Tithing
Lesson 7: The Tithe Must Represent Our Best.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Malachi 1:8,13-14, “8 When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?”…
Read MoreLesson 6: God Curses Those Who Don’t Tithe.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Malachi 3:8-9, “8 ‘Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me.” Main Points NOT TITHING…
Read MoreLesson 5: God Blesses Those Who Tithe.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Malachi 3:10, “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so…
Read MoreLesson 4: The Tithe is Relevant for Today.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Matthew 23:23, “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced…
Read MoreLesson 3: The Tithe was Established in the Law of Moses.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Leviticus 27:30-34, “30 A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord. 31 Whoever would redeem any of their tithe must add a…
Read MoreLESSON 2: The Tithe Was Revealed Before the Law of Moses to Abraham.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Genesis 14:18-20, “18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, 19 and he blessed Abram, saying, ‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. 20 And praise…
Read MoreLESSON 1: The Tithe was Implied with Cain and Abel.
Definition The tithe is 10% of our total income given to God faithfully. Scripture Reading Genesis 4:3-7, “3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord…
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