Description:
What does it actually mean to rob God? Pastor Danny Robertson opens Malachi 3 and traces the word "robber" through the entire Bible — from the temple storehouse to the Good Samaritan to Judas to Barabbas to the cross — and builds a case that the heart behind withholding from God is the same heart behind every other kind of theft.
Key scriptures: Malachi 3:8-10 | Luke 10:30-37 | John 10:1-10 | John 12:6 | Matthew 26:55 | Matthew 27
Chapters:
00:00 — Opening prayer 01:00 — Introduction: Finishing Craig Hood's book and the word "juxtaposition" 03:41 — Malachi 3:8 — Will a mere mortal rob God? 05:16 — You are under a curse 06:17 — The promise: Test me and see if I won't open the floodgates 08:12 — First fruits vs. leftovers — which nine get blessed? 09:49 — You become the floodgate — blessed to bless the nations 11:12 — Why does God juxtapose his promise with robbers? 13:00 — The dart gun — a childhood story about robbing 14:32 — What robbing reveals: selfishness, distrust, hardened heart 19:51 — The psychology of robbing: id, ego, and superego 22:16 — Robbing goes against who God is — he gives, he serves 24:06 — Stepping into the curse vs. living in provision 25:19 — The Lord Almighty's dare: no recession in heaven 29:43 — The Hebrew word for rob — to cover, to deceive 30:19 — The Good Samaritan: robbers, the half dead man, and Jesus 37:26 — The juxtaposition: what robbers do vs. what God does 38:46 — Robbers in the New Testament — the Greek word 40:07 — Cleansing the temple: my house is a den of robbers 41:25 — Judas: the robber in charge of the purse 45:07 — Jesus accused of being a robber by robbers 46:14 — Projection, lawfare, and false charges 50:02 — Laurie and the cup of mixed leftovers — a sibling story 51:52 — They called Jesus a robber so they could keep robbing 52:33 — Barabbas: son of the father freed while the Son took his place 55:35 — We are all robbers — but when we come to our senses 56:20 — John 10: the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy 58:21 — The continuum: robbing leads to killing leads to destroying 58:52 — The juxtaposition: abundant life vs. the way of the curse 59:13 — Money reveals the heart 01:00:18 — The Oreo story — Danny, did you have an Oreo? 01:02:37 — I was speaking to my dad but my daddy was the devil 01:03:20 — Blessings beyond money: relationships, family, community 01:03:49 — Will you rob God? Put feet on your answer 01:05:17 — Closing and communion