Tithes and Tithing: Every Verse in the Bible About Tithingনমুনা

What if tithing is actually just a heart test?

Earlier on this page, we see how tithing is the one area where God says that we can test Him.

But, tithing is really a test for us. If you do a Bible study on the number 10, you will see a pattern with it: it often represents a form of testing.

Pastor Robert Morris says it like this:

“How many times did God test Pharaoh’s heart? The answer is 10. How many commandments are there? … How many times did God test Israel while they were wandering in the wilderness? And how many times did God test Jacob’s heart (by allowing his wages to be changed) when he was working for Laban? Or how many days was Daniel tested in (Daniel 1)? In each case, the answer is, of course, 10…

In Matthew 25, 10 virgins had their preparedness tested. Ten days of testing are mentioned in Rev 2:10… the number 10 is associated with testing throughout the Bible. And the tithe represents the ultimate ‘heart test’ for the believer.”

So today, as we wrap up, let me encourage you to yield to this test if you haven’t already. Take Him up on this test that He lays out for us in Malachi 3.

The fact of the matter is that my life has been changed so dramatically by tithing and giving in faith that I can’t help but encourage others to do the same.

We have some radical financial testimonies as a result, but it goes so far beyond money.

God has done a work in my heart. Submitting to Him and yielding and trusting Him in this area has brought me so much closer to Him, and I have gotten to be part of some miraculous adventures.

Like a child jumping into his father’s arms who knows without a shadow of a doubt that he will catch him, I pray that we would learn to trust God in the area of tithing as well as all areas of life!

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