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Originally posted by cormack:
Thank's again for responding and really giving me alot of great thought's on this subject. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
Tithing and gifts are different then.? This really complicates it even more for me. In the past I have given as my heart has led me to give and Not all my givings go to Church related activitys. Sound's like a man made committment, where did tithing originate?
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The bible:
Leviticus 27:30
"A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
Here's where the tithes went:
Numbers 18:21
"I give to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance
in return for the work they do while serving at the Tent of Meeting.
But the Levites, also had to tithe themselves...
Numbers 18:26
"Speak to the Levites and say to them: 'When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give you as your inheritance, you must present a tenth of that tithe as the LORD's offering.