The percentage of sacrifice required from Israelites was to the tune of twenty two percent of what a person owned. This was given to priests who were required to sacrifice ten percent of that. Could this be the biblical verses that are skewed by preachers in an attempt to get the faithful to give more? With no mention of a tithing percentage by Jesus or his disciples, the demand by present day pastors and ministers raises pertinent questions.
From the history of the bible, there are instances of sacrifices from the time of Cain and Abel to Isaac and Jacob. From the narrative in the Old Testament, is it true to say that Abraham did not tithe? The people who lived before Abraham, and whose life is thoroughly documented are said to have sacrificed but not tithed.
The insistent on planting a seed in order to get blessings lacks a foundation in the bible. With the afflictions that befell Job, a sacrifice or tithe would have shielded him. The people who came before Abraham only made sacrifices. Tithing is fore grounded during the time of Abram.
Genesis fourteen records that Abram offered a sacrifice from what he got from conquering his enemies in war. The sacrifice included what Lot and the people around him had. A similar sacrifice is made after Lot was rescued from his enemies. These cases indicate sacrifice from war plunder but not personal possession.
There is an element of free will when Abram was dealing with offerings. In verse twenty one of Genesis, he is asked to take what they had brought from the war. His response it that he will not unless it is said that he got rich out of war plunder. He gives ninety percent to those who went to war with him and the other portion to the priests.
The church today has made tithing part of daily service unlike what the bible suggests. Abraham was a very wealthy man yet he only gave up what was gotten from war. From the traditions of the Israelites, tithing was a form of worship and was to be based on individual preference. There is no mention that people were required to give their best as is advocated in the church today.
The New Testament is said to have replaced laws that were considered obsolete. It is interesting to note that church ministers do not consider tithing among what was erased by the New Testament. Curiously, the pastors and church ministers own the best cars, houses and properties yet they do not offer them to the ministry. Their expectation that their followers should do that is therefore suspect.
Moses is considered to have introduced the ten percent rule. He wanted to provide Levites with something to eat when he said that the first proceed of every harvest must be offered to God. This rule did not spare the priests. That it does not apply to present day priesthood raises questions.
Malachi chapter three made it mandatory to tithe. Failure to obey this law meant that they would go for years without rain. It was therefore an appeasement. The New Testament, however, turns the tables and advocates for giving instead of tithing. In fact, the giving is supposed to come second after helping the poor according to Matthew 23.
From the history of the bible, there are instances of sacrifices from the time of Cain and Abel to Isaac and Jacob. From the narrative in the Old Testament, is it true to say that Abraham did not tithe? The people who lived before Abraham, and whose life is thoroughly documented are said to have sacrificed but not tithed.
The insistent on planting a seed in order to get blessings lacks a foundation in the bible. With the afflictions that befell Job, a sacrifice or tithe would have shielded him. The people who came before Abraham only made sacrifices. Tithing is fore grounded during the time of Abram.
Genesis fourteen records that Abram offered a sacrifice from what he got from conquering his enemies in war. The sacrifice included what Lot and the people around him had. A similar sacrifice is made after Lot was rescued from his enemies. These cases indicate sacrifice from war plunder but not personal possession.
There is an element of free will when Abram was dealing with offerings. In verse twenty one of Genesis, he is asked to take what they had brought from the war. His response it that he will not unless it is said that he got rich out of war plunder. He gives ninety percent to those who went to war with him and the other portion to the priests.
The church today has made tithing part of daily service unlike what the bible suggests. Abraham was a very wealthy man yet he only gave up what was gotten from war. From the traditions of the Israelites, tithing was a form of worship and was to be based on individual preference. There is no mention that people were required to give their best as is advocated in the church today.
The New Testament is said to have replaced laws that were considered obsolete. It is interesting to note that church ministers do not consider tithing among what was erased by the New Testament. Curiously, the pastors and church ministers own the best cars, houses and properties yet they do not offer them to the ministry. Their expectation that their followers should do that is therefore suspect.
Moses is considered to have introduced the ten percent rule. He wanted to provide Levites with something to eat when he said that the first proceed of every harvest must be offered to God. This rule did not spare the priests. That it does not apply to present day priesthood raises questions.
Malachi chapter three made it mandatory to tithe. Failure to obey this law meant that they would go for years without rain. It was therefore an appeasement. The New Testament, however, turns the tables and advocates for giving instead of tithing. In fact, the giving is supposed to come second after helping the poor according to Matthew 23.
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