The Biblical tithe, re-examined

[Tithesmeister]

It is my understanding that the tenth to be counted as increase would be tithed. If you began the year with ten animals and at the end of the year you had in a range of 11-19 (hence an increase of 1-9 animals) you would owe no tithes. If you ended the year with 20-29 animals (an increase of 10-19 animals) your tithe would be one animal. It would be the tenth animal without regard to whether it was good or bad. I’ll try to locate a reference: Leviticus 27:32-33 Notice that the tenth to pass under the rod was tithed. I would assume that if it took several years to get an increase of ten animals that you would tithe when your total increase reached ten. I see no example of tithing part of an animal. The practice of taking a tally of beef cattle is one that has survived to this day. I have a brotherinlaw that is an accountant. He told me that one of his jobs early in his career was to count cows for tax purposes. There are similarities of taxes and tithes.

[Tithesmeister]

In regards to the often misunderstood law of the firstborn and firstfruits, the firstborn was given as an offering to remember the Passover when God spared the firstborn of man and beast if the blood was applied to the door. This is the reason the firstborn of man and beast was holy unto the Lord. The firstborn (only if they were males, females didn’t make the cut) of male children were to be redeemed, the firstborn males of clean animals were not to be redeemed. Another interesting fact is that God traded the firstborn males of the general population of the Israelites, for the Levites whom He ordained to be priests. Oh, and the firstfruits were the first of the crops to ripen. These firstfruits were of no specific percentage or measure but were given directly to the priests, whereas general tithes were given to the Levites who then gave a tenth (or a “tithe of a tithe”) to the priest.

[Esaias]

How did you conclude the tenth-born animal was considered the tithe?

[Tithesmeister]

In reviewing your post I realized that I didn’t answer the question about whether it was the tenth born to a specific animal. It would be the tenth born to the entire herd. The increase is measured to the owner, not the animal.

[Tithesmeister]

Response to post 50. The reference that I gave is concerning a rod that was used to tally the herd. The tenth one to fall under the rod as the herd was tallied was the tithe. My understanding is that the rod was used to tap each animal as it was tallied. The tenth one to be tapped with the rod was the tithe. .. and the twentieth and the thirtieth etc.. Hence if the tally stopped at twenty nine, of the increase, the tenth and twentieth animal would be tithed.

[Esaias]

Very good. Thanks for the info. I had never considered the rod as a tally device, I just thought it was like a shepherd's rod.

[Tithesmeister]

Glad to help. I try to be careful not to jump to conclusions. I would rather not say, than to impart false doctrine (teaching). I try to voice my opinion on based on my understanding of scripture. Hopefully I have not misled. (Kind of like “first do no harm”).

[houston]

Can’t wait to tell people that they only have to pay tithe on every 10th check...

[jediwill83]

Originally Posted by houston

Can’t wait to tell people that they only have to pay tithe on every 10th check...

so only 2-5 checks a year lol

[Tithesmeister]

Re: The Biblical tithe, re-examined
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Originally Posted by houston View Post
Can’t wait to tell people that they only have to pay tithe on every 10th check...
so only 2-5 checks a year lol

Y'all are really off topic with this nonsense! But since you went there, i really hafta say. Any saint that cares anything about their pastor should never tithe any substance they don't want him to eat. That is straight from the word of God!

Numbers 18:28-31

Thus ye shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD's heave offering to Aaron the priest. 29:Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it. 30:Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.

31: And ye shall . . .


1. Put it in the bank?
2. Pay church mortgage?
3. Pay the pastor?
4. Pay the utilities?
5. Invest it in the stock market?.



31. And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.



Ha . . . Mebbe I'll just preach . . .

Anyway . . . Let's keep it on topic . . .





Poor pastor having to get up and preach a message after having to eat those hundred dollar bills? No wonder they are grouchy sometimes! They have the ol' fashioned bellyache! Not to mention having to digest those quarters dimes and nickels. Imagine how those pennies taste. Given by all those stingy pennycostal saints. Small wonder that I've been hearing rumors that some preachers have been putting the tithes in the bank! That is probably not happening of course. But imagine the temptation! It could be too much for the CARNAL ones.