I don't know what your personal or family finances are like, but I know that in my own house we are careful to give God what we have committed, but very seldom do we give above and beyond that. However, if we have exhausted our funds for entertainment and we want to go out for Chinese food, we don't hesitate to bust the budget. The Challenge of God. There are 12 inches in a foot, and a foot is a ruler. Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship on the Seven Seas.
Seas have fish, and fish have fins.
The Finns fought the Russians, and the Russians are red. 2 God gives a challenge to the people of Israel, a challenge to tithe. God challenges the people of Israel to put Him to a test. Bring the full tithe into God's storehouse and see what will happen. Whenever I meet with couples for premarital counseling, we talk about family finances, and I challenge them with this passage of Scripture.