Tithing in the Bible: What the Verses Say and Where They Stop

Is a tithe one tenth or more? In the law of Moses, the tithe paid the Levites, funded a family meal in God's presence, and every third year fed the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow in your town. This video reads Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, then Malachi, Jesus in Matthew 23 and Paul in 2 Corinthians 9. You also hear where three writers from The Gospel Coalition disagree, and you get a one-minute check on your own giving. This video is biblical teaching, not personal financial advice. Talk to a qualified professional about your own situation. Chapters: 00:00 Three Jobs for Tithe 01:35 Job One: Pay Workers 02:45 Job Two: Family Meal 03:35 Job Three: Feed Neighbors 04:25 The Math and Debate 08:50 Your One Page Check 10:25 What to Remember Scriptures referenced (NIV): Nehemiah 13:10-12 - "All Judah brought the tithes of grain, new wine and olive oil into the storerooms." Leviticus 27:30 - "A tithe of everything from the land... belongs to the Lord." Numbers 18:20-21, 25-28 - "I give to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance." Deuteronomy 14:22-29 - The tenth eaten before the Lord, and the third-year tithe for the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. Genesis 14:18-20 - "Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything." Genesis 28:20-22 - "Of all that you give me I will give you a tenth." Malachi 3:8-10 - "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house." Matthew 23:1, 23 - "You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former." 2 Corinthians 9:6-12 - "Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give."