Deuteronomy 14:27

_THOU SHALT TRULY TITHE ALL THE INCREASE OF THY SEED, THAT THE FIELD BRINGETH FORTH YEAR BY YEAR._ Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed. The dedication of a tenth part of the year's produce in everything was then a religious duty (see the notes at Deuteronomy 12:17; Deuteronomy 26:12). It was to be brought as an offering to the sanctuary; and where distance prevented its being taken in kind, it was by this statute convertible into money, with which, on arrival in the city of solemnities, the materials of a private sacrifice or free-will offering were purchased. It is spoken of here entirely as the voluntary act of the people (cf. Amos 4:4), whereas the first tithes were the legal d

22-29 A second portion from the produce of their land was required. The whole appointment evidently was against the covetousness, distrust, and selfishness of the human heart. It promoted friendliness, liberality, and cheerfulness, and raised a fund for the relief of the poor. They were taught that their worldly portion was most comfortably enjoyed, when shared with their brethren who were in want. If we thus serve God, and do good with what we have, it is promised that the Lord our God will bless us in all the works of our land. The blessing of God is all to our outward prosperity; and without that blessing, the work of our hands will bring nothing to pass. The blessing descends upon the working hand. Expect not that God should bless thee in thy idleness and love of ease. And it descends upon the giving hand. He who thus scatters, certainly increases; and to be free and generous in the...

EXPOSITION HEATHEN CUSTOMS OF MOURNING TO BE AVOIDED. NO ABOMINABLE THING TO BE EATEN. MEATS CLEAN AND UNCLEAN. TITHES. DEUTERONOMY 14:1 Israel, as the people of God, chosen by him to be his children by adoption, must not only abstain from idolatry, but also avoid all heathenish usages and practices, such as those connected with mourning for the dead, and those pertaining to the use of food. DEUTERONOMY 14:1 Ye a

AND THE LEVITE THAT IS WITHIN THY GATES, THOU SHALT NOT FORSAKE HIM,.... As not from giving him the first tithe, as Jarchi remarks, so he was not to forget him in this; he was not to leave him behind, but take him with him to partake of this entertainment: FOR HE HATH NO PART NOR INHERITANCE WITH THEE IN THE LAND: see Deuteronomy 12:12....

10. THE CHILDREN OF GOD AND THEIR SEPARATION CHAPTER 14 _ 1. The declaration of relationship: A holy people (Deuteronomy 14:1)_ 2. Their food as a separated people (Deuteronomy 14:3) 3. Concerning tithes (Deuteronomy 14:22) Ye are the children of the Lord your God. Because God had chosen them to be a peculiar people unto Himself, above all the other nations, they were to be an holy people. To them belongeth still “the adoption” (Romans 9:4). God called Israel His firstborn son and that nation holds that place, in the divine purpose, among the nations. Sonship, in the New Testamen

Regulations respecting tithes. See Leviticus 27:30 * and Numbers 18:21 * (both P). The older codes are silent about tithes, but _cf._ Genesis 28:22 (E). The clause concerning firstlings in Deuteronomy 14:23 is an interpolation. They were given whole, not tithed, and the law as to them occurs in Deuteronomy 15:19 *. The tithing of cattle and sheep is mentioned in Leviticus 27:32 (P) only. According to...

THE LEVITE. Compare Deuteronomy 12:19....

_the Levite within thy gates_ The rural minister, dispossessed of his allowances by the removal of the tithe from the local sanctuaries. _thou shalt not forsake him_ Not in LXX: which adds stranger, orphan, and widow, and other formulas an instance of how readily these were added by various editors....

THOUGHT QUESTIONS 14:22-29 258. What would happen to ten-percent of the see? To whom was it given? What use was made of it? 259. How could the tithe be given to the Lord if it was eaten by the worshipper? 260. Why would the exception of Deuteronomy 14:24-25 help some of the twelve tribes? 261. Does Deuteronomy 14:26 give permission for the drinking of strong drink? Discuss. 262. Explain the special provision made in Deuteronomy 14:28-29. AMPLIFIED TRANSLATION 14:22-29 22 You shall surely tithe all the yield of your seed, produced by your field each year. 23 And you shall eat before the Lord your God, in the plac

DISFIGURINGS FOR MOURNING FORBIDDEN. CLEAN AND UNCLEAN MEATS SPECIFIED 1. Practices connected with idolatry: see on Leviticus 19:27; Leviticus 19:28....