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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the glory honour of kings is to search out a matter.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Prov.25.2&version=KJV
Deuteronomy 10:17
For Adonai your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty and awesome God, who has no favorites and accepts no bribes.
Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called; I am He, I am the First, I am the Last. “Come near to Me, listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret, From the time that it happened, I was there. And now the Lord God has sent Me, and His [Holy] Spirit.” This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says,“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit (benefit), Who leads you in the way that you should go.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isa.48.12,Isa.48.16,Isa.48.17&version=AMP
There was a reason behind the Tithes and also the Offerings. They both are distinctly different. We will take it slow from here:
Again, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man makes a special vow [consecrating himself or a member of his family], he shall be valued according to your [established system of] valuation of people belonging to the Lord [that is, the priest accepts from the man making the vow a specified amount of money for the temple treasury in place of the actual person].
‘Now if it is an animal of the kind which men can present as an offering to the Lord, any such that one gives to the Lord shall be holy. He shall not replace it or exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; but if he does exchange an animal for an animal, then both the original offering and its substitute shall be holy. But if he ever wishes to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of it to your valuation.
‘If a man consecrates his house as sacred to the Lord, the priest shall appraise it as either good or bad; as the priest appraises it, so shall it stand. If the one who consecrates his house should wish to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of your valuation price to it, so that it may be his.
‘And if a man consecrates to the Lord part of a field of his own property, then your valuation shall be proportionate to the seed needed for it; a homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall calculate the price for him in proportion to the years that remain until the Year of Jubilee; and it shall be deducted from your valuation. If the one who consecrates the field should ever wish to redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth of the appraisal price to it, so that it may return to him. If he does not redeem the field, but has sold it to another man, it may no longer be redeemed. In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was purchased, to whom the land belonged [as his ancestral inheritance].
Every valuation of yours shall be in accordance with the sanctuary shekel; twenty gerahs shall make a shekel.
‘However, the firstborn among animals, which as a firstborn belongs to the Lord, no man may consecrate, whether an ox or a sheep. It is [already] the Lord’s.
‘But nothing that a man sets apart [that is, devotes as an offering] to the Lord out of all that he has, of man or of animal or of the fields of his own property, shall be sold or redeemed.
Now about Tithes:
Anything devoted to destruction (banned, cursed) is most holy to the Lord. No one who may have been set apart among men shall be ransomed [from death], he shall most certainly be put to death. ‘And all the tithe (tenth part) of the land, whether the seed of the land or the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord.
If a man wishes to redeem any part of his tithe, he shall add one-fifth to it. For every tithe of the herd or flock, whatever passes under the [shepherd’s] staff, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord.
The man is not to be concerned whether the animal is good or bad, nor shall he exchange it. But if he does exchange it, then both it and its substitute shall become holy; it shall not be redeemed.’”
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lev.27.1,Lev.27.2,Lev.27.9,Lev.27.10,Lev.27.13,Lev.27.14,Lev.27.15,Lev.27.16,Lev.27.18,Lev.27.19,Lev.27.20,Lev.27.24,Lev.27.25,Lev.27.26,Lev.27.28,Lev.27.29,Lev.27.30,Lev.27.31,Lev.27.32,Lev.27.33&version=AMP
This Levitical law indicates a difference between Tithes and Offerings. We also must acknowledge:
First, people consecrated themselves to the Lord via a vow.
Secondly, The Lord excepts both offerings and tithes where he has his name in a certain region, and where his people will gather to provide both, and celebrate him for the provisions he provided them.
Then we must look at what He calls The Third year: The Year of Tithing.
The Place..
If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deut.12.21,Deut.12.5,Deut.12.6,Deut.12.7&version=KJV
And about the fruits of the Land:
That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there. And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God. And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me.
And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God: And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you. When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deut.26.2,Deut.26.4,Deut.26.5,Deut.26.10,Deut.26.11,Deut.26.12,Deut.26.18&version=KJV
Then there is this: For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord God, when the Lord hath not spoken. The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezek.20.40,Ezek.22.7,Ezek.22.12,Ezek.22.25,Ezek.22.26,Ezek.22.27,Ezek.22.28,Ezek.22.29&version=KJV
We can see how scripture is good for correction and proper teaching.
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Say to the Israelites, ‘When a man or woman commits any of the sins of mankind [against other people], thus breaking faith with the Lord, and that person is guilty, then he shall confess the sin which he has committed, and he shall make restitution for his wrong in full, and add a fifth to it, and give it to [the person] whom he has wronged. But if the man [who was wronged] has no redeemer (relative) to whom the restitution may be made, it is to be given to the Lord for the priest, besides the ram of atonement with which atonement is made for the offender.
Also every contribution pertaining to all the holy gifts of the Israelites which they offer to the priest, shall be his. And every man’s holy gifts shall be the priest’s; whatever any man gives the priest, it becomes his.’”
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Num.5.5,Num.5.6,Num.5.7,Num.5.8,Num.5.9,Num.5.10&version=AMP
Now we can see how Tithes can be taught to the Israelites. This is not to continue for the Gentiles through Replacement Theology.
So here, Paul the Apostle explained how to apply the New Testament and assist ministers and those in ministry.
For, for this cause ye pay also tribute: for they are God’s ministers, applying themselves for the same thing.
Give to all men therefore their duty: tribute, to whom ye owe tribute: custom, to whom custom: fear, to whom fear: honor, to whom ye owe honor.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rom.13.6-Rom.13.7&version=GNV
Romans 15:26
” For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.”
Romans 15:27
” They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
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Romans 15:28
” So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.”
What what does the New Testament say regarding this practice of continuous tithing?
Jesus actually spoke about it, going to those who taught and interpreted the Laws as he began fulfilling the same Laws.
Now after Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee asked Him to have lunch with him. He went in [the Pharisee’s home] and reclined at the table [without ceremonially washing His hands]. But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and plate [as required by tradition]; but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. “But woe (judgment is coming) to you Pharisees, because you [self-righteously] tithe mint and rue and every [little] garden herb [tending to all the minutiae], and yet disregard neglect justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done, without neglecting the others. But He said, “Woe to you lawyers as well, because you weigh men down with burdens [man-made rules, unreasonable requirements] which are hard to bear, and you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers [to lighten the load]. When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile [toward Him] and to interrogate Him on many subjects,
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke.11.37,Luke.11.39,Luke.11.42,Luke.11.46,Luke.11.53&version=AMP
He also told us what the scribes and Pharisees do to widows houses:
And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark.12.38,Mark.12.39,Mark.12.40,Mark.12.41,Mark.12.42,Mark.12.43,Mark.12.44&version=KJV
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.23.14&version=KJV
Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke.20.45,Luke.20.46,Luke.20.47&version=KJV
He would, of course, empathize with Isaiah: Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isa.1.16,Isa.1.17&version=KJV
Remember this:
For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark.12.36,Mark.12.38,Mark.12.40,Mark.12.43,Mark.12.44&version=KJV
As we look at the Old Testament, we see a pattern emerge. Let’s look to the New Testament.
Now pause and consider how great this man was to whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth of the spoils. It is true that those descendants of Levi who are charged with the priestly office are commanded in the Law to collect tithes from the people—which means, from their kinsmen—though these have descended from Abraham.
But this person [Melchizedek] who is not from their Levitical ancestry received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who possessed the promises [of God]. Yet it is beyond all dispute that the lesser person is always blessed by the greater one. Furthermore, here [in the Levitical priesthood] tithes are received by men who are subject to death; but in that case [concerning Melchizedek], they are received by one of whom it is testified that he lives on [perpetually]. Now if perfection [a perfect fellowship between God and the worshiper] had been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people were given the Law) what further need was there for another and different kind of priest to arise, one in the manner of Melchizedek, rather than one appointed to the order of Aaron? For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is of necessity a change of the law [concerning the priesthood] as well.
For it is evident that our Lord descended from [the tribe of] Judah, and Moses mentioned nothing about priests in connection with that tribe. And this becomes even more evident if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, who has become a priest, not on the basis of a physical and legal requirement in the Law [concerning his ancestry as a descendant of Levi], but on the basis of the power of an indestructible and endless life. For it is attested [by God] of Him,“You (Christ) are a Priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.” For, on the one hand, a former commandment is cancelled because of its weakness and uselessness [because of its inability to justify the sinner before God] And indeed it was not without the taking of an oath [that Christ was made priest] And so [because of the oath’s greater strength and force] Jesus has become the certain guarantee of a better covenant [a more excellent and more advantageous agreement; one that will never be replaced or annulled].
The [former successive line of] priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were each prevented by death from continuing [perpetually in office]; but, on the other hand, Jesus holds His priesthood permanently and without change, because He lives on forever.
It was fitting for us to have such a High Priest [perfectly adapted to our needs], holy, blameless, unstained [by sin], separated from sinners and exalted higher than the heavens; who has no day by day need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices, first of all for his own [personal] sins and then for those of the people, because He [met all the requirements and] did this once for all when He offered up Himself [as a willing sacrifice]. For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak [frail, sinful, dying men], but the word of the oath [of God], which came after [the institution of] the Law, permanently appoints [as priest] a Son who has been made perfect forever.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Heb.7.4,Heb.7.5,Heb.7.6,Heb.7.7,Heb.7.8,Heb.7.11,Heb.7.12,Heb.7.14,Heb.7.15,Heb.7.16,Heb.7.17,Heb.7.18,Heb.7.20,Heb.7.22,Heb.7.23,Heb.7.24,Heb.7.26,Heb.7.27,Heb.7.28&version=AMP