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10-25-2011, 07:17 PM
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Re: Leviticus 27:31 - 5%
One of the tithes was supposed to be taken to Jerusalem and consumed by the tither. If a person lived far away and didn't want to actually carry 10% of their animals and produce that long distance they could go to the priest and have their tithe valued and they could then take that amount to Jerusalem and buy that much food in Jerusalem to consume themselves and give to others.
There was a 5% fee for having converted the animals and or produce into currency.
The way I assume this would work is that if you had $100 worth of animals and food that you would then take $105 with you and buy that much food when you got to Jerusalem
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10-25-2011, 07:51 PM
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Re: Leviticus 27:31 - 5%
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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth
One of the tithes was supposed to be taken to Jerusalem and consumed by the tither. If a person lived far away and didn't want to actually carry 10% of their animals and produce that long distance they could go to the priest and have their tithe valued and they could then take that amount to Jerusalem and buy that much food in Jerusalem to consume themselves and give to others.
There was a 5% fee for having converted the animals and or produce into currency.
The way I assume this would work is that if you had $100 worth of animals and food that you would then take $105 with you and buy that much food when you got to Jerusalem
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Thanks, Digging. Why did they have to charge a fee? It's almost on the lines of usury.
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10-25-2011, 08:02 PM
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Re: Leviticus 27:31 - 5%
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Thanks, Digging. Why did they have to charge a fee? It's almost on the lines of usury.
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To me... it comes across as a convenience fee.
God would have to answer why since it is per his instructions. I wish we knew why God instructed them to do this but, as far as I know, he never explains why.
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10-25-2011, 08:09 PM
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Re: Leviticus 27:31 - 5%
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To me... it comes across as a convenience fee.
God would have to answer why since it is per his instructions. I wish we knew why God instructed them to do this but, as far as I know, he never explains why.
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10-25-2011, 08:17 PM
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Re: Leviticus 27:31 - 5%
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You're a good teacher even if we don't agree politically.
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We don't agree politically... but we're pretty tight on the rest of it.
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10-25-2011, 08:36 PM
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Re: Leviticus 27:31 - 5%
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We don't agree politically... but we're pretty tight on the rest of it.
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10-25-2011, 08:55 PM
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Re: Leviticus 27:31 - 5%
Just thinking...does the word "LEVY" come from levi (which would relate to those who received mandatory tithes?)
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10-25-2011, 08:57 PM
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Re: Leviticus 27:31 - 5%
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But why? Everything always seems to be laid out for a reasonable purpose, so why?
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The bible never says why.
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10-25-2011, 09:24 PM
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Re: Leviticus 27:31 - 5%
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Just thinking...does the word "LEVY" come from levi (which would relate to those who received mandatory tithes?)
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It's an interesting thought. I did see one person's name Levi also spelled Levy, but the source didn't go further with that. I didn't see anything alluding to that in Oxford's online word origin source.
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10-25-2011, 09:27 PM
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Re: Leviticus 27:31 - 5%
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The bible never says why.
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Thanks, Prax.
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