Chapter 17: Myth—Giving 10% Is A Tithe

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Myth—Giving 10% Is A Tithe

The Tithe Law

Deuteronomy 14:22-29

[22] “You shall surely tithe all the yield of your seed produced by your field each year.

[23] And you shall eat before the Lord your God in the place in which He will cause His name [and presence] to dwell the tithe (tenth) of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstlings of your herd and your flock, that you may learn [reverently] to fear the Lord your God always.

[24] And if the distance is too long for you to carry your tithe, or the place where the Lord your God chooses to set His name [and presence] is too far away for you, when the Lord your

God has blessed you.

[25] Then you shall turn it into money, and bind up the money in your hand, and you shall go to the place [of worship] which

the Lord your God has chosen.

[26] And you may spend that money for whatever your appetite craves, for oxen, or sheep, or new wine or stronger drink, or

whatever you desire; and you shall eat there before the Lord your God and you shall rejoice, you and your household.

[27] And you shall not forsake or neglect the Levite [God’s

minister] in your towns, for he has been given no share or inheritance with you.