Do we have to pay tithes?

[1ofthechosen]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

What?

Bro, if you are talking about the Judeans they had NO ACCESS to the vaults. Also they couldn't distribute anything to the other Levites because it was done through genealogy. Bro, the people come under the curse through the failure of the Levites (teachers) not TEACHING. Those who are admonished to fill the vaults are the LEVITES, the people couldn't do it if they tried.
For the life of me I can't see how you proved the people weren't bringing anything to fill the vaults, because that wasn't their job to fill the vaults. If the prophet was speaking under the unction of God and wanted the people to bring anything He would of made it clear, by saying bring the whole tithe to the LEVITE!

I'm not saying they had access to the vaults brother. I'm saying that they weren't even bringing anything to the house. And the leadership as you said was getting rid of what was coming in. So they all were guilty as the scholar says.
"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house," Look at 11 too in light of what I'm saying "And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts." The Levites had no fields or inheritance.