Bible Question: What was donation of money to the poor? |
Bible Answer: Shalom Elisabeth, Welcome to the Forum!! I'm not sure exactly what you are wanting to know, but I'll try. God had ordained at least 3 different tithes, one of these being for the poor. Dt. 26:12, Amos 4:4 (I think), Mal. 3:8 and 10. When the Israelites first entered the land these tithes were almost 100percent foodstuffs; by Messiah's time many people, like us, lived by money, so there was a box in each synagogue called a tzedeka (spell?) box and this is where the widow's money went, and that money would be used for good deeds to the poor and needy, the stranger and traveller (or it was supposed to be for that). This particular tithe was required every third year. Hope this helped a bit Cheri |