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Originally Posted by Jacob's Ladder
It hasn’t not always been ten percent. If anyone here believes that Abram’s tenth given to Melchizedek represents an eternal principal of tithing, then God compromised His eternal principal in Number 31: 25-31 (see below). If Abraham were following a universal principle of tithing when he gave Melchizedek a tenth from the spoils of war, then God would have commanded the people in Numbers 31 to follow suit.
Numbers 31:25-31
25 The LORD said to Moses,
26 “You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the community are to count all the people and animals that were captured.
27 Divide the spoils equally between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community.
28 From the soldiers who fought in the battle, set apart as tribute for the LORD one out of every five hundred, whether people, cattle, donkeys or sheep.
29 Take this tribute from their half share and give it to Eleazar the priest as the LORD’s part.
30 From the Israelites’ half, select one out of every fifty, whether people, cattle, donkeys, sheep or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the LORD’s tabernacle.”
31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses |
Perhaps I was not clear. Thank you for the scripture. I will have to look into sometime. I am currently extremely busy right now. I am writing my own thesis and preaching and teaching and working a full time job.
My reference to always 10% is to ancient civilizations. They were always just that, a tithe.
IMO You cannot say God compromised His eternal principle based upon an anomaly.
Edited to add:
Based upon the passage we cannot determine whether 10% of the spoils went to God. You would have to know exactly how many people went to war and how many stayed home. No doubt there were more, many more, that stayed home and they gave 2% (V. 30). The sum total could still equal 10% of the total spoils.
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