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1 Corinthians 16 2
On the first day of every week, each of you should put some money away. The amount should be in keeping with how much money you make. Save the money so that you won’t have to take up an offering when I come.
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Deuteronomy 26:2-15
When you do, get some of the first share of everything your soil produces. Put it in a basket. It’s from the land the Lord your God is giving you. Take your gifts and go to the special place he will choose. He will put his Name there.Speak to the priest in office at that time. Tell him,“ I announce today to the Lord your God that I have come to this land. It’s the land he promised to give us. He promised it to our people of long ago.”The priest will receive the basket from you. He’ll set it down in front of the altar of the Lord your God.Then you will speak while the Lord is listening. You will say,“ My father Jacob was a wanderer from the land of Aram. He went down into Egypt with a few people. He lived there and became the father of a great nation. It had huge numbers of people.But the people of Egypt treated us badly. They made us suffer. They made us work very hard.Then we cried out to the Lord. He is the God of our people who lived long ago. He heard our voice. He saw how much we were suffering. The Egyptians were treating us badly. They were making us work very hard.So the Lord used his mighty hand and powerful arm to bring us out of Egypt. He did great and terrifying things. He did signs and amazing things.He brought us to this place. He gave us this land. It’s a land that has plenty of milk and honey.Now, Lord, I’m bringing you the first share of crops from the soil. After all, you have given them to me.” Place the basket in front of the Lord your God. Bow down to him.Then you and the Levites and the outsiders among you will be full of joy. You will enjoy all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your family.You will set apart a tenth of everything you produce in the third year. That’s the year for giving the tenth to people who have greater needs. You will give it to the Levites, outsiders and widows. You will also give it to children whose fathers have died. Then all of them will have plenty to eat in your towns.Speak to the Lord your God. Say to him,“ I have taken your sacred share from my house. I have given it to the Levites, outsiders and widows. I have also given it to children whose fathers have died. I’ve done everything you commanded me to do. I haven’t stopped obeying your commands. I haven’t forgotten any of them.I haven’t eaten any part of your sacred share while I mourned over someone who had died. I haven’t taken any of it from my house while I was‘ unclean.’ And I haven’t offered any of it to the dead. Lord my God, I’ve obeyed you. I’ve done everything you commanded me to do.Look down from the holy place where you live in heaven. Bless your people Israel. Bless the land you have given us. It’s the land you promised to give to our people of long ago. It’s a land that has plenty of milk and honey.”
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Exodus 23:19
“ Bring the best of the first share of your crops to my house. I am the Lord your God.“ Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
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Philippians 4:17-18
It is not that I want your gifts. What I really want is what is best for you.I have received my full pay and have more than enough. I have everything I need. That’s because Epaphroditus brought me the gifts you sent. They are a sweet- smelling offering. They are a gift that God accepts. He is pleased with it.
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Exodus 35:20-29
Then the whole community of Israel left Moses.Everyone who wanted to give offerings to the Lord brought them to him. The offerings were for the work on the tent of meeting. They were also for the sacred clothes and for any other purpose at the tent.Every man and woman who wanted to give came. They brought gold jewelry of all kinds. They brought pins, earrings, rings and other jewelry. All of them gave their gold as a wave offering to the Lord.People brought what they had. They brought blue, purple or bright red yarn or fine linen. They brought goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or the other kind of strong leather.Some brought silver or bronze as an offering to the Lord. Others brought acacia wood for any part of the work.All the skilled women spun yarn with their hands. They brought blue, purple or bright red yarn or fine linen.All the skilled women who wanted to spin the goat hair did so.The leaders brought onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and the chest cloth.They also brought spices and olive oil. They brought them for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet- smelling incense.All the men and women of Israel who wanted to bring offerings to the Lord brought them to him. The offerings were for all the work the Lord had commanded Moses to tell them to do.
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Exodus 22:29
“ Do not keep for yourself your grain offerings or wine offerings.“ You must give me the oldest of your sons.
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Mark 14:7-8
You will always have poor people with you. You can help them any time you want to. But you will not always have me.She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body to prepare me to be buried.
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Exodus 34:26
“ Bring the best of the first share of your crops to the house of the Lord your God.“ Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
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Haggai 1:4-9
“ My temple is still destroyed. But you are living in your houses that have beautiful wooden walls.”The Lord who rules over all says,“ Think carefully about how you are living.You have planted many seeds. But the crops you have gathered are small. So you eat. But you never have enough. You drink. But you are never full. You put on your clothes. But you are not warm. You earn your pay. But it will not buy everything you need.”He continues,“ Think carefully about how you are living.Go up into the mountains. Bring logs down. Use them to rebuild the temple, my house. Then I will enjoy it. And you will honor me,” says the Lord.“ You expected a lot. But you can see what a small amount it turned out to be. I blew away what you brought home. I’ll tell you why,” announces the Lord who rules over all.“ Because my temple is still destroyed. In spite of that, each one of you is busy with your own house.
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Proverbs 14:31
Anyone who crushes poor people makes fun of their Maker. But anyone who is kind to those in need honors God.
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2 Corinthians 8 2-2 Corinthians 8 3
They have suffered a great deal. But in their suffering, their joy was more than full. Even though they were very poor, they gave very freely.I tell you that they gave as much as they could. In fact, they gave even more than they could. Completely on their own,
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Malachi 3:8-10
“ Will a mere human being dare to steal from God? But you rob me!“ You ask,‘ How are we robbing you?’“ By holding back your offerings. You also steal from me when you do not bring me a tenth of everything you produce.So you are under my curse. In fact, your whole nation is under my curse. That is because you are robbing me.Bring the entire tenth to the storerooms in my temple. Then there will be plenty of food. Test me this way,” says the Lord.“ Then you will see that I will throw open the windows of heaven. I will pour out so many blessings that you will not have enough room to store them.
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Numbers 31:50-54
So we’ve brought an offering to the Lord. We’ve brought the gold each of us took in the battle. That includes armbands, bracelets, rings, earrings and necklaces. We’ve brought them in front of the Lord to pay for our sin.”Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the beautiful gold things from the army officers.The gold received from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds weighed 420 pounds. Moses and Eleazar offered all of it as a gift to the Lord.Each soldier had taken things from the battle for himself.Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gold from all the commanders. They brought it into the tent of meeting. It reminded the Lord of the Israelites.
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Numbers 7:2-89
Then the leaders of Israel brought their offerings. The leaders were the heads of the families. They were the leaders of the tribes. They were in charge of the men who had been counted.They brought gifts to the Lord. They brought six covered carts and 12 oxen. Each leader gave an ox. And every two leaders gave a cart. They put their gifts in front of the holy tent.The Lord said to Moses,“ Accept the gifts from the leaders. I want their gifts to be used in the work at the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites. They need them to do their work.”So Moses gave the carts and the oxen to the Levites.He gave two carts and four oxen to the men from the family of Gershon. They needed them to do their work.He gave four carts and eight oxen to the men from the family of Merari. They needed them to do their work. All these men were under the direction of Ithamar the priest. He was the son of Aaron.But Moses didn’t give any carts or oxen to the men from the family of Kohath. They had to carry the holy things on their shoulders. They were responsible for the holy things.When the altar was anointed, the leaders brought their offerings. They placed them in front of the altar. They brought their offerings in order to set apart the altar.The Lord had spoken to Moses. He had said,“ Each day one leader must bring his offering. He must bring it in order to set apart the altar.”On the first day Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, brought his offering. Nahshon was from the tribe of Judah.He brought: one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.He brought one gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.Nahshon brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, brought as his offering.On the second day Nethanel, the son of Zuar, brought his offering. Nethanel was the leader of the tribe of Issachar.He brought: one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.He brought one gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.Nethanel brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Nethanel, the son of Zuar, brought as his offering.On the third day Eliab, the son of Helon, brought his offering. Eliab was the leader of the people of Zebulun.He brought: one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.He brought one gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.Eliab brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Eliab, the son of Helon, brought as his offering.On the fourth day Elizur, the son of Shedeur, brought his offering. Elizur was the leader of the people of Reuben.He brought: one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.He brought one gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.Elizur brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Elizur, the son of Shedeur, brought as his offering.On the fifth day Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, brought his offering. Shelumiel was the leader of the people of Simeon.He brought: one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.He brought one gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.Shelumiel brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, brought as his offering.On the sixth day Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, brought his offering. Eliasaph was the leader of the people of Gad.He brought: one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.He brought one gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.Eliasaph brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, brought as his offering.On the seventh day Elishama, the son of Ammihud, brought his offering. Elishama was the leader of the people of Ephraim.He brought: one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.He brought one gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.Elishama brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Elishama, the son of Ammihud, brought as his offering.On the eighth day Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, brought his offering. Gamaliel was the leader of the people of Manasseh.He brought: one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.He brought one gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.Gamaliel brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, brought as his offering.On the ninth day Abidan, the son of Gideoni, brought his offering. Abidan was the leader of the people of Benjamin.He brought: one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.He brought one gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.Abidan brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Abidan, the son of Gideoni, brought as his offering.On the tenth day Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, brought his offering. Ahiezer was the leader of the people of Dan.He brought: one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.He brought one gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.Ahiezer brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, brought as his offering.On the eleventh day Pagiel, the son of Okran, brought his offering. Pagiel was the leader of the people of Asher.He brought: one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.He brought one gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.Pagiel brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Pagiel, the son of Okran, brought as his offering.On the twelfth day Ahira, the son of Enan, brought his offering. Ahira was the leader of the people of Naphtali.He brought: one silver plate and one silver sprinkling bowl. The plate weighed three pounds four ounces. The sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. Both were weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent. Each plate and bowl was filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil. It was a grain offering.He brought one gold dish that weighed four ounces. It was filled with incense.Ahira brought one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old. They would be sacrificed as a burnt offering.He brought one male goat to be sacrificed as a sin offering.He brought two oxen, five rams and five male goats. He also brought five male lambs a year old. All of them would be sacrificed as a friendship offering. That was everything that Ahira, the son of Enan, brought as his offering.Those were the offerings the Israelite leaders brought. They gave them to set the altar apart when it was anointed with olive oil. They gave 12 silver plates, 12 silver sprinkling bowls and 12 gold dishes.Each plate weighed three pounds four ounces. Each sprinkling bowl weighed one pound 12 ounces. The total weight of the silver dishes was 60 pounds. Everything was weighed according to the standard weights used in the sacred tent.Each of the 12 gold dishes weighed four ounces. They were filled with incense. They were weighed according to the weights used in the sacred tent. The total weight of the gold dishes was three pounds.The leaders brought 12 young bulls, 12 rams and 12 male lambs a year old. That was the total number of animals they gave for the burnt offering. They gave them together with the grain offering. They brought 12 male goats for the sin offering.The leaders brought 24 oxen, 60 rams, 60 male goats and 60 male lambs a year old. That was the total number of animals sacrificed as the friendship offering. Those were the offerings they brought to set apart the altar. The leaders brought them after the altar was anointed with oil.Moses entered the tent of meeting. He wanted to speak with the Lord. There Moses heard the Lord talking to him. The Lord’ s voice was speaking to him from between the two cherubim. The cherubim were over the place where sin is paid for. It was the cover on the ark where the tablets of the covenant law were kept. In this way the Lord spoke to Moses.
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1 John 3 17-1 John 3 18
Suppose someone sees a brother or sister in need and is able to help them. And suppose that person doesn’t take pity on these needy people. Then how can the love of God be in that person?Dear children, don’t just talk about love. Put your love into action. Then it will truly be love.
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Genesis 14:18-21
Melchizedek was the king of Jerusalem. He brought out bread and wine. He was the priest of the Most High God.He gave a blessing to Abram. He said,“ May the Most High God bless Abram. May the Creator of heaven and earth bless him.Give praise to the Most High God. He gave your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.The king of Sodom said to Abram,“ Give me the people. Keep everything else for yourself.”
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Genesis 28:22
This stone I’ve set up as a sacred stone will be God’s house. And I’ll give you a tenth of everything you give me.”
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Luke 14:13-14
But when you give a banquet, invite those who are poor. Also invite those who can’t see or walk.Then you will be blessed. Your guests can’t pay you back. But you will be paid back when those who are right with God rise from the dead.”
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2 Corinthians 8 8-2 Corinthians 8 9
I am not commanding you to do it. But I want to test you. I want to find out if you really love God. I want to compare your love with that of others.You know the grace shown by our Lord Jesus Christ. Even though he was rich, he became poor to help you. Because he became poor, you can become rich.
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Mark 14:10-21
Judas Iscariot was one of the 12 disciples. He went to the chief priests to hand Jesus over to them.They were delighted to hear that he would do this. They promised to give Judas money. So he watched for the right time to hand Jesus over to them.It was the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. That was the time to sacrifice the Passover lamb. Jesus’ disciples asked him,“ Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover meal?”So he sent out two of his disciples. He told them,“ Go into the city. A man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.He will enter a house. Say to its owner,‘ The Teacher asks,“ Where is my guest room? Where can I eat the Passover meal with my disciples?” ’He will show you a large upstairs room. It will have furniture and will be ready. Prepare for us to eat there.”The disciples left and went into the city. They found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover meal.When evening came, Jesus arrived with the 12 disciples.While they were at the table eating, Jesus said,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. One of you who is eating with me will hand me over to my enemies.”The disciples became sad. One by one they said to him,“ Surely you don’t mean me?”“ It is one of you,” Jesus replied.“ It is the one who dips bread into the bowl with me.The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But how terrible it will be for the one who hands over the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
