Today we continue with the discussion of God's Economy from a different prospective. So far we have established:
1. The concept of tithing was introduced by God before the law. (Gen. 2:15-17)
2. Abraham was a tither. (Gen. 14:20) Abraham was very rich. (Gen. 13:2)
3. Jacob was a tither. (Gen. 28:22) Jacob was very rich. (Gen. 30:25-30)
4. God rebuked the devourer. (Gen. 31:1-3; 31:24)
5. Jesus is our High Priest after the order of Melchisedec. (Heb. 5:6;10;6:20)
Jacob had twelve sons.
Ge 35:23-26
23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
Jacob wrestled with the angel all night long, and received his blessing, which was his name changed form Jacob (supplanter, deceiver, con artist), to Israel (Prince of God). His children became the children of Israel or the Israelites.
God chose one of his sons, Joseph, to preserve his entire family, (The Israelites).
I see this as a tithing concept. Jacob had twelve sons, but one belonged to God. You can see this pattern on many other biblical senarios. For example, Samson, Samuel, David, Solomon, and many others. As you can see, God has a very unique way of doing things. The Word of the Lord declares:
Isa 55:8-9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways , saith the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways , and my thoughts than your thoughts.
And so it goes with God's Economy. Listen, God is the creator. He designed the whole system. He knows exactly how things are suppose to work. We don't have to reinvent the wheel. All we have to do is follow His system. He has a proven track record. He always get results. Start paying your tithes today and be blessed!
