here, which is how the prosperity group reads this passage. The call here is not so much to put God to the test, since he previously promised covenant keepers abundance and blessing, even in terms of an opened heaven (Deut. 28:12). The test is rather of the priests and Levites: Will they fulfill their obligations so God can then respond through blessing? A question that such faith teachers might better take to heart as they are urging followers to send their financial resources to them for their
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