Examining Tithing Deceptions

One of the most consistent falsehoods in churches today is that you are obligated to "pay tithes." There are no such instructions anywhere in God's Word. The purpose of this Blog is to examine false doctrines in today's teachings on tithing. Anyone claiming that a Christian must tithe is teaching a falsehood. "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." - Acts 17:11

Saturday, November 4, 2023

TITHE AS JACOB?

You tithe as Jacob did? Are you sure? Consider...

>> 1. There is no record of Jacob tithing anything to anyone, not one verse in the entire Bible records a tithe from Jacob. So, therefore, it's pretty foolish to claim you "tithe because Jacob did" with no proof that he ever tithed.

Deuteronomy 4:2 - "Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you."

Proverbs 30:5-6 - "Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar."

>> 2. Jacob's vow to tithe did not come from God, it came from Jacob. God did not respond to Jacob, in fact, God did not even acknowledge his offer to tithe.

Notice God's promise to Jacob did not contain instructions to tithe... "And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of." - Genesis 28:12-15

>> 3. Jacob added to God's word; Notice Jacob adding tithing to God's promise, adding tithing to God's word THAT GOD DID NOT REQUIRE...

"And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God: And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee." - Genesis 28:19-22

>> 4. Notice Jacob adding tithing to God's promise, adding tithing to God's word THAT GOD DID NOT REQUIRE...

CONCLUSION

If you truly "tithe as Jacob did" you wouldn't be tithing at all. Jacob is not an example of tithing, or any reason to tithe.

The word of God NEVER references Jacob as a reason to tithe, or an example to follow as a tithe payer.

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TITHE AS ABRAHAM?

TITHE AS ABRAHAM?

You tithe as Abraham did? Are you sure? Consider...

>> 1. Abraham tithed with Levi in his Loins. Is the tribe of Levi in your loins? Is Levi descended from you?

Hebrews 7:5 - "And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:"

Hebrews 7:10 - "For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

Hebrews 7:9 - "And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham."

>> 2. Abraham tithed to Melchisedec...TO MELCHISEDEC...not to a New Testament pastor, church or anyone else. Where does God's Word give authority to any pastor, minister or church in the New Testament to receive tithes on behalf of Melchisedec? Answer; NOWHERE.

Hebrews 7:6 - "But he [Melchisedec] whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises."

>> 3. Abraham's tithe confirmed the superiority of the Order and Priesthood of Melchisedec over the tribe and priesthood of Levi by having Levi in his loins when his tithe was given. Is your tithe being used by God to confirm the superiority of the Order and Priesthood of Melchisedec over the Levites? Why would God have to do so, confirm and establish, over and over again with your "tithe" to a church, pastor or some other ministry the superiority of Melchisedec? Was it not firmly confirmed and established once and for all? Or, did God fail to do so? NO, God did not fail!

Hebrews 7:4 - "Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils."

Hebrews 7:6-7 - "But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better."

Hebrews 7:21 - "( For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec: )"

>> 4. Abraham's tithe, the purpose thereof, was to confirm the superiority of the Order and Priesthood of Melchisedec over the tribe and priesthood of Levi by tithing to Melchisedec in Abraham; how could your tithing to your church confirm Melchisedec as superior over Levi? Answer; it can't. Why would God have to attempt to confirm Melchisedec as superior over Levi over and over again with your tithe? Answer; He doesn't, it has already been established FOREVER. God does not need your tithe to your church to attempt it over and over again.

Hebrews 7:6-7 - "But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better."

Hebrews 7:21-22 - "(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament."

CONCLUSION

God has never intended any other tithe other than Abraham's singular tithe to Melchisedec to confirm the superiority of the Order and Priesthood of Melchisedec over the tribe and priesthood of Levi. If you are "tithing because Abraham did," your tithe effort is worthless, not required and an unbiblical waste of time. You have been deceived by deceptive tithing teachers who are deceitfully using Hebrews chapter seven to fool you into tithing. DON'T BE FOOLED!

To claim that you are "tithing because Abraham did" is foolishness. The New Testament NEVER refers to Abraham and his tithing as an example to be followed today by a Believer under the New Covenant.

In the Bible, there is no record of any patriarch; any prophet or any apostle giving tithes of their monetary income. So when you accuse me of robbing God because I do not give tithes of my monetary income you also accuse the patriarchs, the prophets, and the apostles of robbing God.

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TEST GOD PER MALACHI 3:10?

TEST GOD PER MALACHI 3:10?

Malachi 3:10 - "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove [**bâchan] 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."

THE TEST CONDITION

In order to "test God" per Malachi 3:10, the following facts would also apply to the "tester"...

1. The tester would place themselves under the whole Law of Moses (the works of the Law), not merely that of testing God in the tithe only. Because...

2. The tester is told in Malachi 3:7 the following; "Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?" ...which is pursuant to tithing under the Law of Moses.

Note: "MINE ORDINANCES" which is the whole Law of Moses. The only way back to tithing per God's command in Malachi 3:10 would be through the Law of Moses as stated in Malachi 3:7, the tester would then be subject to the following...

3. Galatians 3:10 - "For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them." And to...

4. James 2:10 - "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all." Meaning...

5. They who would test God in the tithe would also be subject to testing God in the whole Law of Moses as stated in...

6. Nehemiah 10:29 - "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;"

And...

Malachi 4:4 - "Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments."

7. The tester would be involved in wickedness; Malachi 3:15 - "And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt [**bâchan] God are even delivered."

Note: Malachi 3:10 and Malachi 3:15 BOTH employ the same Hebrew word "bâchan" translated "prove" in Malachi 3:10 and "tempt" in Malachi 3:15 which calls it "wickedness." (See ref. below.)

8. The tester would be wasting their time because Malachi 3:10 was addressed only to Old Covenant national Israel and the nation's Levite Priesthood, NOT to New Covenant Christians...

Malachi 1:1 - "The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi."

Malachi 1:6 - "A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?"

Malachi 2:1 - "And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you."

9. The Christian tester is not under or subject to the Law of Moses, it's abolished relative to New Testament Christians...

Hebrews 7:18 - "For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof."

Romans 6:14 - "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace."

10. The tester would also be subject to this rebuke...

Galatians 3:1-5 - "O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?"

CONCLUSION

Test God in the tithe? Not a very wise Idea for a New Testament Christian.

>> Ref.;

** Original: בּחן

Transliteration: bâchan

Phonetic: baw-khan'

Definition: A primitive root; to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively to investigate: - examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).

>> FOOTNOTE; TEST GOD?

Yes, God told the nation of Israel it was permitted to test Him in the tithe...

Malachi 3:10 - "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove [bâchan] 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."

But notice; God DID NOT recommend it when seen in the context of the whole council of God's Word...

Malachi 3:15 - "And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt [bâchan] God are even delivered."

Matthew 4:7 - "Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

Deuteronomy 6:16 - "Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah."

Psalms 78:41 - "Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel."

1 Corinthians 10:9 - "Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents."

Tithing teachers love to read Malachi 3:10, but for some reason avoid Malachi 3:15, Matthew 4:7, Deuteronomy 6:16, Psalms 78:41 and 1 Corinthians 10:9.

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HEBREWS CHAPTER SEVEN

What is DISANNULLED? What is WEAK? What is UNPROFITABLE? These three...

1. The Levitical Priesthood (which could bring perfection [salvation] TO NO ONE, Hebrews 7:11).

2. The Law of Moses relative to New Testament Christians who are NOT UNDER THE LAW (Romans 6:14, Acts 15:24).

3. Tithing, which is of the law of Moses (Hebrews 7:5, Numbers 18:21-24, Matthew 23:23).

In Hebrews Chapter Seven tithing is mentioned 7 times, verses number; 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 9 again, focusing CLEARLY ON TITHING, and while proving the superiority of Christ's priesthood, ALSO places tithing (along with the rest of the law of Moses) in a position of INFERIORITY and declares it all...

ALL THREE ARE WEAK, ALL THREE ARE UNPROFITABLE, AND ALL THREE ARE DISANNULLED (CANCELED)...INCLUDING TITHING.

"For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof." - Hebrews 7:18

AND...

If we are to tithe BECAUSE Abraham tithed, then logically, and if Abraham is to be our example concerning tithing, we should also tithe AS Abraham tithed; unless you can find a scripture that says; "Tithe because Abraham tithed, but not like him" - 1 Nonsense 3:1.

Abraham also circumcised before the law; should we circumcise also, why just tithing? ... and Abraham gave all he was in possession of (not just 10%) which was property he didn't own; should we do the same, tithe as Abraham did, on other people's property? Also, where does the word of God instruct anyone to "tithe because Abraham did?"...NOWHERE; not to anyone in the Old or New Testaments. Abram, and his one time tithe to Melchizedek, is NEVER used in God's Word as a reason for, or example of tithing.

Abram's tithe in Genesis 14 was a non-compulsory tithe. Abraham gave a tenth to Melchizedek of his own free will. The voluntary nature of Abram's tithe counteracts arguments that would link his tithe to any form of compulsory giving on a regular basis.

Abraham paid a one-time tithe of war spoils from his local battles, and he followed the local Arabic custom to pay that tithe to the Semitic priest-king Melchizedek. Abraham was a very wealthy man before this time, and he didn’t tithe from that, but paid a tithe from the aforementioned war spoils. This event was the only instance recorded in the Bible of Abraham offering/paying a tithe. (Hebrews 7, Genesis 14, Psalm 110).

>> Here is how Abraham tithed...

1. The example of Abraham is not a normative pattern; some people claim that tithing is required because Abraham gave a tenth to Melchizedek, and he lived before the Mosaic covenant (the Law) was in place. Such an example hardly prove tithing is for all time, however. Abraham’s gift to Melchizedek was a one-time event; there is no evidence he regularly gave God (or anyone) a tithe.

2. Abraham tithed on the spoils of war (which would be illegal under the Law, which is the tithing system, rules and procedures GOD ESTABLISHED; God did not establish a system of tithing outside of the Law of Moses, the Torah. There is no such a "second tithing system" in the Old or New Testament).

3. Abraham tithed by paying 10% to a Priest, Melchizedek, and the remaining 90% he gave to a pagan King (and some to his men); in Abraham's case, to the King Sodom.

4. Abraham tithed one time (no record of Abraham ever tithing before or after, and no record of him teaching Issac to tithe or anyone else...Abraham was not a tithing teacher).

5. Abraham tithed without being commanded to do so. God never held Abraham responsible for tithing, and did not tell him to do so. We have no record of any such command from God to Abraham.

6. Abraham tithed on things he didn't own. Some of which were Lot's property ("And he gave him tithes of all." - Genesis 14:20).

7. And, possibly, Abraham tithed human beings taken in his rescue of his Nephew, Lot.

8. Abraham tithed directly to a Priest, NOT to a church, tithing teacher or TV Evangelist. Also, he didn't tithe to an organization, but rather to a person; Melchizedek.

9. Abraham tithed because of a ONE TIME special event; the slaughter of the Kings upon rescuing Lot, his tithe was not a regular weekly event.

10. God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, yet tithing, not given by God, is held in higher priority by tithing teachers than a God-ordained covenant; the covenant with Abraham was confirmed with circumcision, not tithing.

11. Abraham tithed to a KING, Melchizedek; are we to treat pastors as KINGS and the church they oversee as a "Kingdom run by a KING?"

12. Since God NEVER called the Children of Israel to tithe based on Abraham tithing to Melchizedek (there is NO SCRIPTURE commanding the Children of Israel to tithe as Abraham did), the very Abraham who was the Father of their Nation, and HIGHLY revered; why would God instruct the New Testament Church to "tithe as Abraham did?"

13. Abraham tithed to Melchizedek, thus according to Hebrews 7:5-8, proved and established that Melchizedek was superior than Abraham; when we tithe to a pastor or other person, are we to then conclude they are superior to us?

14. That is "Abrahamic tithing" ...AND WOULD BE ILLEGAL UNDER THE LAW, and the Law (or reference to the Law) is the ONLY PLACE God has ever commanded tithing.

15. And, how and where does scripture say that Abraham's tithe was an "eternal law," and why weren't the Israelites tithing BEFORE the Law, since Abraham's tithe was supposed to be some kind of "eternal law" and was before the Law of Moses, the Torah? Where is it recorded in scripture that Israelites tithed before the Law and did so because of Abraham tithing? Nowhere.

16. Abram's tithe didn't come from the Promise Land, it came from spoils of war from Sodom and Gomorrah. In God's system of tithing, any tithe from outside the Promise Land was illegal.

Genesis 14:11-12...

"And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed."

>> Tithing is not a New Testament doctrine; there is no such thing as "New Testament tithing," or "Tithing under grace." If tithing was required and taught in the New Testament for Christians, it would have to be clearly detailed and outlined in the terms and conditions of the New Testament like all promises and commands of the New Testament are. Tithing instructions would be clearly included in the New Testament.

No such terms, conditions or details are outlined anywhere in the New Testament.

>> Tithing teachers enjoy pulling out highly selective sections of scripture to fool their followers into handing over their "tithe" money. That is called taking scripture out of context to deceive. They love the "BECAUSE" part, they hate the "AS" part.

>> THE WORD OF GOD warns us to be careful and alert...

"That we from now on be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;" - Ephesians 4:14

As a friend of mine has pointed out...

"Better read the account of Abraham tithing to Melchizedek again (Hebrews ch. This time, I suggest you take the blinders of religion off and read with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Abraham did not tithe his own wealth (Genesis 13:2) He tithed the property of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. (Genesis 14:16-23)

Abraham only tithed after killing a bunch of wicked people. Are you killing wicked people before you tithe?"

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TITHE AS ABRAHAM?

TITHE AS ABRAHAM?

You tithe as Abraham did? Are you sure? Consider...

>> 1. Abraham tithed with Levi in his Loins. Is the tribe of Levi in your loins? Is Levi descended from you?

Hebrews 7:10 - "For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

Hebrews 7:9 - "And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham."

Hebrews 7:6 - "But he [Melchisedec] whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises."

Hebrews 7:4 - "Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils."

Hebrews 7:6-7 - "But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better."

CONCLUSION

To claim that you are "tithing because Abraham did" is foolishness. The New Testament NEVER refers to Abraham and his tithing as an example to be followed today by a Believer under the New Covenant.

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GOD IS NOT RESTRICTED BY TIME OR ANYTHING ELES

GOD IS NOT RESTRICTED BY TIME OR ANYTHING ELES

Abraham's tithe could be said to be "before the law," before the Law of Moses; TRUE, but not limited to being before the Law of Moses from God's eternal timeless point of view, and God's point of view is the ONLY ONE that counts.

The Bible tells us the following...

Revelation 13:8 - "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world."

>> How could Jesus be slain (crucified) from (or before) the foundation of the world when the world wasn't even created yet when He was slain? Was Jesus not crucified just outside of Jerusalem at about 33AD long after the creation, foundation, of the world?

Galatians 2:20 - "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."

>> How could Paul be crucified with Christ when Paul was not physically nailed to the cross on the day when Jesus was crucified?

Matthew 11:13-15 - "For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias [Elijah], which was for to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

>> How could John be Elias, yet Jesus said he was; "And if ye will receive it, this is Elias" (Ref; See Malachi 4:5 - "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:"

The answer is simple; God is not bound by or restricted by time, space, order of events, by distance or by anything at all. If God reveals that from His point of view (the ONLY ONE that counts) that Jesus was crucified from the very foundations of the world, then HE WAS. If God reveals that from His point of view, Paul (meaning all of us) was crucified with Christ, then WE WERE. If Jesus, who was, and is God Almighty, tells us that John was Elijah fulfilling Malachi 4:5, then HE WAS.

Do as Jesus pointed out; receive it, receive that spiritual principle; "And if ye will receive it, this is Elias [Elijah]..."

In the same manner, based on the same eternal timeless concept seen in this verse we see the eternal point of view of God;

Hebrews 7:9 - "And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham." ...the Levite's tithe was a part of Abraham's tithe; they "payed tithes in Abraham..."

The Levites represent the Law of Moses in Abraham's tithe, and therefore include a component of tithing under the Law of Moses in Abraham's tithe to Melchisedec...

Hebrews 7:11 - "If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?" The people received the law FROM THE LEVITES; Moses was a Levite who was the Law giver.

So, therefore; yes, Abraham tithed in an earthly time-line before the Law of Moses, but from God's eternal perspective as we see in Revelation 13:8, Galatians 2:20 and Matthew 11:13-15, Abraham's tithe to Melchisedec was a tithe that included the Levites which was a tithe representing the Law.

CONCLUSION

Look at Abraham's tithe from God's eternal point of view, not from man's limited point of view. Abraham did not tithe before the Law from God's point of view, he tithed with the Law in him...

Hebrews 7:10 - "For he [Levi] was yet in the loins of his father [Abraham], when Melchisedec met him."

THE ETERNAL TIMELESSNESS OF GOD...

... Psalms 90:2 - "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God."

... Revelation 1:8 - "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."

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MORE ON THE HEBREWS 7:8 STUDY

MORE ON THE HEBREWS 7:8 STUDY - "And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth."

The Levites were involved in the tithe and tithing based on the Law of Moses. There is no record of Levi or his descendants given the tithe or receiving tithes before the Law of Moses...

The Levites did not receive or pay tithes outside of the Law of Moses...

Again; "have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though [or "even though"] they come out of the loins of Abraham:" ...coming out of the loins of Abraham did not preclude them or eliminate them from the Law of Moses regarding tithing.

Nehemiah 10:38 - "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."

Numbers 18:26 - "Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe."

Numbers 18:21 - "And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation."

Numbers 18:23-24 - "But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance. But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance."

The Levites were included in the tithing of Abraham, not only was Abraham tithing to Melchisedec the Levites were also tithing to Melchisedec...

Hebrews 7:9 - "And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham."

Because of this reality...

Hebrews 7:10 - "For he [Levi] was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him."

The Levites represent the Law of Moses in Abraham's tithe, and therefore include a componant of tithing under the Law of Moses in Abraham's tithe to Melchisedec...

If there were no component of the Law of Moses / the Levites present in the tithing of Abraham, Abraham's tithe to Melchisedec would have proven the superiority of Melchisedec over Abraham, but not over the Levitical Priesthood...

Hebrews 7:7 - "And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better."

The Levite's tithe in Abraham did not cease to be a tithe of the Law because the Levites in Abraham did not cease to represent the Law and the priesthood of the Law.

The writer of the Book of Hebrews clearly points out the Levitical component and focuses on the Levites tithing in Abraham to Melchisedec to establish the superiority of the order of Melchisedec and the priesthood of Melchisedec over the Levites and the Levite priesthood.

The Levitical priesthood was established by the law of a carnal commandment, the Law of Moses, in stark contrast to the priesthood of Melchisedec (Jesus Christ) that was established after the power of an endless life...

Hebrews 7:15-17 - "And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec."

That is why the writer of the Book of Hebrews concludes the following...

Hebrews 7:8 - "And here men that die receive tithes; but there he, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth."

Hebrews 7:8 is telling us that under the law carnal commandment (the Law of Moses) the Levites received tithes (Hebrews 7:5), but he who has the power of endless life also received a tithe from both Abraham and the Levites via the loins of Abraham. Hebrews 7:8 does not tell us that Melchisedec continues to receive tithes. He does not have to because by Abraham's one tithe to Melchisedec the proving of the superiority of the priesthood of Melchisedec has been clearly proven forever. It does not need to be proven over and over again with tithe after tithe. Paying a tithe to Melchisedec, or to a person claiming to represent Melchisedec, over and over again would produce nothing and prove nothing.

This has been established and proven forever...

Hebrews 7:15 - "And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest"

Hebrews 7:17 - "For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec."

Hebrews 6:20 - "Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

Psalms 110:4 - "The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."

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