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Q3. (14:20) What is the significance of Abraham giving one tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizedek? Does tithing today represent the same kind of worship? Why should we tithe to God first (like Abraham did) before dividing up our paychecks to pay our bills?

tithing is a way of giving back to God's kingdom,tenth is taken out of a gross wage and given to a church you belong to so they can put it back into God's kingdom

When Abraham gave 1/10 to Melchezedek it was so he would not owe him anything. It was payment for the food eaten by men and for their services with rescuing Lot.

We should tithe to God first because it is showing God that he is first in our lives and giving back to the Kingdom of God.

Abraham gave Melchizedek a tenth of the spoils of war in thankfulness to the “God Most High” who blessings made Abraham’s rescue of his brother Lot and defeat of the Mesopotamian armies possible. All that Abraham recovered was made possible through God—“who delivered your enemies into your hand” (Gen 14:20a).

Like Abraham’s spoils, all that we have gained is made possible through God, who delivered it into our hands. When we tithe to God first, our tithing reflects priorities in our lives. When God is central to our lives we honor him with our best—our “first fruits”. When we tithe with what is leftover (and do we really have anything leftover) from taxes, bills, necessities and frivolities, we are really saying that we don’t have room for God in our busy lives.

Q3. (14:20) What is the significance of Abraham giving one tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizedek? Does tithing today represent the same kind of worship? Why should we tithe to God first (like Abraham did) before dividing up our paychecks to pay our bills?

Giving a tenth of the war spoils to Melchizedek indicated that Abraham recognised Melchizedek as a servant of God. We tithe in our churches etc. But in Abraham's days, there were no churches and no prophets or Priests. Only Melchizedek was there serving the Most High God. So naturally, Abraham gave him his tenth of the spoils of war. It was done as an act of thanksgiving and worship.

Tithing, whether in Abrahams days or in our days, reperesents the same values. Tithing should be done compulsorily. Its not an option for Christians. We have to learn to give cheerfully. Otherwise, if we prefer to give out of what remains at the end, we will end up in backlog as there won't be anything left after catering to our various needs. Once the accounts of God are settled, then our accounts will automatically tally. There won't be any deficit budget for us. Because our God is a faithful God and He gives back tenfold to His children.

Q3. (14:20) What is the significance of Abraham giving one tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizedek? Does tithing today represent the same kind of worship? Why should we tithe to God first (like Abraham did) before dividing up our paychecks to pay our bills?

Abraham is recognizing God as the author of His victory. Melchizedek, as priest representing God, accepts the tenth as God's.
It should, but often giving is far below that level--thus many churches cannot pay their just bills, let alone spread the Gospel around the world.
We can always find ways to spend our money, and thus say we have not enough to give a tithe to God. We pay our bills first, and then miserly give God a tenth of what remains. That is not tithing! We are robbing God when we do not tithe our income, just the "remains"!

Pastor Ralph, on Aug 23 2004, 08:55 PM, said:

What is the significance of Abraham giving one tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizedek?
an act of worship to God . . . By tithing to God's priest Melchizedek, Abraham is worshipping God for giving him the victory. Melchizedek, the priest and representative of God, receives Abraham's gift as an act of worship of God Most High.

Does tithing today represent the same kind of worship? Yes

Why should we tithe to God first (like Abraham did) before dividing up our paychecks to pay our bills? Because all things belong to God, and it shows were our hearts and priorities are. It also teaches us faith and not to be selfish.

Pastor Ralph, on Aug 23 2004, 08:55 PM, said:

Q3. (14:20) What is the significance of Abraham giving one tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizedek? Does tithing today represent the same kind of worship? Why should we tithe to God first (like Abraham did) before dividing up our paychecks to pay our bills?

It is my understanding that we tithe to our Pastor's, so they may feed their families, as they are set apart to feed the flock! If we don't give to them first, even if it's set aside in our minds as we pay the bills, because the money can quickly get gone and tithe goes unpaid if we don't look at it with Top-Priority! Now I am looking at it with top-priority, but it goes unpaid for truely I start each month in the hole and out side of just the norm bill's, there's not enough left to tithe, and then the cycle starts all over again. I'm working with it though, and am pleased to say that it's beginning to turn around. Something Good Is About To Happen! In Jesus Name! Amen!

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[color="blue"]3a.) Abram is remembering that El Elyon is his provider and refuge. That all things are from God.[/color]
3b.) (14:20) Does tithing today represent the same kind of worship?
[color="blue"]3b.) Yes.[/color]
3a.) (14:20) Why should we tithe to God first (like Abraham did) before dividing up our paychecks to pay our bills?
[color="blue"]3a.) As an act of worship, praise and thanksgiving for all that the LORD has blessed us with. We are never found wanting. Tithing has provided the right perspective for me and my wife. The money is a tool to provide for us and to use in the LORD's work.[/color]

Abraham recognized that Melchizek was the high priest to God. and has
understood that the victory he accomplished was the anointing of God
over his life. Tithing was significant , in that it showed he was putting God
first before his own needs.

Tithing today does represent the same kind of worship. It is an act of obedience and shows the order in which a person has put God in his life.
The love of money is the root of all evil in most people's lives, and our
giving is a thermometer to reveal how much we love God.

Every good and perfect gift comes from above; therefore, all belongs to God.
We should give our title with a heart of thanksgiving

1. What is the significance of Abraham giving one tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizedek?
a). It was an act of worship to the most High God
2.Does tithing today represent the same kind of worship
.yes
3. Why should we tithe to God first
c).I believe from the time of our Salvation That all good things comes from God himself. Our paycheck comes from Him And all that he ask for in return is a tenth of our first fruit and if we will give back to him what already belongs to Him then He will continue to Bless us

IT SHOWED MELCHIZEDEK THAT ABRAHAM WAS IN SUBMISSION TO HIGHER AUTHORITY. ABRAHAM WAS ALSO SHOWING HIS WORSHIP TO GOD THROUGH HIS TITHING FOR THE VICTORY . BY ACCEPTING THESE GIFTS, MELCHIZEDEK WAS SHOWING ABRAHAM THAT HE WORSHIPPED THE SAME GOD AND GAVE GOD THE CREDIT FOR THE VICTORY.
TITHING TODAY REPRESENTS THE SAME KIND OF WORSHIP. THANKING GOD FOR THE VICTORIES THAT WE HAVE. GIVING BACK TO GOD JUST ONE-TENTH IS A SURE WAY TO HAVE THE OTHER NINETY-PERCENT BLESSED. TITHING ON THE GROSS HAS A TWOFOLD BLESSING, ONE NOW AND THEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN THE TAXES COME DUE, GOD BLESSES THEM TOO. WHAT A GRACIOUS GOD WE SERVE!!!!
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER PAY BILLS BEFORE TITHING. TITHE FIRST AND THOSE OTHER DOLLARS WILL SOMEHOW GET STRETCHED TO PAY THE OTHER NECESSARY THINGS..

By freely offering the tithe to Melchisedek, Abram is expressing a (Holy Spirit?) recognition that He is God, and this is an opportunity to defer to Him in a real way. He is expressing his feelings about God, and also his thanksgiving for all that God is to him, and has done for him. He is showing practically his longing for unity with God, and well as giving expression to his fear and awe of God. God's acceptance of his offering must have created a most beautiful moment between them.

Jehovah-Jireh gave us our life, our body, mind and soul. He gave us our purpose and the way to fullfill it in this world to live in with his loving companiohship HIMSELF to lead us and love us and strengthen and bless us. We have nothing we can sacrifice to HIM, he already owns all and lends it to us. He made the greatest sacrifice to endure our penalty for our sin natures draw to defile HIS cherished loved one.
A tithe is acknowledging HIS Lordship over our life and our economic status. He provides for all our needs, and we can utilize what he has provided for our best interest when we honor him by seeking to know HIM and obeying his will for us, thru worship, offerings and being soft clay to be molded into HIS service, taking on HIS image imprinted on us when we accepted HIS call to be adopted into HIS eternal family.
To give of your time, talents and wealth from the whole he gives you is the only way to honor HIM. Anything less is a demonstration of faithlessness that HE will not continure to provide for your needs, or a selfishness to seek more for yourself than HE has intended for you to be satisfied with.
This is easier to live out as truth when single, but families often loose site of how to be honorable to God from the beginging of what it recieved, especially if families members have different spiritual maturity, and faith to be able to humble.

Melchizedek’s words were intended to remind Abram that the victory was God’s, and that his success was a result of God’s blessing. In effect, Melchizedek’s words were a reminder of the covenant God had made with Abram when he called him from Ur to Canaan. Abram’s response was a testimony to his faith in the one God worshipped by he and Melchizedek. His tithe was tangible evidence that it was God Who deserved the glory.

Abram wasn’t tithing from his own possessions. Abram was on his way home with the possessions of the King of Sodom and his allies. The example of giving one tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizedek is a witness to the glory of God and the sinfulness of Sodom. Abram could not accept the offer of keeping the goods of Sodom. Abram, like Melchizedek, was now jealous for God’s glory to be His alone. To accept anything from a pagan king would be to give him the opportunity to suppose that his giving was responsible for Abram’s success. The price of such goods was too high and so Abram refused what was rightfully his.

In the matter of giving and receiving, the most important issue is the glory of God. If we give to receive glory, our gifts are of no benefit. If we prosper at the hand of those who reject God and who take the glory themselves, God’s glory is veiled to men. Let us be most cautious in this matter of money and material things. Some may take money, even from the devil, but Abram would not.

This Scripture, I believe, is an example to us about how we go about making our money as well as how we give. Our tithing should bring glory to God. We should always be of the mind that God has provided us with the means to make our living and we should put God first. Giving our money to do God’s work should be first on our minds when we receive our paychecks.

What is the significance of Abraham giving one tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizedek?

Abraham gave a tithe to Melchizedek in order to honor God.

Does tithing today represent the same kind of worship?

Yes it does. We are to give the first fruits of what God has given us.

Why should we tithe to God first (like Abraham did) before dividing up our paychecks to pay our bills?

We should tithe first to God in order to honor Him, the One who has given to us to begin with.....for that we give Him back a portion. It is an act of putting God first above everything else.

The significance of Abraham giving one tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizedek is a form of worship to God. Today, tithing does represent the same kind of worship if done with the proper attitude. We should tithe to God first (like Abraham did) before dividing up our paychecks to pay our bills because then we are putting our faith in God to cover the rest.

Q#3= THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TITHE WAS THANKFULNESS AND A FORM OF WORSHIP ALSO A REGONITION TO MELCHIZEDEK AS SERVANT OF THE MOST HIGH GOD. TITHING IS NOT ONLY SCRIPTUAL IT IS COMMANDED(MALACHI 3) BY GOD. HE DOES NOT NEED THE MONEY BUT HE REQUIRES THE OBEDIENCE(OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE) THE BIBLE SAYS. IT IS ALSO WORSHIP TO THE GOD MOST HIGH.

Abraham gave one tenth of his spoils to Melchizedek as an act of worship.
By tithing to God's priest, Abraham is worshipping God for giving him the victory. Melchizedek as God's representative, receives Abraham's gift as an act of worship of God.
We should tithe to God first because we are showing Him that we trust Him to provide for our needs.

Q3. (14:20) What is the significance of Abraham giving one tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizedek?
Abraham’s tithe to Melchizedek was an act of worship to God.

Does tithing today represent the same kind of worship?
I will say that it should be the same, but isn’t always. We should be giving back to God first, before we give to anyone else.

Why should we tithe to God first (like Abraham did) before dividing up our paychecks to pay our bills?
Giving to God first shows that He is first in our lives. We should be a cheerful tither.