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Originally Posted by Jacob's Ladder
Praxeas,
Was is customary to offer ten percent of the war spoils to local kings? I believe so, and here's my reasoning as to why this giving of ten percent was a custom.
Please pay special attention We read in Genesis 14:17,18,20,21-
17)... the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh
18) Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine.
20) ..... Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
21) The king of Sodom said to Abram, “ Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself.”
Notice, the king of Sodom (King Bera) and king of Salem (Preist/King Melchizedek) came out to meet Abraham after the war ( Gen 14:17-18). It was only after that Abraham offered a tenth of the spoils of the war. Abraham's ten percent offering was directed to both kings.
What does Genesis 14:21 read above? It reads the "king of Sodom" didn't want partial of the spoils! What did the king of Sodom say to Abraham, "give me the people" and "keep the goods." The king of Sodom wanted the people rather than the customary ten percent. This is proof that Abraham was fulfilling a custom. Furthermore, Abraham offered spoils to both, and it was only King Bera that complained, he said, give me the people and keep the goods.
Regards,
Jacob's Ladder
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So, the next time I raise a posse/private militia and wage war against some third world mide-east warlord, I have to pay 10% tax on the spoils? What line on my 1040 does that go under?
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