TITHING AND THE NEW TESTAMENT ASSEMBLY HOW TO FUND THE MINISTRY WHEN TITHING DOESN ’ T APPLY thewordandtheway.net
ABRAHAM AND MELCHIZEDEK Then after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley). And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of Elohim Most High. He blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram of Elohim Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; And blessed be Elohim Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." He gave him a tenth of all. The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give the people to me and take the goods for yourself." (Gen 14:17-21) thewordandtheway.net
THE LEVITICAL TITHE 'Thus all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is YHVH'S; it is holy to YHVH. ’ (Lev 27:30) thewordandtheway.net
THE FIRST TITHE Then YHVH said to Aaron, "You shall have no inheritance in their land nor own any portion among them; I am your portion and your inheritance among the sons of Israel. "T o the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting. The sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bear sin and die. Only the Levites shall perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, and among the sons of Israel they shall have no inheritance. For the tithe of the sons of Israel, which they offer as an offering to YHVH, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance; therefore I have said concerning them, 'They shall have no inheritance among the sons of Israel.'" (Num 18:20-24) thewordandtheway.net
THE SECOND TITHE "You shall surely tithe all the produce from what you sow, which comes out of the field every year. You shall eat in the presence of YHVH your Elohim, at the place where He chooses to establish His name, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to fear YHVH your Elohim always. If the distance is so great for you that you are not able to bring the tithe, since the place where YHVH your Elohim chooses to set His name is too far away from you when YHVH your Elohim blesses you, then you shall exchange it for money, and bind the money in your hand and go to the place which YHVH your Elohim chooses. You may spend the money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of YHVH your Elohim and rejoice, you and your household.” ( Deu 14:22-26) thewordandtheway.net
THE THIRD TITHE "Also you shall not neglect the Levite who is in your town, for he has no portion or inheritance among you. At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year, and shall deposit it in your town. The Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the alien, the orphan and the widow who are in your town, shall come and eat and be satisfied, in order that YHVH your Elohim may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do. ” (Deu 14:27-29) thewordandtheway.net
THE FIRST CENTURY REALITY "Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?" But Yeshua perceived their malice, and said, "Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax." And they brought Him a denarius. And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to Him, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's." And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away. (Mat 22:17- 22) thewordandtheway.net
NEW TESTAMENT FINANCIALS And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them. And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the MasterYeshua, and abundant grace was upon them all. For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales and lay them at the apostles' feet, and they would be distributed to each as any had need. (Act 4:32-35) thewordandtheway.net
PAUL AND THE OFFERINGS Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. One of them named Agabus stood up and began to indicate by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius. And in the proportion that any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the brethren living in Judea. And this they did, sending it in charge of Barnabas and Saul to the elders. (Act 11:27-30) Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also. On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come. When I arrive, whomever you may approve, I will send them with letters to carry your gift to Jerusalem; and if it is fitting for me to go also, they will go with me. (1Co 16:1- 4) "Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings; in which they found me occupied in the temple, having been purified, without any crowd or uproar. But there were some Jews from Asia — (Act 24:17-18) thewordandtheway.net
FUNDING THE FIRST CENTURY ASSEMBLY When He had completed all His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum. And a centurion's slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die. When he heard about Yeshua, he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave. When they came to Yeshua, they earnestly implored Him, saying, "He is worthy for You to grant this to him; for he loves our nation and it was he who built us our synagogue." (Luk 7:1-5) thewordandtheway.net
CHARGING FOR THE GOSPEL 1 CORINTHIANS 9 If others share the right over you, do we not more? Nevertheless, we did not use this right, but we endure all things so that we will cause no hindrance to the gospel of Messiah. Do you not know that those who perform sacred services eat the food of the temple, and those who attend regularly to the altar have their share from the altar? So also the Lord directed those who proclaim the gospel to get their living from the gospel. (1Co 9:12-14) thewordandtheway.net
WALKING AND CHEWING GUM "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. ” (Mat 23:23) thewordandtheway.net
THE PRINCIPLE 'Thus all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is YHVH'S; it is holy to YHVH.’ (Lev 27:30) thewordandtheway.net
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