Malachi 3:10 References
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"aBring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the Lord of hosts, "if I will not bopen for you the windows of heaven and cpour out for you a blessing until dit overflows.
a Leviticus 27:30, Numbers 18:21-24, Deuteronomy 12:6, Deuteronomy 14:22-29, Nehemiah 13:12
Leviticus 27
30
'Thus aall the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord'S; it is holy to the Lord.
Numbers 18
21
"To the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the atithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting.
22
"aThe sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bear sin and die.
23
"Only the Levites shall perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall abear their iniquity; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, and among the sons of Israel bthey shall have no inheritance.
24
"For the tithe of the sons of Israel, which they offer as an offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance; therefore I have said concerning them, 'aThey shall have no inheritance among the sons of Israel.'"
Deuteronomy 12
6
"There you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, ayour tithes, the contribution of your hand, your votive offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock.
Deuteronomy 14
22
"You ashall surely tithe all the produce from what you sow, which comes out of the field every year.
23
"You shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God, aat the place where He chooses to establish His name, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may blearn to fear the Lord your God always.
24
"If the distance is so great for you that you are not able to bring the tithe, since the place where the Lord your God chooses ato set His name is too far away from you when the Lord your God blesses you,
25
then you shall exchange it for money, and bind the money in your hand and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses.
26
"You may spend the money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and athere you shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household.
27
"Also you shall not neglect athe Levite who is in your town, bfor he has no portion or inheritance among you.
28
"aAt the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year, and shall deposit it in your town.
29
"The Levite, abecause he has no portion or inheritance among you, and bthe alien, the orphan and the widow who are in your town, shall come and ceat and be satisfied, in order that dthe Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.