Deuteronomy 14:26-29 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:22-29

The second tithe. We adopt the usual view, that the lawgiver is here regulating the disposal of what, in later times, was called "the second tithe." The hypothesis that the book was written at a late date, when the gift of tithes to the Levites, prescribed in Numbers 18:1-32 ; had fallen into disuse, is unsupported by evidence. The provision in Deuteronomy would have furnished no support worth speaking of to the enormous Levitical establishments of the post-Davidic period (1 Chronicles... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:22-29

Systematic provision for fellowship with God. From the arrangements about ordinary diet, we pass now to the minute directions about "eating before God." A tithe of the corn, the wine, and the oil, together with the firstlings of their flocks and herds, must be devoted to the purposes of fellowship. It is clear from this, then, that God designed a systematic storing of the tenth part of the Jewish income for the purposes of religion. If the Jew resided far from the tabernacle, then he was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:22-29

God's claim upon our money gains. In every province of human life God requires his proprietorship to be recognized. The seventh part of our time is hallowed for his service. The firstfruits of corn were to be devoted to religious uses. The firstborn in the household belonged to God, and was to be redeemed by substitution. And now, of all their yearly gains, one-tenth was claimed by God. I. THE GROUND OF GOD 'S CLAIM . His claim proceeds from his proprietorship. Towards the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:26

Strong drink ; shecar ( שֵׁכַר ). "Any drink which can inebriate, whether that is made from grain, or the juice of apples, or when honey is boiled into a sweet and barbarous potion, or the fruit of the palm [dates], is expressed into liquor, and the duller water is colored by the prepared fruits" (Jerome, 'De Vit. Cler.'). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:28-29

Every third year the whole tithe of the year's produce was to be set apart, not to be brought to the sanctuary to be eaten before the Lord, but as a portion in their towns for the Levite, the stranger, the widow, and the fatherless. The end of three years ; i . e . as the third year expired, consequently, in the last year of the triennium ( Deuteronomy 26:12 ); just as "the end of seven years" means each seventh year ( Deuteronomy 15:1 ; Deuteronomy 31:10 ; Jeremiah 34:14 ).... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 14:28-29

Compare the marginal references. The tithe thus directed in the third year to be dispensed in charity at home, was not paid in addition to that in other years bestowed on the sacred meals, but was substituted for it. The three years would count from the sabbatical year (see the next chapter), in which year there would of course be neither payment of tithe nor celebration of the feasts at the sanctuary. In the third year and sixth year of the septennial cycle the feasts would be superseded by... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 14:26

Deuteronomy 14:26. Thou shalt bestow that money, &c. This was an injunction to the Israelites to use a part of their income in hospitality; to rejoice in the goodness of God, when they came before his presence, to acknowledge he was the author of all their blessings, and to gladden the hearts of the poor, the fatherless, and the widow, by entertaining them; thus imitating God’s goodness to themselves by acts of kindness to others. Thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 14:27-28

Deuteronomy 14:27-28. The Levite thou shalt not forsake him Thou shalt give him a share in such tithes, or in the product of them. At the end of three years That is, in the third year, as it is expressed Deuteronomy 26:12. The same year This is added to show that he speaks of the third year, and not of the fourth, as some might conjecture from the preceding phrase, at the end of three years. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 14:29

Deuteronomy 14:29. The stranger, the fatherless, and the widow For this tithe was not to be spent merely in feasting themselves, but for the relief of such as were in want, who otherwise might have been compelled to beg, or to serve strangers, and thereby be in danger of being perverted from their religion. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:22-29

Tithes (14:22-29)All Israelite families had to pay an annual tithe, amounting to one tenth of all their produce and animals, for the support of the Levites (see notes on Numbers 18:21-32). This tithe was at the same time an offering to God. The offerer therefore took it to the central place of worship where he presented it to God (and to the Levites) in a ceremonial meal. If the offerer lived so far from the tabernacle (or later the temple) that transporting his goods was a problem, he could... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:22-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:22-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:22-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:28-29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 14:28-29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 14:26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 14:27-28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 14:29

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:22-29

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