GOD’S ECONOMY V
By Christopher J. Hardwick
Often I get the question: What is The Tithe? Another Question That I get once in a while is: Is the Tithe
Old testament or New? These are both good questions and I will try to answer them according to
scripture.
First of all lets define the word Tithe: OT :4643 HEBREW ma`aser (mah-as-ayr'); or ma`asar (mah-as-ar');
and (in plural) feminine ma`asrah (mah-as-raw'); from OT:6240; a tenth; specially a tithe:KJV - tenth
(part), tithe (-ing).
So the word means a tenth. Now lets look at what Gods word has to say about it. It is first mentioned
before the Law was given, so it was not established as a law, but a principle.
Gen 14:18-20 And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some
bread and wine. 19 Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: Blessed be Abram by God Most
High, Creator of heaven and earth. 20 And blessed be God Most High, who has defeated your enemies
for you." Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered.
Now it is somewhat of a mystery as to who Melchizedek was, but we do know that he was a King and a
Priest of the most high God. This Priest blessed Abram with a spoken blessing. Then Abram gave him
a tenth of all the goods he recovered. This was before the law was given, so in reality we need to look
at this as a principle first. However in Leviticus it is established as part of the Law. So it is a principle
and part of the law.
Lev 27:30-31 30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree,
is the Lord's. It is holy to the Lord. NKJV
I wanted to show you that this was a principle first because this sheds a little more light on the
scripture in Malachi.
Mal 3:8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, 'In what way have we robbed
You? (Continued next week )
By Christopher J. Hardwick
Often I get the question: What is The Tithe? Another Question That I get once in a while is: Is the Tithe
Old testament or New? These are both good questions and I will try to answer them according to
scripture.
First of all lets define the word Tithe: OT :4643 HEBREW ma`aser (mah-as-ayr'); or ma`asar (mah-as-ar');
and (in plural) feminine ma`asrah (mah-as-raw'); from OT:6240; a tenth; specially a tithe:KJV - tenth
(part), tithe (-ing).
So the word means a tenth. Now lets look at what Gods word has to say about it. It is first mentioned
before the Law was given, so it was not established as a law, but a principle.
Gen 14:18-20 And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some
bread and wine. 19 Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: Blessed be Abram by God Most
High, Creator of heaven and earth. 20 And blessed be God Most High, who has defeated your enemies
for you." Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered.
Now it is somewhat of a mystery as to who Melchizedek was, but we do know that he was a King and a
Priest of the most high God. This Priest blessed Abram with a spoken blessing. Then Abram gave him
a tenth of all the goods he recovered. This was before the law was given, so in reality we need to look
at this as a principle first. However in Leviticus it is established as part of the Law. So it is a principle
and part of the law.
Lev 27:30-31 30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree,
is the Lord's. It is holy to the Lord. NKJV
I wanted to show you that this was a principle first because this sheds a little more light on the
scripture in Malachi.
Mal 3:8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, 'In what way have we robbed
You? (Continued next week )
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