Responsa To: Do Priests Pay Tithes?

SF, Stagecoach, NV

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

     My base response to any human, no matter what job they have, would be to tithe not just what you have, but any financial gifts you receive as well.

(This is what the enemy is teaching)

Do Priests Pay Tithes?

Hebres 7:1-28, Colossians 3:22-24, Hebrews 9:15 & 1 Peter 1:3-5

1.     Hebrews 7:1-28    Vs 1-2  Yes, Abraham gave 10% to Melchizedek (probably Jesus) but Abraham was not commanded or told to – he did it on his own, he knew how to treat a king.  Don’t forget, Samuel was told by God, what a king would want; 1 Samuel 8:10-15  “So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who asked him for a king. 11  And he said, "This will be the behavior of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint  them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and some will run before his chariots.  12  "He will appoint captains over his thousands and captains over his fifties, will set some to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and some to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.  13  "He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.  14  "And he will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants.  15  "He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.  So the rules on what was kosher in those days, to give a King was already established.  Now, 10% doesn’t sound so bad compared to what the kings took from the people.

o      Vs 7-8  Beyond contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.  So Abraham blessed many mortal men in tithes, but there Abraham received them from the Levite priesthood for under it the people received the law.  The Law always had promises given when obeyed, refer to:

·       Deut 28:1-14 for the blessings available to them. Vs 1-2 “And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth: 2  and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.”

·       1 Samuel 12:6  “Then Samuel said to the people, "It is the LORD who raised up Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt.”  Notice Samuel a Prophet said God raised up Moses (A deliverer) and Aaron (a Prophet)

o      Vs 15-16  Paul talks about Melchizedek, who had no parent, no birth date, yet came in the flesh as a High Priest (as Jesus will) the greater High Priest to come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the POWER of an ENDLESS LIFE. Also, the inheritor, The King of Kings of all the earth!

2.     Col 3:22-24  I don’t believe this fits in here, with the exception of receiving an inheritance for you to serve the Lord Christ.  But it’s SO MUCH MORE we inherit!  To me, the main theme is Accept Jesus as your Savior and Messiah.

3.     Heb 9:15  Like above I don’t think this fits in here.

4.     1 Pet 1:3-5  Like above, this is about heaven and where we are.

(Although Priests, We Need Not A Tithe For We Have A Better Inheritance) – UNTRUE!  You’ll stay broke and busted, wondering where God is in your life.

 o      NOTE:  TITHE IS NOT ABOUT OUR INHERITANCE, BUT HOW THE HECK DO WE STAY AFLOAT ON EARTH TILL HE COMES….  IF YOU WANT TO PROSPER, TITHE AND GIVE OFFERINGS.  THAT HAS WORKED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS AND THE JEWS STILL DO IT AND ARE BLESSED IN ABUNDANCE!