Facts About Tithing From Various Authors

The scripture says in Proverbs 4;7 that, “wisdom is the principle thing; and therefore get wisdom: and with thy getting get understanding. For centuries, I’m convinced there has been a lack of understanding about the subject of tithing and how the Hebrew people practiced the tradition in a theocracy. It is simply amazing how so many people do not have the slightest understanding of what tithing really is and its content. That’s where this blog post will begin. The word understand based on the scripture text and what does understanding mean in reference to tithing. In Hebrew the word is biynaw. It means a person must actively engage all facilities to get an understanding of a subject using discernment. Understanding is an active precipitative process. Understanding is not just accepting what is taught.  For eons, some who claim tithing is money, simply have not engaged their faculties fully to ascertain the empirical meaning of tithing and how the Hebrew people practiced it, but have just accepted the traditions of men who falsely claim that tithing is ten percent of a person’s income.  In this post, you will read excerpts from a collection of authors who disagree with the assumption that tithing is monetary.

Edgar Johnson

“Paul’s education was not without its practical side. Acts 18:3 indicates that he was taught a trade, and often in the course of his later missionary labors was enabled by means of it to maintain himself and his companions. The making of tent cloth and sail cloth of goats’ hair was especially practiced in Cilicia, the province in which Tarsus was located, and this trade afterward brought Paul some of his closest friends.” (Excerpt From: Goodspeed, Edgar J. (Edgar Johnson), 1871-1962. “Paul.” iBooks.)

Leonard Bupanda

“My curious observation is that Melchizedek did not ask for the tithe either. If this proves difficult to take in, I will advise that you go to the scriptures again. Therefore, it is conclusively clear that no recipient of the Old Testament tithe ever demanded or commanded it as today’s preachers and beneficiaries do. Abram’s tithe was voluntary, while that of the children of Israel was commanded by God on behalf of the Levitical tribe. Not even the priests asked for it. But the cardinal point here is that Abram’s tithe, when put under serious scrutiny, has a lot of flaws as it was given in the flesh as you will discover later. The proof is that it did not continue after the tithers’ names were changed. Therefore, in view of the above observations, I do vehemently believe it is erroneous to attribute the tithe to Abraham. This is a misrepresentation of facts that has lead many of us to believe that Abraham was the first to give the tithe. No, Abraham never gave a tithe, but Abram did as a pagan practice of that time.” (Excerpt From: Leonard Bupanda. “The Tithing Dilemma And The Triumphs Of Love.” iBooks. https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-tithing-dilemma-and-the-triumph...).

The point here is that, Abram paid the tithe not Abraham. And you must understand as a biblical student of the scripture understand the difference. It was always a societal custom to pay a war tithe to a king as Abram did with Melchizedek.

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