2009-09-20T19:25:37-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/tithes+and+offerings/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi%203:8-9&version=NIV 2009-09-20T19:25:37-05:00 The Israelites were accused of stealing from God--not because they were physically stealing God's possessions, but because they were withholding the offerings and tithes they were supposed to be giving to God's service.