The Origin of Tithing In the first part of this article on
tithing it was established that Israel’s tithe was over 22%, and
the people were to take care of the Levites. The Levites then
tithed by bringing the 10% into the storehouse. This is the
biblical Tithe. The New Testament does not require tithing but
free will giving under the new Covenant. God mentioned no
specific amount to the church. He is not telling prophets to
tell the people to send in a $1,000 seed. In fact, Jesus, nor
the apostles never used the word “seed” for giving money. What
we need to do is go back in history to see when the tithe was
first established and required from the people, then we can
determine if it is a practice for the Church today. God did not
command Adam to tithe, nor is it mentioned that Adam tithe of
his own accord. Cain and Abel learned to sacrifice from Adam, to
give an offering that was to be of blood not something that was
from the work of their own hands (Genesis 4), but they did not
tithe. Job, whom we have much d