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Originally Posted by jfrog
Pliny, you claim that tithing is an eternal principle.
I must ask. Can you tell me the positions of the people had that received tithes before the law?
We know of Melchidizik and he was a Priest.
Are there any others?
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I have documented this before. here we go again...
By the time of Melchizedek tithing was well established throughout the world. No one told Abraham to tithe. The question is why?
This is what I have sought to understand. I have an opinion and here it goes. Just as the many flood stories of multiple nations imply a common source I believe that the commonality of tithing among multitudes of ancient civilizations imply a common source.
The record of who and when it was established is lost due to the ravages of time. However, I believe there are hints. The Garden of Eden reveals a principle of managing something that belongs to God. The forbidden fruit. There was nothing poisonous about the fruit other than disobedience. It was good for food but it was God's portion. Adam and Eve were to cultivate it but could not partake of it. I see this same principle in tithing.
The narrative of Cain and Able is, in my opinion, about tithing. The LXX indicates that Cain had not rightly divided his offering (tithing is a division by 10). If I recall correctly the Hebrew is different from the typical offerings used elsewhere. Thus, I will not say it is a fact but I will say I lean towards this being the case.
If true it makes everything else make sense. It would mean tithing was established from the beginning and when the Tower of babel happened people took with them this custom but was applied to their deities.
Not sure if this is what you are after but there it is.
You like many others may disagree. that is your prerogative.
I have not heard any one from the other side offer any plausible explanation for this phenomenon.
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