Offerings of Land Guidelines for offering real estate to the Lord. Leviticus 27:16-25 “If a man dedicates to the LORD part of the land that is his possession, then the valuation shall be in proportion to its seed. A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. If he ...

Guarding Against Capricious Giving God’s Law guides us in how properly to give to the Lord. Leviticus 27:9-13 “If the vow is an animal that may be offered as an offering to the LORD, all of it that he gives to the LORD is holy. He shall not exchange it or make a ...

Special Valuations How do we determine what to give for emergency or other special needs? Leviticus 27:1-8 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, If anyone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the valuation of persons, then the valuation of a male ...

Things Devoted Whatever we devote to God must go to God. Leviticus 27:28, 29 “But no devoted thing that a man devotes to the LORD, of anything that he has, whether man or beast, or of his inherited field, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the LORD. ...

Faithfulness and Promises God honors faithfulness with fulfilled promises. Deuteronomy 26:12-15 “When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, which is the year of tithing, giving it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your towns and ...

Spending the Lord’s Money on Ourselves God intends us to use our offerings for His purposes in our lives. Deuteronomy 14:22, 23 “You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. And before the LORD your God, in the place that he will choose, to ...

The Way We Give How we give is as important as what. Exodus 23:19 “The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God.” Proverbs 3:9, 10 Our text emphasizes that the best of our first fruits are to go to the Lord. This required a ...

Give Promptly We should not delay in giving to the Lord. Exodus 22:29 “You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.” Numbers 3:11-13 Promptness in giving is what’s in view here. Israelites were expected ...

No Substitutes Guard against self-interest in giving. Leviticus 27:30-33 “Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the LORD’s; it is holy to the LORD. If a man wishes to redeem some of his tithe, he shall add a fifth to ...

First Fruits, Good and Bad The tithe might include good and bad fruit. Leviticus 27:30-33 “Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the LORD’s; it is holy to the LORD. If a man wishes to redeem some of his tithe, ...