LESSON 19
TITHES AND OFFERINGS
1] By what means were the priests of the Old Testament supported? Numbers 18:21
2] Upon what fundamental basis does tithe paying rest?
Psalm 24:1
3] What is one way that we can honour the Lord?
Proverbs 3: 9
4] What part of one’s income does the Lord claim as His own?
Leviticus 27:30
5] What does Paul say about how those who preach the gospel should be supported?
I Corinthians 9: 11-14
6] Who owns all the silver and gold?
Haggai 2:8
7] What about the cattle and all the beasts of the field?
Psalm 50: 10-11
8] How can God claim ownership of things?
Colossians 1: 16
9] How does man get power to accumulate wealth?
Deuteronomy 8: 18
10] What statement of Christ’s shows that man is not the original owner of that which he possesses, but a steward of Gods goods?
Matthew 25:14; I Corinthians 4:7
11] How early in the history of the world do we read about tithe paying? Genesis 14: 17-20; Hebrews 7: 1-2
12] Who else believed in tithe paying before the days of Moses?
Genesis 28: 20-22
13] What happened when the tithe was not brought into the storehouse? Nehemiah 13:10
14] What further sin did this condition bring into Israel’s midst?
Nehemiah 13:15
15] What did Nehemiah do to correct this evil?
Nehemiah 13: 11 – 13
16] Is it all right to use the Lord’s tithe for our own purposes?
Malachi 3: 8-9
17] Did Jesus approve tithe paying?
Matthew 23:23
18] What did God pronounce upon Israel because they disobeyed Him in this matter Malachi 3: 7-9
19] What blessing is pronounced upon faithful tithe-payers?
Malachi 3: 10-12
20] What statement of Paul’s indicates that tithes were received in his day?
Hebrews 7: 8
21] What spirit should motivate our giving?
2 Corinthians 9: 7; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Acts 20: 35
22] What else besides the Lord’s tithe are we told to bring for the support of the various phases of Church work?
Malachi 3:8; Psalm 96: 8; 2 Corinthians 9: 7; Luke 21: 1-3
23] What is the danger of withholding our gifts to God?
Luke 12: 15, 34; 1 Timothy 6: 7-11
