TITHING IS A NECESSITY

 part 2

In part one I spoke of the fact that the tithe belongs to Yehovah (Called by some: The LORD, Adonai, HaShem).

That does not mean that you take your money and place it in a bowl and put it in front of an image of Yehovah to feed Him, as some religious groups do to their favored god!

First of all, let us be clear, that we are forbidden to make any images of our Elohim, or any other thing in Heaven or under the earth.

“I am Yehovah your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.

You shall not make for yourself a carved image-any likeness of anything this is in Heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, Yehovah your Elohim, am a jealous Elohim, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me. But showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My Commandments.” - Shemot/Exodus 20:1-6

I write the whole passage for you to see that it is Yehovah speaking on Mount Sinai. Idolatry if forbidden. In fact we read we must burn all idols and we cannot bring them into our houses.

“You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to Yehovah your Elohim. 26 Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an accursed thing. -Devarim/Deuteronomy 7:25

I write whole passages of Scriptures because some of the people who read this message are not familiar with the Word of Yehovah. In ignorance they keep images of the dead they call saints, and images of other false gods.

Concerning idols I have personally experienced a miracle. I have written my autobiography, and among other things, I have spoken about the day Yehovah Himself sent the fire from Heaven to burn my idols. The title of my book is “New Life and Glory” and is on Kindle and paperback on Amazon. You may want to read about it.

When I say to give the tithe to Yehovah, some many may think that we have to do what the heathen do, to place it on a plate for that Idol to accept! Yehovah does not eat our tithe personally. But He wants us to give it to other ministries who are serving Him preaching the gospel, and to the poor, and needy people.

When we give the tithe to Yehovah we are acknowledging Him as our Elohim, and our Master and Provider.

He is the one who gives us power to get wealth. Let us see what His Word has to say about it.

“And you shall remember Yehovah you Elohim, for it is He who give you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. Then it shall be, if you by any means forget Yehovah your Elohim, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. Devarim 8:18

You see, money is the idol of may people. Many people may not make an image of clay or gold and or silver, but they worship money. They may even steal from people, or refuse to give the tithe to Yehovah, which is stealing from Him. They betray their country for gain. They kill and hide their sin because they are lusting for money and prestige. I know of some believers who refuse to pay tithes because it is written in the “Old Testament,” as though we do not have to obey His Commandments. This is so silly and downright dumb!

The Commandments have been given us to help us separate from the sin and wickedness of the world, so that we can be children of Yehovah. Yehovah is holy and we cannot come to Him with our own wickedness! If we would attempt to do so, we would die in His Holy Presence! Sin is not allowed in Heaven!

Some say that we have them written in our heart, which is true, but He has not changed them, they are the same as those written on the stone on Mt. Sinai. He did not remove some Commandments to make us comfortable.

Actually when we disobey Him, we are not comfortable, we feel lousy, and even depressed, because our spirit knows we have disobeyed our Creator, and we loose His peace. When we disobey Him, we are cutting ourselves off from the blessings, and placing ourselves under the curse, which is the opposite of the blessing!

Some people also refuse to pay taxes to the government. Which is sin. However, we are still in this world, and we use the streets and all government privileges, therefore we must also pay the taxes!

Now talking about taxes.

As mentioned our finances are given us by our Elohim. Yes, we go to work, but He provides the jobs, and our physical ability to do so. Without Him we can do nothing.

So if we do not give the tithes and even the offering when He asks us, we are indeed robbing Him.

I will continue next time on his subject, but today I must ask you a question: if you die today do you know where you will spend eternity? If you are Jewish, I suggest you buy a complete Bible, which includes the Tanakh and the New Testament. There you will learn about your people. Yehoshua, your Mashiach came to pay the price for your sin. I know you may think that you have no sin, but this is not true. Have you ever looked at a women with lust? Have you said a lie? Have you loved Yehovah with all your heart, soul and mind? This and many other things you may have done. Yehovah says,

“Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine; The souls who sins shall die.-Yechezqel/Ezekiel 18:4

(see also Romiyim/Romans 3:23) But He provided the atonement by the Hebrew Mashiach Yehoshua Who came to die for our sins. He took our place on the cross so that we do not have to die.

All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to His own way; And Yehovah has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.- Yeshayahu/Isaiah 53:6

Whoever you are, American, Italian, German, Hebrew or any other nationality, now you can surrender your heart to Yehovah, and believe that Yehoshua His only Ben/Son, has come to set you free and to give you eternal life. All you need to do is to ask Yehovah, our Father in Heaven, to forgive you of your sin, and to ask Yehoshua to live His life in you. Just believe!

You may also only call on Him by Name, “Yehoshua, Help me,” and He will come to you. He looks at your heart. He Loves you and is waiting on you to call on Him. Do it now, and begin to live your new life with Him and become born again!

He will cleanse you and make you completely whole. Your life will no longer be boring, but exciting. You never be alone again, for He will be there with you and help you every step of the way. He will teach you and instruct in the ways of His kingdom. Call on His mighty wonderful name now.