (see verses 1-13)

Deuteronomy 7:12-13  "If you listen to these regulations and faithfully obey them, the LORD your God will keep his covenant of unfailing love with you, as he promised with an oath to your ancestors. He will love you and bless you, and he will give you many children. He will give fertility to your land and your animals. When you arrive in the land he swore to give your ancestors, you will have large harvests of grain, new wine and olive oil, and great herds of cattle, sheep, and goats." (see verses 7-15)

Deuteronomy 28:4-5 

        "Your children and your crops 

            will be blessed.

        The offspring of your herds and flocks

            will be blessed.

        Your fruit baskets and breadboards

            will be blessed." (see verses 1-14)

 

"Then all nations will call you blessed, for your land will be such a delight," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. 

Genesis 12:2  "I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others." (see verses 1-9)

Isaiah 61:9  "Their descendants will be recognized and honored among the nations. Everyone will realize that they are a people the LORD has blessed." (see verses 1-9)

Deuteronomy 28:9-10  "If you obey the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways, the LORD will establish you as his holy people as he swore he would do. Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you." (see verses 1-14)

Galatians 3:8-9  What's more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would make the Gentiles right in his sight because of their faith. God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, "All nations will be blessed through you. (Genesis 12:3, 18:18, 22:18)" So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith. (see verses 6-9)

 

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