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1889 · Quarter 3

Tithes and Offerings

  1. 1To Whom Do Man and All His Possessions Belong?
  2. 2Covetousness
  3. 3The Grace of Christ
  4. 4First-Day Offerings
  5. 5Gratitude Appreciated
  6. 6The Love of Christ Exemplified
  7. 7God Requires Faithfulness
  8. 8God's Promises
  9. 9Parable of the Talents
  10. 10The Waiting Position
  11. 11Tithing
  12. 12Tithing
  13. 13A Divine Legacy

Lesson 11 · September 14, 1889

Tithing

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  1. 1.Under what circumstances was the first tithe paid, as recorded in the Scriptures? .
  2. 2.What was the office of Melchizedek? .
  3. 3.Who was the greater, Abraham or Melchizedek? .
  4. 4.Of how much did Abraham give the tithe? , last clause; .
  5. 5.What proposition did the king of Sodom make? .
  6. 6.What response did Abraham make? .
  7. 7.Did Abraham make any exception, and for whom was the exception made? .
  8. 8.Was the tithe before or after the young men had eaten? See note.
  9. 9.By giving a tithe of all, whom did Abraham acknowledge as the only rightful owner of the tithe?
  10. 10.How many years was this before the law respecting the tithe was given to the Israelites? Compare margin of and .
  11. 11.Then to what priesthood did the tithing system properly belong?
  12. 12.What solemn vow did Jacob make 150 years after Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek? .
  13. 13.How can we account for the fact that Jacob knew God's claim to the tenth? .
  14. 14.Who is our high priest? .
  15. 15.After what order is Christ a priest? .
  16. 16.Then as tithing originated under the Melchizedek priesthood, and as Christ is a priest after the order of Melchizedek, what would we conclude in relation to the payment of tithes in this dispensation?
  17. 17.Did Christ teach the paying of tithes? .

Notes

In the fourteenth chapter of Genesis, every principle of the tithing system is given. Abram gave a tithe of all he possessed to Melchizedek, after which the king of Sodom proposed that he should have the persons, and Abram might keep the substance. That which he had taken from the kings was his by right of conquest, therefore it was his privilege to dispose of it as he thought best. He first gave to God his portion, the tithe of all; he then assured the king of Sodom that he would himself not take anything, even to a shoe latchet; but certain individuals who went with him were to receive their portion, and the young men were to have what they had eaten, and their portion.

Bible texts in this lesson

Genesis 14:16-20 · Genesis 14:18 · Hebrews 7:7 · Genesis 14:20 · Hebrews 7:4 · Genesis 14:21 · Genesis 14:22 · Genesis 14:23 · Genesis 14:24 · Genesis 14 · Exodus 20 · Genesis 28:20-22 · Genesis 18:19 · Hebrews 3:1 · Hebrews 5:5 · Hebrews 5:6 · Matthew 23:23

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