Tithing Teaches Us the Fear of God
The Bible is very clear that one of the main things that all believers must learn to do is to fear the Lord. We are not to fear people or world conditions or other factors. We are only to fear the Lord, so that we do what He says no matter what. This is something that doesn't automatically take place when we put our trust in Jesus as our Lord and Savior. It is something we have to embrace and learn over time in various ways. God knew that the Israelites needed to learn to fear Him and not other things, so He did things to teach them. One thing He did was to give them manna to eat. They had to trust Him and only gather the right amount each day or it would spoil. One other thing He did to teach them to fear Him was to require them to give their tithes each year as they harvested their crops. (Deuteronomy 14:23) They were to always give the first ten percent of everything, even though they did not know what would happen to the rest of their crops or what their expenses would be. The...