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Deuteronomy 15:19
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17 then you shall take an awl and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise.
18 It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth aa double hired servant in serving you six years. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do.  

The Law Concerning Firstborn Animals

19 a“All the firstborn males that come from your herd and your flock you shall1 sanctify to the Lord your God; you shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock.  
20 aYou and your household shall eat it before the Lord your God year by year in the place which the Lord chooses.  
21 aBut if there is a defect in it, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you shall not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.  
22 You may eat it within your gates; athe unclean and the clean person alike may eat it, as if it were a gazelle or a deer.  
23 Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pour it on the ground like water.
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Deuteronomy 15:19

We can see the human reasoning coming into play here: "I have a bullock that I am going to give to God, but he looks really great. Maybe I can use him for awhile before I give him," or, "God certainly would not want the wool, so I will shear that off!" This is just human nature in the raw at work. I could not help but smile at this because, over the years, I knew of people who had invested their tithe money with the hope of giving more to God. They invested in factory or farm equipment and then the bottom of the equipment market fell out. It just does not work that way! God tells us not to do anything else with what is due Him. He says, "It is Mine!"

John O. Reid
Tithing

Related Topics: God Owns Tithe | Human Reason | Human Reasoning | Investing Tithe Money | Tithe, First | Tithing


 
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