Bible Question:
What does the bible say about tithing? |
Bible Answer: We just had a long thread discussion on this last week. scan back. see Lev 27:30, Num 18:21, deut 12:17. Tithe is Hebrew for tenth. Some see 3 tithes and come up with 19 to 27 percent. I see one tithe that in one year out of three, (the year of the Tithe) was given away. The other two years, one took his tithe and ate it at the temple. When one gave the tithe, one shared it between Levites, widows. aliens, and poor. This results in a gift to the Levites of about 2 percent. This is shown in a Battle of Moses where 2 percent of the booty was given to the Levites, and a tenth of 2 percent was given to the priests. Of course, as Christians, we are free of the law, and should do better no matter whether you think the tithe is 2, 10, or 27 percent. Give with riotous Joy, as the New Testament teaches. greentwiga |