Article December 26, 1959 Issue

BRINGING ALL OUR TITHES INTO THE STOREHOUSE

MARGARET FLINT JACOBS

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

This promise, so familiar to Bible readers (Mai. 3:10), is set in a chapter of reproof and warning. The laws which demanded tithes or offerings of various sorts had been flouted and broken, and the prophet was trying to awaken the people to their obligations and to their need of showing penitence by the offering of tithes honestly and faithfully in order to receive God's blessing.

The commonly accepted meaning of the word "tithe" is "a tenth part," and the term is often used in connection with religious contributions. The tithes of the children of Israel were mandatory. Nowadays, the practice of tithing is a matter of individual determination. Some may literally give a tenth part of their income for religious or charitable purposes, but practically everyone gives at least a small part of it to the church of his choice.

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