Numbers 18:21-32
Summary for Num 18:23-24: 18:23-24 a The Israelites’ tithes were one tenth of the year’s production of goods (see Deut 14:22-29 b; 26:12 c; Neh 10:35-39 d; Mal 3:8-12 e; Matt 23:23 f; cp. Gen 14:17-20 g; Heb 7:5-10 h).Summary for Num 18:25-32: 18:25-32 i Just as the Levites received a tithe of the Israelites’ goods (18:24 j), they in turn were required to give ... a tithe of the tithe to the priests as their own harvest offering (18:27 k).
18:31 l Any food received in tithes could be consumed by Levites and their families. That food was compensation (i.e., a salary) for Tabernacle service.
18:32 m The food tithes had a sacred origin as holy gifts of the people of Israel; they were not to turn these gifts into something common by neglecting to give a tithe to the priests.
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