I've always wanted to give a tenth while I still had a job but somewhere somehow in heaven I was never allowed to tithe. Even now while waiting patiently on the Lord to provide I had a desire to tithe. But where I was to tithe was not ideal for i was questioning the Bishop on the inside! So I rather asked from within, if it would be okay if I were to give my tithe to his people who are poor! And this is what was revealed to me.
ABRAM (Abraham), MELCHIZEDEK AND TITHING
Genesis 14 TEV Bible
- 18 And Melchizedek, who was king of Salem and also priest of the Most High God, brought bread and wine to Abram
1 Melchizedek was king of Salem
2A priest of the Most High God
3He brought bread and wine to Abram.
Interesting our High Priest today is our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ in the order of Melchizedek. Bread is his body and wine his blood.
Hebrews 6:20 On our behalf Jesus has gone before us, and has become a high priest for ever in the priestly order of Melchizedek.
Matthew 26
- 26 While they were eating, Jesus took a piece of bread, gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples. " Take and eat it, " He said, "this is my body."
- 27 Then he took a cup, gave thanks to God, and gave it to them. "Drink it, all of you," he said ,
- 28 "this is my blood, which seals God's covenant, my blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
- 29 I tell you, I will never again drink this wine until the day I drink the new wine with you in my Father's Kingdom. "
Genesis 14
- 19 blessed him, and said, "May the Most High God, who made heaven and earth bless Abram!
- 20 May the Most High God, who gave you victory over your enemies, be praised. And Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the loot he had recovered.
1 When Melchizedek blessed Abram he revealed that the Most High God blessed Abram by giving him victory over his enemies, and then Abram took with him a loot of all he had recoverd over his victory.
2 This priest Melchizedek blessed Abram and asked the Most High God to bless Abram, again!
3 Abram took a tenth of all the loot he had recoverd from his victory that the Most High God blessed him with over his enemies and gave it to Melchizedek the priest of the Most High God.
4 So Abram was rich on his loot he had recovered and Melchizedek the priest of the Most High God collected the tenth from Abram.
OUR HIGH PRIEST IS NOT HERE TO COLLECT A TITHE
Here is the thing our high priest our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ is in heaven sitting on the right hand of the living God.
Hebrews 8:1 The whole point of what we are saying is that we have such a High Priest, who sits at the right of the throne of the Divine Majesty in heaven.
Our high priest is not here on earth and is not collecting any tithe of someone who is rich. He won't come back until all prophecies come true. The 70 weeks of restoration of Jerusalem which will be completed after the first raising of the dead. Find out more ☞ The Famous 70 Weeks of Daniel 9 prophecy.
The First raising will take place when the first Thousand years of Satan bound in chains in the abyss are over and the two beast and 666 (which is a number to not be scared of since the devil stole it) will show its true colours. Find out more ☞ The Thousand Years. After that he still won't be here until the second thousand years are over and Satan will be set free a last time then Jesus will come like a thief.
WAIT AND SEE AFTER THE FIRST RAISING OF THE DEAD
We gona have to wait and see if tithing will take place again after the first raising of the dead because of what the bible says about reigning with Christ Jesus as his priest
Revelation 20
- 4 Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given the power to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been executed because they had proclaimed the truth that Jesus revealed and the word of God. They had not worshipped the beast or its image, nor had they received the mark of the beast on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and ruled as kings with Christ for a thousand years.
- 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were over.) This is the first raising of the dead.
- 6 Happy and greatly blessed are those who are included in this first raising of the dead. The second death has no power over them; they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and they will rule with him for a thousand years.
TITHING WAS FOR THE RICH EVEN IN THE LAW.
Leviticus 27
- 30 One-tenth of all the produce of the land, whether grain or fruit, belongs to the LORD
- 31 If a man wishes to buy any of it back, he must pay the standard price plus an additional twenty percent
- 32 One out of every ten domestic animals belongs to the LORD. When the animals are counted, every tenth one belongs to the LORD.
- 34 These are the commands that the LORD gave Moses on Mount Sinai for the people of Israel.
HEBREW WORD FOR TITHE
The Hebrew word for tithe is maaserמַעֲשֵׂר meaning tenth, maaser comes from the word aser עֲשֵׂר meaning rich.
Why tithe then when the High Priest our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ is in heaven and is not collecting the tithe? Why should those who are not rich but work to receive payment should tithe? No wonder he never allowed me to tithe! He now just answered me why because I've always been confused why not! This is why!
Speaking of people who work to receive money
Mark 12
- 41 As Jesus sat near the temple treasury, he watched the people as they dropped in a lot of money
We learn from Genesis 14:20 and Leviticus 27:30-32 that it's those who are rich blessed by God who give tithe and the Hebrew word maaser agrees with the scripture. We should note the following
1 Jesus was not yet glorified on the cross
2 People still lived by what the Law of Moses required
3 People were living by Malachi 3:10 Bring the full amount of your tithes to the Temple, so that there would be food there. Put me to the test and you will see that I will open the windows of heaven and pour out on you in abundance all kinds of good things.
4 These men were rich and tithing their money. This means they bought back their produce and paid the standard price and added twenty percent on top as the Law requires, this money was a 12% tithe.
Mark 12:42 then a poor widow came along and dropped in two little copper coins, worth a penny.
Note again
1 A poor widow, not rich so she could not tithe, But
2 She drooped two copper coins worth a penny. This is not a tithe according to the Law of Moses nor according to Genesis 14:20! So what did she do then?! She GAVE to the treasury Temple 2 copper coins, not tithe but GAVE.
Mark 12
- 43 He called his disciples together and said to them, "I tell you that this poor widow put more offering box than others.
- 44 For others put in what they had to spare of their riches, but she, poor as she is, put in all she had- She gave all she had to live on."
Jesus said she GAVE by offering and that she putted more offering to the box. Why is that?
Let me put it simple. Those men were first blessed by Father God with wealth, so they were putting what Father God had already blessed them with, in this case 12 percent for it was money. But she, not blessed but poor and a widow gave out of all she had to live on. That's why she putted more that all those men.
JESUS SUPPORTED GIVING
Jesus and his disciples could have not tithe for Jesus lived a poor life and his disciples left everything and filled him. But they supported giving like the poor widow.
John 13:29 Since Judas was in charge of their money bag, some of the disciples thought that Jesus had told him to go and but what they need for the festival, or give something to the poor.
Luke11:41 But give what is in your cup and plate to the poor, and everything will be ritually clean for you.
This giving was carried through out
Romans 15:26 For the churches in Macedonia and Achaia have freely decided to give an offering to help the poor among God's people in Jerusalem.
Since we already here let's look at Pastors, Bishops, preachers, leaders and teachers
Matthew 10
- 7 Go and preach, 'The Kingdom of heaven is near!'
- 8 Heal the sick, bring back the dead to life, heal those who suffer from dread skin-diseases, and drive out demons. You have received without paying, so give without being paid.
- 9 Do not carry any gold, silver, or copper money in your pockets
- 10 do not carry beggar's bag for the journey or an extra shirt or shoes or a stick. Workers should be given what they need.
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