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Nehemiah 12:44 – At that time men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the
contributions, firstfruits and tithes. From the fields around the towns they were to bring into the
storerooms the portions required by the Law for the priests and the Levites, for Judah was pleased
with the ministering priests and Levites. Officers were appointed to watch over the tithes in the
storehouse.

Nehemiah 13:5-12 and he had provided him with a large room formerly used to store the grain
offerings and incense and temple articles, and also the tithes of grain, new wine and olive oil
prescribed for the Levites, musicians and gatekeepers, as well as the contributions for the priests.
Nehemiah cleanses the storehouse and kicks Tobiah out of the room that was designated to store
the tithe. He then restores order.

Amos 4:4 Go to Bethel and sin; go to Gilgal and sin yet more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, your
tithes every three years. God is not pleased with their sacrifices every three years and reiterates the
curse that is upon them if they don’t.

Malachi 3:8-10 Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’
“In tithes and offerings. God reprimands Israel for not delivering the Mosaic tithe, and reiterates the
blessings and curse that would be as a result of whatever decision they chose. This is the most used
verse today by pastors who put their church under the law of the tithe. They equate not giving your
10% to the church to robbing God. They also, in this passage, inform their congregation that the
“storehouse” (which was a building in Jerusalem) is the church. This passage does not apply to the
church or believers today!

Matthew 23:23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of
your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—
justice, mercy and faithfulness, but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the
others.” Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for not obeying the weightier matters of the law along with
tithing. He also rebukes them for tithing mint, dill and cumin which were not required in the Mosaic
Law. The Pharisees made a practice of adding hundreds of rules and regulations which must be
obeyed in order to be considered righteous. Adding more rules to the tithe made it even more
difficult obey the Pharisees rules.

Luke 11:42 – 42 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other
kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the
latter without leaving the former undone. A parallel bible verse of Matthew 23:23 as Jesus rebukes
the Pharisees for not obeying the weightier matters of the law.

Luke 18:12 – I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ A Pharisee brags about his obedience
to the law and tithing. Luke is not suggesting that this be the practice of the New Testament church
today.

Hebrews 7:5-9 – 5Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a
tenth from the people—that is, from their fellow Israelites—even though they also are descended
from Abraham. 6This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth
from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. Abraham’s tithe is used to illustrate a change
concerning the priesthood. Again, the author of Hebrews is demonstrating the differences between
the old covenant of the law to the new and superior convenant of grace in Jesus Christ.

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