1. Why did Abraham and Jacob tithe? (Genesis 14:20, 28:22)
Abraham and Jacob g _ _ _ tithes.
2. Why did Israelites tithe? (Leviticus 27:30-34)
Israelites p _ _ _ _ tithes.
3. What is necessary with every acceptable tithe or offering? (Genesis 4:3-5, Hebrews 11:4) (Hebrews 11:6)
4. Did the Israelites ever not tithe as God required? (Malachi 1:8, 13, 3:8-9, Haggai 1:3-5)
What were the results? (Haggai 1:6, 9-11, Malachi 1:14)
Could these results be reversed? (Malachi 3:10-11, Proverbs 3:9-10)
5. Why are New Testament believers not required to tithe? (Galatians 3: 24-25, Galatians. 5:18, Romans 6:14)
Why then did Jesus require the Pharisees and Scribes in Matthew 23:23 to tithe?
6. What is better than tithes or offerings? (Micah 6:6-8, Matthew 23:23)
7. What should the attitude of the giver be? (2 Corinthians. 9:7)
8. Concerning the amount of offerings, what is required of New Testament believers? (2 Corinthians 9:6-8, I Corinthians 16:2, Romans 12:8)
9. What does the example of the first Christians teach us? (Acts 2:44-45, Acts 4:32-35, 2 Corinthians 8:13-15)
- What characteristic of the widow in Luke 21:1-4 got the attention of Jesus? (Luke 21:1-4)
Memory Work: Acts 20:35 – “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”