Does Jesus Say We Need to Tithe? CQ Podcast Highlight

Many churches say that we must all tithe ten percent, but what did Jesus say about tithing? To hear the whole conversation listen to the full podcast: https://christianquestions.com/doctrine/1284-christianity-today-part-ii/

Julie:
Okay, let's take a closer look at that Levitical tithe, because that's where a lot of this comes from, right? The first ti in the Bible is Abram. He paid a one-time offering of a 10th of goods. He won in battle. He paid it to the priest Melek in Genesis 14, but it did not involve Abram's own possessions. That's really important. In Leviticus, God announced a 10th part from the land would belong to him of flocks and herds. They were to simply count and the random 10th animal was separated. Ties were never money. And in Nov numbers 18, we learned that Aaron, the high priest and his family of Lou Levites were to receive what was called a perpetual allotment of these offerings, including grain and other food. Well, that sounds like a huge windfall serve God, and you get stuff , but there's a catch. Numbers 18 also says Aaron received no inheritance of the land. So they're completely dependent on the people supporting them so they could focus on their activities for God. But here's a surprise, not many people realize this, but not only did the Levis not get land, but they themselves had to tithe a 10th of what they were given and not just a random 10th, they had to give the best of what they received. Doesn't look like today's tithing at all.