Hope of Israel Ministries (Ecclesia of YEHOVAH):

How Many Tithes Are There?

by HOIM Staff

Israel’s system of tithes and offerings designed by YEHOVAH God included three components: (1) The first tithe went to the maintenance of the Levites and was administrated by the Levites. (2) The second tithe was intended to support the annual feasts that the Israelites were to attend in Jerusalem. And (3) The third tithe was personal charity administrated by the Israelite family. The offerings were part of the worship and support of the operation of the Temple.

We must remember that by the year 1493 B.C., when the people of Israel gathered at Mount Sinai to receive instructions as to how things should work in Israel in the civil, social, economic, religious, etc., components of society, there was no social security system among the different peoples and nations as we see practiced today in most countries of the world. YEHOVAH God, then, included in its design to Israel a third tithe, which allowed Israelite families to help their brothers and sisters, especially the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the stranger. This was in line with love, the main principle in the foundation of the government and the character of YEHOVAH God.

The Second Tithe

It is clear that YEHOVAH God expects His people Israel to tithe in order to support the ministry. However, YEHOVAH also desires that His people keep His annual feasts. Therefore, He instructs His people to keep a second tithe. When the nation of Israel came into the Promised Land they were given instructions about keeping the feasts. Three times a year they were to travel to the location where YEHOVAH God had placed His name, and there celebrate the Days of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles. The people were to rejoice as they feasted on their sacrifices and worshiped the great God of the universe. YEHOVAH God provided an additional tithe to enable His people to celebrate these Holy Days.

"Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which He shall choose to place His Name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set His Name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

"Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee" (Deuteronomy 14:22-27).

It is apparent from the verses above that this tithe is different from that which was dedicated to the Levites. The great, giving God provided this additional tithe so that His people would profoundly enjoy worshipping Him. Gathered and kept by the individual, this tithe was used for the express purpose of rejoicing at YEHOVAH’s feasts. It could be spent on whatever the individual and his family might desire. It was also to be shared with the Levites, who had no land.

Remember that the first tithe was all given to the Levite. Here is a tithe that you eat yourself. However, you were not allowed to eat it just anywhere, but only in the place that YEHOVAH God designated (Deuteronomy 12 17, 18). This tithe provided expenses for the three annual pilgrimage festivals:

“Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which He shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles…" (Deuteronomy 16:16).

These are called “pilgrimage festivals” by commentators, because the Israelites could not keep them at home (unless home happened to be Jerusalem). They were required to travel some distance to appear before YEHOVAH God in a “Holy Convocation” -- a commanded assembly. These were not solo acts of worship, but collective worship with YEHOVAH’s people Israel from all over. All this travel was costly, and then there were the expenses incurred in staying at Jerusalem for the festivals -- both Tabernacles and the Passover were seven day festivals. “Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles…(Deuteronomy 16:16).”

YEHOVAH God intended a cycle of obedience, giving and blessing. He would bless His people for their obedience to His law. They would harvest His blessing of generous crops, and they would spend their money and enjoy themselves -- even indulge themselves -- during YEHOVAH’s special Holy Days.

The second tithe, or its equivalent in money, was to be brought to the place where the Temple was established. After presenting a thank offering to YEHOVAH God, and a specified portion to the priest, the Israelites were to use the remainder for a religious feast, in which the Levite should participate. Thus provision was made for the thank offerings and feasts at the yearly festivals, and the people were drawn to the society of the priests and Levites, that they might receive instruction and encouragement in the service of YEHOVAH God.

It should be noted in Deuteronomy 14 that the annual Feasts of Israel were to be held "in the place which He [YEHOVAH God] shall choose to place His Name there." And where did YEHOVAH God choose to "place His Name"? Jerusalem! The Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot, was the third great annual pilgrimage festival when the Israelite people gathered together in Jerusalem not only to remember YEHOVAH's provision in the Wilderness, but also to look ahead to that promised Messianic age when all nations will flow to Jerusalem to worship YEHOVAH God.

But when the Temple fell to the Romans and Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 A.D., YEHOVAH's people were no longer able to travel to Jerusalem for the annual Feasts. They kept them locally wherever they lived in the Diaspora. For the Feast of Tabernacles they still followed YEHOVAH's command to build booths or temporary tents, but erected them near their homes.

In recent decades numerous ministers of Christian churches that keep these feasts started usurping YEHOVAH's role and declared various places around the world to be "feast sites." This directly challenges YEHOVAH God and has them going to places "where angels fear to tread"! These ministers have no authority whatsoever to declare certain places to be feast sites, and need to repent before YEHOVAH God. Only YEHOVAH God can choose these sites; and that won't happen until YEHOVAH God and the Messiah return at the beginning of the Kingdom of YEHOVAH God. With YEHOVAH's people Israel firmly ensconced in the land of Israel, YEHOVAH "will return to Zion, and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth, the Mountain of the LORD of hosts, the Holy Mountain" (Zechariah 8:3). Then, in Zechariah 14:16:

"And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came up against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles."

As well as those left from the non-Israelite nations, YEHOVAH's people Israel will also go up from year to year to keep the annual feasts -- at Jerusalem, the only place where YEHOVAH God places His Name!

A Third Tithe for Israel

In any society there are the poor, the downtrodden, the fatherless and cases where, through no fault of their own, individuals experience financial failure. Since YEHOVAH God is a Being of enormous mercy and kindness, He provided for just such cases with yet another tithe -- a third tithe. This third tithe was required only the third and sixth year out of every seven years.

The origins of the third tithe are lost in antiquity, but we do know a little bit about it. The law explaining the third tithe follows on the heels of the law of the second tithe:

"At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest" (Deuteronomy 14:28-29).

The third tithe was distinguished from the first and second tithes by its use. The first tithe was given entirely to the Levites for the service of YEHOVAH God and was brought to the Temple treasury. Since that service went on every year, this tithe in the third year had to be an additional tithe. The second tithe was eaten by the man who saved it along with his family. The third tithe was eaten by the poor.

The expression “within thy gates” is also important. While the Temple was standing the second tithe could not be eaten in one’s home town (unless that home town happened to be the location of the festival). The third tithe, on the other hand, was to be laid up in one’s home town. It was to be there for easy access by the poor.

There have been a lot of judgments rendered over the years relative to these tithes. Some Jewish authorities suggested that there was no third tithe -- that during the third year, the second tithe was for the use of the poor. But that would have meant there would be no feast in the third year. Other authorities have decided that the third tithe was to be laid aside every third year or the third and sixth year of a seven year cycle. But this passage begins “At the end of three years,” and is followed by the same formula, “the end of seven years.” There is no mention of the sixth year or of “every three years.” It appears that the tithe of the third year was just that-an extra tithe in the third year of a seven year cycle.

It is not hard to understand how an ancient authority, concerned about revenue to take care of the poor, might double up on the third tithe. Nevertheless there is nothing in the law to require it.

The only other passage in the Bible that mentions this law is Deuteronomy 26:12-15:

“When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me…Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”

The third tithe seems to be required to finish off the claim of YEHOVAH God’s blessing, but there is no suggestion of more than one year in seven.

The third tithe was, in fact, the welfare, or social security system of ancient Israel. Hope of Israel Ministries, while affirming the first and second tithe, has decided that the governments of most modern nations have taken over the third tithe.

Let us explain. Over a seven year cycle, a faithful Israelite following the letter of the law would have given an extra tithe only one year out of seven. Assuming that his income was a thousand talents a year, he would have paid 700 talents in first tithes over a seven year period. In the same period of time, he would have paid only 100 talents in third tithe. Over time, the third tithe only amounted to one seventh of a normal tithe. Put another way, if you earned 20,000 dollars per year, your third tithe would average only $285.00 per year -- a small enough amount to give to the poor.

A modern equivalent of the third tithe system is the social security and welfare system of the United States. In social security alone, you pay (or your employer pays for you) 15 percent of your 20,000 dollar income. This amount to a cool 3000 dollars per year-every year, not just one year in seven. We concluded that the third tithe was covered rather thoroughly by that amount of money. And that is not all you pay. A substantial amount of your federal income tax, your state and local taxes, and the sales taxes you pay from day to day, goes to help the poor in one way or another.

The decision of Hope of Israel Ministries was, since the government was taking far more than a third tithe from us and spending it on the widows and fatherless children, that there was no need for YEHOVAH's people at this time to pay another poor tithe. This does not mean we have no need to help the poor apart from the government -- on the contrary. In ancient Israel, the third tithe was not the only way the poor were helped. The law also encouraged a lot of private generosity in addition to the “poor tithe.”

But the third tithe, as such, is not applicable in any society with a tax based program to help the poor. It has not been abolished or repealed, it is just that the government is doing it, however badly. It will be back in it's original intent during the Millennium.

Just before the example of the disciples plucking corn on the Sabbath, the Messiah said: “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:29). YEHOVAH’s “tax” for the poor was indeed much lighter than what we have to pay today.

YEHOVAH God loves everyone of Israel whether they are rich or poor. He expects His people to also have a place in their heart for those who are less in need. He tells us:

"He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse" (Proverbs 28:27).

Because YEHOVAH God also loves the poor, His economic system provided an additional third tithe for those of Israel who suffered need. However, some authorities teach that there are not actually three tithes.

Does YEHOVAH God Command Three Tithes?

Considerable debate has developed regarding whether or not there are three tithes commanded by YEHOVAH God. Some teach that there is no third tithe at all. Others contend that there is a tithe on the third year, but that it is an extension of either the first, or the second (festival) tithe.

While some dispute whether or not YEHOVAH God requires more than one tithe, we have to recognize the fact that the plural word “tithes” is used in twenty-one verses in the Bible. And it appears that this “third year” tithe was different from the first tithe. YEHOVAH states that the first tithe is dedicated to the Levites. The tithe commanded to be brought forth “at the end of three years” is also for “the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow” (Deuteronomy 14:28-29).

Much of the debate regarding this tithe centers around an argument advanced by a twelfth century Jewish scholar named Maimonides. He made the claim that the tithe for the poor actually consisted of the festival tithe. His proposal was that the second tithe was to be distributed to the poor, widows and stranger every third year at the Feast of Tabernacles. This twelfth century rabbi writes:

"On the third and sixth years from the sabbatical year, after they have separated the first tithe, they separate from what remains another tithe, and give it to the poor, and it is called the poor’s tithe; and not on those two years is the second tithe, but the poor’s tithe" (Maimonides, Hilchot Mattanot Annayim, c.6, sect. 4).

Maimonides claim is questionable for several reasons. First, Maimonides assertion contradicts earlier Jewish writings about tithing practices. Maimonides wrote more than eleven centuries after the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple. In his time, there was no longer a Temple or priesthood, and the Israelite people were no longer traveling to the holy land to keep the festivals. Therefore, he could not possibly have been writing from firsthand knowledge of common practice during those times. His view is more likely personal speculation.

Second, consider that if YEHOVAH God intended for His people to substitute the festival tithe on the third year, there would be instructions to that effect written in the Scriptures. When YEHOVAH made substitutions in any commanded observance, He made it clear how it was to be done. For example, He stated how a substitute sacrifice was to be given for a firstborn infant (Exodus 13:13). Elsewhere, He gives instructions for redeeming tithes (Leviticus 27:31). However, YEHOVAH God never speaks of a substitution for the festival tithe.

Third, YEHOVAH God commanded that all the males were to appear before Him during three pilgrimage festivals each year. If the festival tithe was used for the poor on the third year, then how were the people to finance the three pilgrimages that year? The practice of substituting the festival tithe on the third year would seem to conflict with YEHOVAH’s direct command to appear before Him -- and not to appear before Him empty handed (Deuteronomy 16:16).

In answer to the difficulties stated above, it has been suggested that the Israelites may have used their own personal money during the third year to attend the festivals. But if the feasts were observed with personal money, then such practice is in direct opposition to the Scriptures that speak of taking the tithe and using it to travel to the feast spending it for whatever is desired. There is no provision stating that feast attendees were to ever use any other money than the festival tithe for this purpose.

At first glance, Maimonides’ statement that the festival tithe was used for the poor in the third year might sound plausible. However, the Scriptures and history support the view that the third tithe and the second (festival) tithe were separate, individual tithes and no substitution took place.

The Voice of Scholars and History

Literary and Scriptural evidence indicates that there were three separate tithes in national Israel. The people were to tithe to support the religious leadership. They tithed to enable them to rejoice at YEHOVAH’s feasts, and the third and sixth year out of every seven years they gave a tenth to support the poor in the land. Many scholars and historians verify this practice. For example, Eerdmans Encyclopedia of the Bible states:

"Each year a tithe was given to God for the upkeep of the priests. A second tax was used for a sacrificial meal, in which the worshiper and his family shared at one of the festivals. A third tax was used to help the poor" (Page 147).

Flavius Josephus was a famous Jewish General who fought against Rome in the war which finally culminated in the destruction of the temple in 70 A.D. Josephus was captured by the Roman General Vespasian, and during his incarceration in Rome, Josephus turned his attention to writing a history of the Judahite people. Regarding his people’s practice of tithing, Josephus writes:

"Moses, according to the will of God, appointed that the people should pay the tithe of their annual fruits of the earth, both to the Levites and to the priests" (Antiquities of the Jews, Book IV, chapter 4, sections 3 and 4).

Josephus simply restates the Biblical command of YEHOVAH God. The first tithe was dedicated to the Levites. Four chapters later, the historian continues speaking about the tithes in detail. There he writes:

"Let there be taken out of your fruits a tenth, besides that which you have allotted to give to the priests and Levites. This you may indeed sell in the country, but it is to be used in those feasts and sacrifices that are to be celebrated in the holy city: for it is fit you should enjoy those fruits of the earth which God gives you to possess, so as may be to the honor of the donor" (Antiquities of the Jews, Book IV, chapter 8, section 8).

Here Josephus confirms the practice of saving a second tithe for use at the feasts. Then, a few paragraphs later he addresses the obligation of a third tithe:

"Besides those two tithes, which I have already said you are to pay every year, the one for the Levites, the other for the festivals, you are to bring every third year a third tithe to be distributed to those that want; to women also that are widows, and to children that are orphans" (Antiquities of the Jews, Book IV, Chapter VIII, Section 22).

Clearly, Josephus understood that the third tithe is separate from, and in addition to, the festival tithe. There is an even earlier source than Josephus that confirms the Israelite practice of saving an additional, third tithe that was distributed to the poor.

The Book of Tobit is a historical novel dated by historians at about 200 B.C. and purportedly written by an Israelite. In the novel, one of the characters explains that the third tithe was in addition to the other two. He states:

"Taking the first fruits and the tithes, of my produce and the first shearings, I would give these to the priests, the sons of Aaron, at the altar. Of all my produce I would give a tenth to the sons of Levi who ministered at Jerusalem; a second tenth I would sell, and I would go and spend the proceeds each year at Jerusalem; the third tenth I would give to those to whom it was my duty" (Tobit 1:6-7).

Another Jewish writer who supports the existence of a third tithe is Aben Ezra, a celebrated Rabbi born in Toledo Spain in 1092. A contemporary with Maimonides, Ezra was noted for remaining faithful to Judahite traditions. Speaking of the poor tithe, he writes:

"This was a third tithe, and did not excuse the second tithe" (John Gill’s Expository Commentary on the Whole Bible, Deuteronomy 14:28).

John Chrysostom, born in 347 A.D., and considered one of the great doctors of the Roman Church, spoke in one of his sermons about the tithes that the Judahite people paid. He states:

"For what did not they of old do? They gave tithes, and tithes again upon tithes for orphans, widows, and strangers" (Homily IV).

It is obvious from the Scriptures, from Judahite history, Judahite literature and other ancient writings that YEHOVAH God gave Israel a tithing system which included three tithes. YEHOVAH cares deeply about the poor, the needy and even the stranger who lives among His people. In addition to the three tithes, God’s economic system included a year of release and the Jubilee.

The Year of Release and the Jubilee

The evidence indicates that when YEHOVAH God speaks of the third year as the “year of tithing,” He is referring to an additional tithe to be given to the poor and needy the third and sixth year out of every seven years. YEHOVAH’s economic system included a seven year cycle that ended in what was called the year of release. YEHOVAH God commands:

"At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbor shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbor, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD’S release. Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release; Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it: Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day" (Deuteronomy 15:1-5).

On this seventh year, the farmer was not to plant, and not to reap. He was to eat what grew of itself. YEHOVAH says:

"Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a Sabbath unto the LORD. Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; But in the seventh year shall be a Sabbath of rest unto the land, a Sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. And the Sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee, And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat" (Leviticus 25:2-7).

This land Sabbath gave the soil time to replenish itself, so that the crops of the faithful would be healthy and bountiful. By obeying this particular command, the people were insured of prosperity. YEHOVAH God also instructed to keep a Jubilee every 50 years, after seven of these Sabbaths of years. Moses writes explaining the law concerning this observance:

"And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family" (Leviticus 25:8-10).

The three tithes, the year of release, and the Jubilee were major components of Israel’s economic system. Designed by YEHOVAH God to be a system that would never fail, it was a wonderful blessing to everyone. If the Israelites had faithfully observed YEHOVAH’s way, they would have lived in a prosperous society where the needs of all people were met.

An Act of Worship

Although YEHOVAH’s way does lead to prosperity, we must understand that tithing is not a financial investment plan for this life. The very idea of tithing in order to get more for the self violates YEHOVAH’s divine purpose for instituting the law of tithing.

Few really fully understand tithing in the light that YEHOVAH God intended. Indeed, many have become jaded in their thinking by the constant barrage of false values of the materialistic, secular society we all live in. As a consequence, some have come to view the Church as a business that supplies religious goods and services. To these people, Church members are little more than consumers, and the pastor is simply a man doing his job.

But we should never view the Church, or the support we contribute to it, in this way. We must always remember that tithing is not an expense, not a financial obligation and not a bill we have to pay like electricity, water, or rent. Tithing is a very personal, intimate act of worship. But how is this so? How is tithing an act of worship?

The word “worship” comes from the English word “worth-ship,” meaning that someone or something is worthy of receiving reverence, adoration and thanksgiving. Only the God of the Bible is worthy of such devotion, and while tithing is a voluntary act performed individually by each person, by giving YEHOVAH God the amount that He commands, we show our reverence, devotion and faith in Him. It is our personal acknowledgment that He owns all things and that He is the source of all our blessings.

The fact that we pay tithes shows our trust in Him, but the way in which we pay it reflects the real depth of the personal relationship we share with the Eternal. For example, when Abraham came before the priest to give a tenth of the spoils, the scriptures state that He did “obeisance.” He bowed in reverence before YEHOVAH God as he tithed. We should pattern our worship after Abraham, the father of the faithful (Galatians 3:29).

Simply writing a check to the church of your choice is not what YEHOVAH God desires. Instead, we should reverently bow, and do obeisance to Him. We should write our check in an attitude of prayerful and humble gratitude, praying as we pay our tithe, realizing this act of faith and obedience has eternal consequences.

Storing our Treasure

YEHOVAH God gives us the gift of eternal life freely. It is of such enormous value that it is absolutely beyond what any person could pay. However, it is a gift that YEHOVAH God will give only to those of Israel who are faithful. When we pay our tithes to YEHOVAH God, we are demonstrating our faithfulness, and by so doing we are also storing up a future reward.

A story illustrates this point. There was once an elderly gentleman who attended church in the state of Texas. In the early part of the 20th century, he had become very wealthy from the oil industry that was booming there. This man gave vast sums of money to his church and to a college that educated young Christians. He even sponsored the pastor to travel to Europe to preach to American soldiers during the First World War. But in 1929, the stock market crashed suddenly and he lost all of his money. One day, an old friend chanced to meet him on the street. He saw how humbly the man was now living. He remembered how wealthy he had once been, and he could not resist asking a question, “Now that you find yourself in this position, when you think about all the money you gave away to the church in the past, do you ever wish you could take some of it back?” The man did not hesitate in answering. He said, "Oh no friend. In my mind, the only thing I really have left is what I gave away.”

This story illustrates a profound truth in life. We can’t take it with us. However, there is a wonderful flip side to this truth. It is possible to invest our money in that which is eternal -- the Kingdom of YEHOVAH God. The effort we make to be Godly, the service given toward others, and the tithes we pay all add up! The Almighty is keeping a record of our works, and in time, He promises to repay His faithful followers.

Tithing faithfully will bring dividends to us for all eternity. The law of tithing is not for YEHOVAH God’s benefit, it is for our benefit. Tithing not only frees us from the accusation that we are stealing from YEHOVAH God, it cuts us loose from the envy and covetousness that characterizes this modern age. It frees us from the financial bondage of the economic system we live in. It frees us from anxiety about money.

Tithing is an eternal law designed by our Creator for our ultimate good. By practicing tithing we learn to live YEHOVAH’s way of give. We participate in YEHOVAH’s system of financing His work and providing for the needs of the Church. We perform a personal, intimate act of worship that promises us a future with the Messiah and the Father -- a future that will exceed our greatest hopes, dreams and expectations. Honor YEHOVAH God with His Tithe.