Belief about Tithing

“Out of the abundance of the heart the hands giveth”

Once again, to whom much is given, much is required.

Audience: A Young person who has just accepted Christ.

Aim: To teach them how to begin to prosper financially

Style: Using Scriptures to take you on a journey

Punchline: At the end

The word tithe means one tenth of a person’s increase andThe earliest record of tithing in the old testament is in

Genesis 14:18 – 20

when Abraham was returning from battle and gave one tenth ofeverything to The king of Salem and also a priest of God called Melchizedek.The next recorded instance of tithing is in

Genesis 28:10-22 when Jacob dreamed of a stairway toheaven. God then promised to give the land to Jacob and His descendants. Jacobthen vowed to give back a tenth of all the Lord would give Him.

With these two instances, we see a voluntary act of givingback to God for His deliverance and blessings.

We now on move to The Children of Israel who under the Lawsof Moses tithing became a law. It was instituted because 11 of the 12 tribes ofIsrael received land as an inheritance except the tribe of Levi which wereknown as the Levitical priesthood and so the other tribes had to pay tithes tothem to support them. This was theirinheritance and when you gave to them, you gave to God. The Israelites were even accused of robbingGod when they withheld their tithes and offerings. This is found in

Malachi 3:8-12 NLT

8 “Should people cheat God? Yet youhave cheated me!

“But you ask, ‘What do you mean? When did we ever cheatyou?’

“You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due tome. 9 You are under a curse, for your whole nationhas been cheating me. 10 Bring all the tithes intothe storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” saysthe Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven foryou. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take itin! Try it! Put me to the test! 11 Your crops willbe abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease.[⁠a⁠] Your grapes will notfall from the vine before they are ripe,” says the Lord of Heaven’sArmies. 12 “Then all nations will call you blessed,for your land will be such a delight,” says the Lord of Heaven’sArmies.

I now want to move onto some New testament Scriptures andsee what The Lord Jesus had to say about tithing.

Matthew 23:23 NLT

23 “What sorrow awaits you teachersof religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to titheeven the tiniest income from your herb gardens,[⁠g⁠] but you ignore themore important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe,yes, but do not neglect the more important things.

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