STOREHOUSE TITHING?...THREE FACTS ABOUT TITHING (not well liked by tithers or tithing teachers)...
>> 1. The NON-Levites were permitted to bring OFFERINGS to the Temple / Storehouse (chambers) and present them to the Priests...
"And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God;" - Nehemiah 10:27(a)
>> 2. But, the NON-Levites were NOT authorized to bring the tithe (i.e., the tithe of the tithe) to the Temple / Storehouse (chambers) and present them to the Priests...
"and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house." - Nehemiah 10:27(b)-38
The Levites, accompanied by, and managed by a Priest descended from Aaron, were to take the tithe of the land from their brethren (see; Hebrews 7:5) at the cities of their tillage, and were to transport 1/10th of the tithe to the Temple / Storehouse (chambers). (see; Malachi 2:1, Malachi 3:8-10)
>> 3. If the NON-Levites attempted to "bring a tithe to the Temple / Storehouse (chambers)," they would bare sin and die.
IN THE CLEAR CONTEXT OF TITHING; this is found in Numbers 18:21-22...
"And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth [the tithe] in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die." ..."BEAR SIN, AND DIE."
With an exception of the Levites accompanied by a Priest descended from Aaron, the people of the Nation of Israel, God's people, were NOT authorized by God to bring any tithes to the Temple / Storehouse. God's Word makes it clear that the only Children of Israel that were to bring any portion of the tithe to the Temple / Storehouse were the Levites with Priests descended from Aaron. The remaining tribes were forbidden to approach ("come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation") the House of God with their tithes.
CONCLUSION;
The NON-Levites could bring an offering to the Priest/Temple/Chambers or Temple Storehouse, but were NOT permitted to bring any tithe to the Temple Storehouse lest they bare sin and DIE. So much for the modern false and faddish unbiblical teaching of "storehouse tithing" falsely taught by tithing teachers to Christians.
I believe that God says what He means and means what He says. DON'T ALTER OR ADD TO GOD'S HOLY WORD!...
"You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you." - Deuteronomy 4:2
"Whatever I command you, you shall be careful to do; you shall not add to nor take away from it." - Deuteronomy 12:32
"And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding; They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;" - Nehemiah 10:28-29
>>> This article was written in response to this webpage...
"Recognizing the importance of storehouse tithing"
The Church of the Nazarene in their "manual" states the following;
"Storehouse Tithing. Storehouse tithing is a scriptural and practical performance of faithfully and regularly placing the tithe into that church to which the member belongs. Therefore, the financing of the church shall be based on the plan of storehouse tithing, and the local Church of the Nazarene shall be regarded by all of its people as the storehouse. All who are a part of the Church of the Nazarene are urged to contribute faithfully one-tenth of all their increase as a minimum financial obligation to the Lord and freewill offerings in addition as God has prospered them for the support of the whole church, local, district, educational, and general. The tithe, provided to the local Church of the Nazarene, shall be considered a priority over all other giving opportunities which God may lay upon the hearts of His faithful stewards, in support of the whole church."
ref.: https://nazarene.org/article/recognizing-importance-storehouse-tithing
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