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Biblical Tithing
Using What is Written to Dispel the
Myths and Misconceptions About
Tithing
Where This Teaching is Going
Avraham’s Example (Precedent for Giving)
Ya’acov’s Decision to Tithe (Motivation for Giving)
Going Up – Why? (Time for Giving)
Torah Instructions on Tithing (Manner of Giving)
Who Collects the Tithes?
How Many Tithes?
Attitude in Giving (The Heart of Giving)
The Tithe Given By Avraham
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and
wine. He was priest of El Elyon (Elohim Most High),
and he blessed Avram, saying, "Blessed be Avram by
Elohim Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And
blessed be Elohim Most High, who delivered your
enemies into your hand." Then Avram gave him a tenth
of everything. (Bereshith 14:18-20)
Who is Melchizedek?
Priest of El Elyon
So great Avram paid him the tenth
The Lesser is Blessed by the Greater
And Levi paid him the tenth while in Avram’s loins
Not a person, but an order
Priesthood of Aharon has rules, regulations, authority
Priesthood of Melkizedek?
Who is Melchizedek?
Yehovah has sworn and will not change his
mind: "You are a priest forever, in the order of
Melchizedek.“ (Psalm 110:4)
The one sitting at the right hand of the Father is
an eternal priest in the order of Melchizedek
Jacob Paid a Tithe
Bereshith 28:10ff
Then Ya'acov made a vow, saying, "If Elohim will be
with me and will watch over me on this journey I am
taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear
so that I return safely to my father's house, then
Yehovah will be my Elohim and this stone that I have
set up as a pillar will be Elohim's house, and of all that
you give me I will give you a tenth.“ (Bereshith 28:2022)
Ya’acov Paid the Tithe
Why?
To Whom?
A Pattern established by Ya’acov
Ya’acov made a vow!
All who are Yisrael must keep the vow!
Who Receives the Tithe?
Before Levi, Melchizedek receives the tithe
Levi, while the sanctuary service was in play
Yeshua is the forever priest in the order of Melchizedek.
He now receives the tithe (since Levi is not now in play)
The Levites Receive Tithe
"Speak to the Lewites and say to them: 'When
you receive from the sons of Yisrael the tithe I
give you as your inheritance…. Bamidbar 18:26
Levi Receives the Tithe as Their Inheritance
Devarim [Deuteronomy] 18
The priests, who are Levites-- indeed the whole tribe of
Levi-- are to have no allotment or inheritance with
Yisrael. They shall live on the offerings made to
Yehovah by fire, for that is their inheritance.
2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers;
Yehovah is their inheritance, as he promised them.
3 This is the share due the priests from the people who
sacrifice a bull or a sheep: the shoulder, the jowls and
Levi Receives the Tithe
sacrifice a bull or a sheep: the shoulder, the jowls and
the inner parts.
4 You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new
wine and oil, and the first wool from the shearing of
your sheep,
5 for Yehovah your Elohim has chosen them and their
descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister
in Yehovah's name always.
Why Do We “Go Up”?
Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival to me. Guard the
Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days eat bread made
without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time
in the month of the Aviv, for in that month you came out of
Mitzrayim. No one is to appear before me empty-handed. And
the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in
your field. And the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year,
when you gather in your crops from the field. Three times a year
all the men are to appear before Adonai Yehovah. (Shemot
23:15-17)
Why Do We “Go Up”?
But you are to seek the place Yehovah your Elohim will choose
from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling.
To that place you must go;
there bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and
special gifts, what you have vowed to give and your freewill
offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
There, in the presence of Yehovah your Elohim, you and your
families shall eat and shall rejoice in everything you have put
your hand to, because Yehovah your Elohim has blessed you.
Devarim 12:5-7
Three times a year all your men must appear before Yehovah
your Elohim at the place he will choose: at the Feast of
Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of
Tabernacles. No man should appear before Yehovah emptyhanded: Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way
Yehovah your Elohim has blessed you. (Devarim 16:16-17 )
Three times a year all the men are to appear before Adonai
Yehovah. (Shemot [Exodus] 23:17)
Three times a year all your men are to appear before Adonai
Yehovah, the Elohim of Yisrael. (Shemot [Exodus] 34:23)
Where Do We Present Our Tithe to Yah?
You must not eat in your own towns the tithe of your grain and
new wine and oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or
whatever you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or
special gifts. Instead, you are to eat them in the presence of
Yehovah your Elohim at the place Yehovah your Elohim will
choose-- you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and
maidservants, and the Levites from your towns-- and you are to
rejoice before Yehovah your Elohim in everything you put your
hand to. Devarim 12:17-18
What Do We Tithe?
"'A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain
from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to
Yehovah; it is holy to Yehovah. If a man redeems any
of his tithe, he must add a fifth of the value to it. The
entire tithe of the herd and flock-- every tenth animal
that passes under the shepherd's rod-- will be holy to
Yehovah. He must not pick out the good from the bad
or make any substitution. If he does make a substitution,
both the animal and its substitute become holy and
cannot be redeemed.'“ Vayiqra 27:30-33
Do the Lewites Get All My Tithe?
Eating Your Tithe
You must not eat in your own towns the tithe of your grain and
new wine and oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or
whatever you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or
special gifts. Instead, you are to eat them in the presence of
Yehovah your Elohim at the place Yehovah your Elohim will
choose-- you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and
maidservants, and the Levites from your towns-- and you are to
rejoice before Yehovah your Elohim in everything you put your
hand to. Devarim 12:17-18
Devarim 14:22-29
Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each
year. Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and oil, and the
firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of Yehovah
your Elohim at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his
Name, so that you may learn to revere Yehovah your Elohim
always. But if that place is too distant and you have been blessed
by Yehovah your Elohim and cannot carry your tithe (because the
place where Yehovah will choose to put his Name is so far
away), then exchange your tithe for silver, and take the silver
with you and go to the place Yehovah your Elohim will choose.
Booths
Use the silver to buy whatever you like: cattle, sheep,
wine or other fermented drink, or anything you wish.
Then you and your household shall eat there in the
presence of Yehovah your Elohim and rejoice. And do
not neglect the Levites living in your towns, for they
have no allotment or inheritance of their own.
The Levites Receive Tithe
"Speak to the Lewites and say to them: 'When
you receive from the sons of Yisrael the tithe I
give you as your inheritance…. Bamidbar 18:26
The Third Year Tithe
At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of
that year's produce and store it in your towns, so that the
Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their
own) and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who
live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied,
and so that Yehovah your Elohim may bless you in all
the work of your hands. Devarim 14:27-29
The Third Year Tithe
When you have finished setting aside a tenth of all your
produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall
give it to the Levite, the sojourner (ger), the fatherless
and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and
be satisfied. Then say to Yehovah your Elohim: "I have
removed from my house the sacred portion and have
given it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the
widow, according to all you commanded.
The Third Year Tithe
I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten
any of them. I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while I
was in mourning, nor have I removed any of it while I was
unclean, nor have I offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed
Yehovah my Elohim; I have done everything you commanded
me. Look down from heaven, your holy dwelling place, and
bless your people Yisrael and the land you have given us as you
promised on oath to our forefathers, a land flowing with milk and
honey.“ Devarim 26:12-15
The Levites Tithe Too
Speak to the Lewites and say to them: 'When you
receive from the sons of Yisrael the tithe I give
you as your inheritance, you must present a tenth
of that tithe as Yehovah's offering. Bamidbar
18:26
What happens to the Lewites tithe?
Widows and Orphans Receive the Tithe of Lewi
Who Qualifies?
Some Widows return to father’s house
Young widows can remarry or can earn a living
Widows taken care of by their children
Older widows qualify (1 Tim 5:1-16)
How Many Tithes Are There?
Some say two or three different tithes – a tithe eaten, a
tithe given to Lewites, a tithe of the third year
I am convinced “one”
The Tithe was brought and eaten by the people, and
given to the Lewites, who also distributed to the widow
and orphan and sojourner. In the third year it was stored
up in the local storehouses
Revival Under HezekYah
He ordered the people living in Yerushalayim to give
the portion due the priests and Levites so they could
devote themselves to the Law of Yehovah. As soon as
the order went out, the sons of Yisrael generously gave
the firstfruits of their grain, new wine, oil and honey
and all that the fields produced. They brought a great
amount, a tithe of everything.
Revival Under HezekYah
The men of Yisrael and Yehudah who lived in the
towns of Yehudah also brought a tithe of their herds and
flocks and a tithe of the holy things dedicated to
Yehovah their Elohim, and they piled them in
heaps. They began doing this in the third month and
finished in the seventh month. When Hezekiah and his
officials came and saw the heaps, they praised Yehovah
and blessed his people Yisrael. 2 Chronicles 31:4-8
Temple Restoration Under Nehemiah
"We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of
Yehovah each year the firstfruits of our crops and of every fruit
tree. "As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn
of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the
house of our Elohim, to the priests ministering there. "Moreover,
we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our Elohim, to the
priests, the first of our ground meal, of our [grain] offerings, of
the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and oil. And we will
bring a tithe of our crops to the Levites,
Temple Restoration
for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where
we work. A priest descended from Aharon is to accompany the
Levites when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring
a tenth of the tithes up to the house of our Elohim, to the
storerooms of the treasury. The people of Yisrael, including the
Levites, are to bring their contributions of grain, new wine and oil
to the storerooms where the articles for the sanctuary are kept and
where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the singers
stay. "We will not neglect the house of our Elohim.“ Nehemiah
10:35-39
Robbing Yehovah
"Will a man rob Elohim? Yet you rob me. "But you ask, 'How do
we rob you?' "In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse-- the
whole nation of you-- because you are robbing me. Bring the
whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my
house. Test me in this," says Yehovah Almighty, "and see if I
will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so
much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. I will
prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your
fields will not cast their fruit," says Yehovah Almighty. "Then
all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful
land," says Yehovah Almighty. Malachi 3:8-12
Attitude in Giving
We give the tithe because of what Yehovah has done for
us
But just as you excel in everything-- in faith, in speech,
in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love
for us--see that you also excel in this grace of giving. 2
Corinthians 8:7
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