Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . ractical to maintain both church andstate from the same source of revenue,the tithe is therefore not binding uponthe Christians to-day. It may be that those who take such astand are not aware of the amount, ofgiving which the Jews were called uponto do. First, All the tithe of the land,whether of the seed of the landor the fruit of the tree, is Je-hovahs; it is holy unto Jehovah. .And all the tithe of the herd or theflock, whatever passeth under the rod,the tenth shall be holy unto Jehovah.(Lev. 27: 30 and 32.) The twice repeatedstatement that these tenths are
Missionary, Visitor, The (1907) . ractical to maintain both church andstate from the same source of revenue,the tithe is therefore not binding uponthe Christians to-day. It may be that those who take such astand are not aware of the amount, ofgiving which the Jews were called uponto do. First, All the tithe of the land,whether of the seed of the landor the fruit of the tree, is Je-hovahs; it is holy unto Jehovah. .And all the tithe of the herd or theflock, whatever passeth under the rod,the tenth shall be holy unto Jehovah.(Lev. 27: 30 and 32.) The twice repeatedstatement that these tenths are holyunto the Lord should settle the sacred-ness of the portion. It was known asthe Levites tithe. (Numbers 18: 21-24.)The offerer could in no way use it, nei-ther did he have any part in its disposal;he could never expect any part of it backagain, and the amount given was notto be diminished. In so doing God wouldlook upon the act as robbery. (Mai. 3:8.) The Levites who received this tithewere themselves to offer up a tenth of. ^MP
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