Care in Giving 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 firstfruits are to go to the Lord. This required a process of selection, comparison, and “sanctification” of the firstfruits, ...
Promptness in Giving 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 to give on schedule as soon as ...
Guard Against Self-Interest 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 it. And every ...
Tithes of Possessions 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 it. And every ...
Love God with Your Tithe 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 it. ...
Redeeming City Properties Leviticus 25:25-28 “If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come and redeem what his brother has sold. If a man has no one to redeem it and then himself becomes prosperous and finds sufficient means to redeem it, let him ...
An Upside-Down Economy? Leviticus 25:25-28 “If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come and redeem what his brother has sold. If a man has no one to redeem it and then himself becomes prosperous and finds sufficient means to redeem it, let him ...
Guests on God’s Earth Leviticus 25:23, 24 “The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me. And in all the country you possess, you shall allow a redemption of the land.” Love for God and obedience to His Law play ...
No Mediums Leviticus 19:31 “Do not turn to mediums or wizards; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the LORD your God.” Isaiah 8:19, 20; Acts 16:16-18 Leviticus 20:6 “If a person turns to mediums and wizards, whoring after them, I will set my face against that person ...
Justice and Mercy August 5, 2012 Lesson: Psalm 146:1-10 Key Verse: Psalm 146:5, 7 asdf Introduction When the prophet Samuel was old, he made his sons to be judges over Israel. They did not walk as Samuel walked, but turned aside after dishonest gain, as in bribery, thereby perverting justice. Now, what do you ...