Tithing - Part 1 of 2 - Moriel Ministries

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I also used the Hebrew - Greek Study Bible in the King James Version for the purpose of this study. Allquotations are from the King James.What is God's and what belongs to us?Psalms 24:1: The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.If everything is the Lord's, then you can't give to Him what already belongs to Him, can you?Psalms:50:7: Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, eventhy God.Psalms 50:8: I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continuallybefore me.Psalms 50:9: I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.Psalms 50:10: For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.Psalms 50:11: I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.Psalms 50:12: If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fullness thereof.No, we cannot give to the Lord, but we should give to His flock. To those who are in need.Haggai 2:8: The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.Rom 11:35: Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?Who has ever given to the Lord, so that He is obliged to return the favor? It is not written for this tohappen. So much of what we hear today, is give to receive again. This is totally unscriptural, yet it ispreached to expect a hundred fold in return. We will be looking at this type of Scriptural contortion a littlelater on.There are born again people who are financially blessed, but these people will always have a tendency togive more than a tithe or ten percent.Psalm 73 explains the blessing of the wicked and the poor. It is more difficult for a rich man to enter theKingdom of God, than for a camel to pass trough the eye of a needle. (Matt 19:24)Deut 8:3: And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thouknewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by breadonly, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.Deut 8:16: Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humblethee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;Deut 8:17: And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.This is what happens with most people who are financially well off. Be careful to say it is through yourown power, that you received wealth.The Lord will humble people by allowing them to suffer financial hardship, before blessing them. He willlet you know and will test you in poverty, before He blesses you, because He wants you to realize twothings;
• He gave you the blessing.• You must learn how to work with God's money, by seeing to your needs, not your wants and togive to the church.There is nothing wrong with money; the problem lies with us and what we do with it. In Luke 16 we aretold to make friends unto the unrighteous mammon, but also that we should not worship both mammonand God. Money like emotion is a very good servant but a very bad master.Deut 8:18: But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth,that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.Remember that the Lord will give you wealth to establish His covenant to make disciples of all nations.The money not used for this purpose, should be enough to meet your needs and not your wants. Oneshould be content in receiving enough for your needs, not your lusts or wants.1Tim 6:6: But godliness with contentment is great gain.James 4:3: Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.What is the origin of tithing and what types are there in the Old Testament?There were four types of valid tithing in the Old Testament or Torah.Firstly, the tithe to the LevitesNum 18:20: And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shaltthou have any part among them : I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.All the tribes of Israel were allotted land, who were the descendents of Abraham. The descendants ofAaron, the tribe of Levi was not to receive land because they were to fulfill certain duties. This was aservice unto God, which included a service to others. It was a type of governmental function. They wereput in charge of health services (Lev. 13 + 14 & Mark 1:44). They were also in charge of applying the laws(policing & judicial) and to see to the education of the people. Every Jew had to be able to read, becausethey had to know the Torah off by heart.They were thus responsible for a combination of social and religious services to the community.The tithe towards the Levites could be seen as a type of tax. The tithe the community gave to the Levites,were to be used for the upkeep of the social and religious structure of the community. They were thepublic servants of their time.Deut 14:27: And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath neither part norinheritance with thee. This is a reminder not to forget the first tithe to the Levites.So the first type of tithing is the people tithing, to the Levites.Secondly, the tithe to the PriestsNeh 10:38: And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and theLevites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasurehouse.This was a tithe paid by the Levites to the priests who were in charge of the temple duties. It was theLevites who brought the tithe of the tithe they received from the people, to the treasure house. Lookcarefully at this Scripture, it is A TITHE OF THE THITHES FROM the Levites.
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