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Originally Posted by Jacob's Ladder
Here's what I mean! Modern day church, I"m sure yours too, preaches "God will bless you," but you first must give yout tithe. Also, I've heard it preached, "tithe or God will curse you!" You know as well as I, That's the message preached behind pulpits.
Who is wrong, Jacob or modern day preaches? They both practiced the complete opposite in regard to tithing. Did Jacob bully God into blessing him first, before Jacob gave tithes, assuming you first must give tithes to be blessed, as modern day preachers teach?
Genesis 28:22-22 reads:
20) Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “ if God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear
21) so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the LORD will be my God
22) and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”
I'll tithe only if you bless me, that was Jacob's example!
Regards,
Jacob's Ladder |
I don't see where you are getting Jacob bullied God.
BTW I think you are missing the point in that verse. Jacob is making a vow to God before Jacob really knew God. In essence he was akin to today's unbeliever saying "If you really are God and you want me to follow you, please help me with this situation and if you do I will follow you and devote myself to you"
Jacob was not making a precondition to tithing. He was Letting Yhwh know that if he reveals Himself to Jacob then Jacob will become a follower and as part of being a follower, will give a 10th of what is his to Yhwh
The part you did not bold is pertinent "Then the LORD will be my God"
As part of that package, the LORD being Jacob's God, Jacob promises to build a house to God and give a 10th of what is his to God
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