Thanks for your comment and question. The word "tithe" means "10%. The answer to your question is found in Malachi 3:8-10: "8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." Have a blessed day!
@@PetraDotsonMaranatha Thank you for your response! First I ask that you take this to Yah in prayer so that He will reveal to you the truth as that is indeed His desire when we seek Him with all our hearts! Second that scripture was about Israelites not bringing their offerings to the temple and because of their disobedience Yah judged them with a small harvest so Yah command them to give a full tithe in grain to see that He would bless them with an abundant harvest. And that is the context and it has absolutely nothing to do with the modern church. Yahusha(Jesus) came to fulfill the law has He said in Matthew and when the church began to grow instructions were given to the church in acts and tithing it’s not one among them. This is not to say that you should not give to the church, the contrary is actually instructed and many principles about giving are mentioned throughout the New Testament but never a specific amount is mentioned! Example when believers sold their homes and lands to meet the needs of the church. Furthermore what is required from us is to give according to what Yah as set in our heart but as many modern churches use such scriptures to demand that you give we have taken such as a command when it is not! Yah might ask for 1% or 100% or even ask that you give nothing and you are to do as you are directed by Him. I speak this in love because I was too certain of this until Yah Himself called me out of this lie! I ask that you take this in prayer and with a sincere heart ask Him for the truth! I love you with the love of Yahusha Have a blessed day
@@thatgirlyanara Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this! I can see that you study for yourself. That is truly a blessing! I also love to study God's word. From my study of the Bible, here’s just a brief summary of why I believe the tithing system is still valid: 1. The Bible speaks much on how the tithe (meaning "a tenth") was used for the support of the ministers of God such as priests, etc. This is important to note. It is seen starting way back in the book of Genesis. Many people think tithing was specifically for Israel, but tithing was around even in Abraham’s day since he paid tithe to God's priest Melchizedek (Hebrews 7:1-2; Genesis 14:18-20). There was no nation of Israel (or law of Moses) at that time. Jacob also gave tithes to God (Genesis 28:20-22). There was no nation of Israel then either. So, if these Godly men knew to return tithe to God at that time, and God continued the tithing system with Israel in the commands given to Moses for supporting the priests and Levites, God's ministers (Numbers 18:24, 26), we have no reason to believe that tithes are not valid today. 2. Then I look at how Jesus referred to tithe. In Matthew 23:23, Jesus’ answer reveals His belief about tithe: “Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you *pay tithe* of the mint and anise and cumin but you’ve omitted the weightier matters, justice, mercy, and faith.” Finally, he adds, “These you ought to have done, and *not leave the other undone*.” The “other” is paying the tithe. He’s not saying not to pay the tithe. Pay the tithe, He explains, but don’t forget about justice, mercy, and faith. Therefore Jesus upheld tithe paying. 3. Lastly, I look at Paul. He actually affirms the tithe in the NT: Paul writes about the tithe, and he never indicates that it is something we should not do anymore. Paul adds, “You should not muzzle the ox that treads the grain” (1 Timothy 5:18). Here he is quoting directly from the Old Testament laws (Deuteronomy 25:4) and connects it to the tithe which the ministers of the Old Testament sanctuary received from God's people (1 Corinthians 9:13-14). Even though he doesn’t explicitly call it tithing, he says, “Those that preach the gospel should be sustained by the gospel.” You can see how he specifically was referring to the Old Testament principle of supporting God's ministers. And he never says that tithing is nothing, unlike circumcision. For these reasons and others, I believe that God still asks us to give the tithe. Thank you for taking the time to read and ponder my response. God bless!
@@PetraDotsonMaranatha tithing wasn’t required of everyone either but only from those who worked the land… tithing was never money but things they produced from the land and the first fruits that they took in a basket, was blessed by the priest and then they took it back and ate themselves at their houses! Like I said we are told to give but never a tenth! And when Abraham gave it was an isolated incident and wasn’t even from his own income! I desire not to keep going back in fort nor do I think of you any less because of this subject… this is one of many subjects the modern church has taken, manipulated and abused and many just blindly follow and it used to be me until I received revelation and so I pray the same happens to you and anyone who needs it! I love you 🤍
Thank you! 😊
Very encouraging. Clear despite a couple of technical glitches. Praise the Lord. Thank you, Petra.
God be praised...despite the glitches! lol!
I needed this message on today. Thank You🙏
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Praise the Lord! God always knows how to give the right word at the right time. 🙌🙌🙌
I am really blessed by this message.. 😍
Praise God! Thanks for sharing!
Where in the word Yah promised his people that if they would give 10% of their increase to Yah that they would prosper more?
Thanks for your comment and question.
The word "tithe" means "10%. The answer to your question is found in Malachi 3:8-10:
"8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
Have a blessed day!
@@PetraDotsonMaranatha Thank you for your response!
First I ask that you take this to Yah in prayer so that He will reveal to you the truth as that is indeed His desire when we seek Him with all our hearts!
Second that scripture was about Israelites not bringing their offerings to the temple and because of their disobedience Yah judged them with a small harvest so Yah command them to give a full tithe in grain to see that He would bless them with an abundant harvest. And that is the context and it has absolutely nothing to do with the modern church.
Yahusha(Jesus) came to fulfill the law has He said in Matthew and when the church began to grow instructions were given to the church in acts and tithing it’s not one among them.
This is not to say that you should not give to the church, the contrary is actually instructed and many principles about giving are mentioned throughout the New Testament but never a specific amount is mentioned! Example when believers sold their homes and lands to meet the needs of the church.
Furthermore what is required from us is to give according to what Yah as set in our heart but as many modern churches use such scriptures to demand that you give we have taken such as a command when it is not! Yah might ask for 1% or 100% or even ask that you give nothing and you are to do as you are directed by Him.
I speak this in love because I was too certain of this until Yah Himself called me out of this lie! I ask that you take this in prayer and with a sincere heart ask Him for the truth! I love you with the love of Yahusha
Have a blessed day
@@thatgirlyanara Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this! I can see that you study for yourself. That is truly a blessing! I also love to study God's word. From my study of the Bible, here’s just a brief summary of why I believe the tithing system is still valid:
1. The Bible speaks much on how the tithe (meaning "a tenth") was used for the support of the ministers of God such as priests, etc. This is important to note. It is seen starting way back in the book of Genesis.
Many people think tithing was specifically for Israel, but tithing was around even in Abraham’s day since he paid tithe to God's priest Melchizedek (Hebrews 7:1-2; Genesis 14:18-20). There was no nation of Israel (or law of Moses) at that time. Jacob also gave tithes to God (Genesis 28:20-22). There was no nation of Israel then either.
So, if these Godly men knew to return tithe to God at that time, and God continued the tithing system with Israel in the commands given to Moses for supporting the priests and Levites, God's ministers (Numbers 18:24, 26), we have no reason to believe that tithes are not valid today.
2. Then I look at how Jesus referred to tithe. In Matthew 23:23, Jesus’ answer reveals His belief about tithe:
“Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you *pay tithe* of the mint and anise and cumin but you’ve omitted the weightier matters, justice, mercy, and faith.”
Finally, he adds, “These you ought to have done, and *not leave the other undone*.”
The “other” is paying the tithe. He’s not saying not to pay the tithe. Pay the tithe, He explains, but don’t forget about justice, mercy, and faith. Therefore Jesus upheld tithe paying.
3. Lastly, I look at Paul. He actually affirms the tithe in the NT: Paul writes about the tithe, and he never indicates that it is something we should not do anymore.
Paul adds, “You should not muzzle the ox that treads the grain” (1 Timothy 5:18). Here he is quoting directly from the Old Testament laws (Deuteronomy 25:4) and connects it to the tithe which the ministers of the Old Testament sanctuary received from God's people (1 Corinthians 9:13-14).
Even though he doesn’t explicitly call it tithing, he says, “Those that preach the gospel should be sustained by the gospel.” You can see how he specifically was referring to the Old Testament principle of supporting God's ministers. And he never says that tithing is nothing, unlike circumcision.
For these reasons and others, I believe that God still asks us to give the tithe. Thank you for taking the time to read and ponder my response. God bless!
@@PetraDotsonMaranatha tithing wasn’t required of everyone either but only from those who worked the land… tithing was never money but things they produced from the land and the first fruits that they took in a basket, was blessed by the priest and then they took it back and ate themselves at their houses! Like I said we are told to give but never a tenth! And when Abraham gave it was an isolated incident and wasn’t even from his own income! I desire not to keep going back in fort nor do I think of you any less because of this subject… this is one of many subjects the modern church has taken, manipulated and abused and many just blindly follow and it used to be me until I received revelation and so I pray the same happens to you and anyone who needs it! I love you 🤍