And tithing is something that is commanded.
Tithing is not something that's optional.
It's something that we are commanded to do.
The Bible commands us to do a lot of things, and tithing is one of them.
Now if you're there, or actually if you would, go over to Numbers chapter 18.
Numbers chapter 18.
In bookmark Numbers 18, we'll come back again.
First of all, notice it's commanded to be taken.
You know, when I say, hey, tithing is commanded, you're probably thinking, yeah, I'm supposed
to tithe.
And that's true.
But notice also that it said there in Hebrews, in verse 5, verily they that are of the sons
of Levi who received the office of the priest of, have a commandment to take the tithes
of the people according to the law.
So it's not only is the tithe commanded to be given, but it's also commanded to be taken.
You know, the tithe, the Levites were supposed to take it.
That's what they were told.
And that's, you find that over here in Numbers 18, look at verse 20, it says, and the Lord
spake unto Aaron, thou shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any
part among them.
I am thy part and thy inheritance among the children of Israel, 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 and the congregation.
So you've got to kind of think about this.
How is that a commandment to the Levites, to take the tithes?
Because it says there in verse 20, thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither
shalt thou have any part among them.
Basically what he's saying here is he's commanding them to live off the tithes, that they weren't
allowed to, you know, have a separate inheritance and go out and work these other jobs, and
they were commanded to take the tithes and to live off of them.
So they didn't have any inheritance, they didn't have any other source of income, you
know, so they were commanded in a sense to take the tithe.
You can see what that's meant, what is meant by that in Hebrews chapter 7, that kind of
clears that up.