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Bible verses about tithing

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What are some Bible verses about tithing?

Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.

Proverbs 3:9
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce;

Mark 12:41-44
And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”

Leviticus 27:30
Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord.

Matthew 23:23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.

Malachi 3:8
Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions.

Luke 11:42
But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.

Matthew 6:1-4
Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”

Deuteronomy 14:22-26
You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. And before the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always. And if the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, when the Lord your God blesses you, because the place is too far from you, which the Lord your God chooses, to set his name there, then you shall turn it into money and bind up the money in your hand and go to the place that the Lord your God chooses and spend the money for whatever you desire—oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves. And you shall eat there before the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household.

Acts 20:35
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

Deuteronomy 14:28-29
At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns. And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.

Haggai 2:8
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of hosts.

Numbers 18:21
To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service that they do, their service in the tent of meeting,

Romans 13:7
Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

Malachi 3:10
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.

Genesis 28:22
And this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.

Hebrews 7:5
And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham.

2 Corinthians 9:7
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

1 Corinthians 16:2
On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.

1 Corinthians 13:3
If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

Special thanks to OpenBible.info for the data gathered on the most well-known Bible verses.

Bring you all the tithes into the storehouse

Written by LWOM Amsterdam on . Posted in What’s new?.

What does it mean when God says, “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse,” in Malachi 3:10?

Malachi 3:10 has gained popularity in Christian circles, particularly among prosperity gospel preachers and advocates of compulsory tithing for Christians. The verse is connected to verses 8 and 9, which together read,

Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, “How are we robbing you?” In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

There are significant statements here that warrant our concern. Are Christians robbing God if they don’t tithe? Are we cursed? What does it mean when God says, “Bring your tithe to the storehouse”?

To understand Malachi 3:10 properly, we need to interpret it in its context. Every book of the Bible had an original audience before it reached us, and there is a covenantal difference between us and Old Testament Jews. Therefore, we should begin by asking, “What did this text mean to the original audience?” before applying it in our lives.

This passage was addressing the Israelites’ disobedience on tithing, part of the rules God gave the Jews under the theocracy (Leviticus 27:30, 32). Far from enriching select individuals, the tithe supported the Levites, who had no inheritance (see Numbers 18:21). It also provided for widows, foreigners, and orphans (Deuteronomy 14:28–29). When Malachi wrote his book as an oracle of God, the Jews had neglected this command, among many others. One can only imagine the societal chaos that ensued.

The command to “bring your tithes to the storehouse” was a call for Israelites to repent of their sinful neglect and replenish the temple so that the Levites and others who relied on tithing could benefit. The “storehouse” is a literal place in the temple where grains were stored. Due to their disobedience on this matter, God had judged the people as warned in the law (Deuteronomy 28:15–68). In the book of Malachi, He promises to bless them once again if they repent.

How does Malachi 3:10 apply to Christians today? We must first consider the bridge between the Old Testament Jews and us. Christians are not under the same covenant as the Jews were, thanks to Jesus (Hebrews 8). We do not live under a theocracy, and the blessings for Christians are primarily spiritual rather than material (Ephesians 1:3). Moreover, tithing is rarely mentioned in the New Testament, and it is never commanded for the church. Jesus mentioned tithes in Luke 11:42, rebuking the Pharisees for neglecting justice and God’s love while diligently observing the tithe command. After Jesus’ work on the cross, Acts and the Epistles do not impose a compulsory 10 percent tithing on Christians. Tithing is not legally binding on Christians due to the New Covenant we are under.

That being said, we are commanded to give generously (Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6–7; 1 Corinthians 16:2). This principle encompasses supporting those in need, funding Christian missions, and looking out for the less privileged. Malachi 3:10 plugs into this broad principle of Christian giving in that it reminds us of obedience, God’s faithfulness, proper stewardship, and supporting the Christian church with our resources.