Three Kinds of Givers

Three Kinds of Givers

In the Rabbinic tradition, the proportion by which a person gives reveal the person’s heart. The generous man — the man with a good eye — gives 1/40 of his income to the priest. In other words, he gives 2.5% to the priest, on top of the 10% he gives as his tithe. If...
How Can I Give My Heave Offering?

How Can I Give My Heave Offering?

Is the tithe the same as the heave offering? The short answer is, no. The heave offering is often given in conjunction with the tithes (Lev. 7;14, 34) as a provision for the Levites. The Levites are the priestly tribe the Lord assigned to be ministers. They had no...
The Source – Our Source

The Source – Our Source

Giving is a faith issue, and not a supply issue. The giving is not dependent of what you have currently. Instead, it is based on your heart to believe God. What did Paul write, “And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having...
The Generosity God Commends

The Generosity God Commends

  Paul wrote to the church in Corinth about the generosity that pleases the Lord. Generosity is a heart issue, not a money issue. A person’s generosity is measured against his willingness to give and not in the amount that he is giving. A person can give a...
TARUMAH: THE BETTER CONTRIBUTION

TARUMAH: THE BETTER CONTRIBUTION

TARUMAH: THE BETTER CONTRIBUTION Tarumah is translated as a “better contribution”. Tarumah came from the root word hērīm, which means to lift or take off. It denotes how something is “taken off ” from a larger mass and separated for a sacred purpose.4 It’s not a...