Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Leviticus 27:1-34
Dotibe Offerings of the LordSUGGESTIVE READINGSLeviticus 27:2.—Shall make a singular vow. The Rabbins interpreted the phrase as meaning to “pronounce a vow,” and the Chaldee version renders the words, “shall distinctly pronounce a vow.” From this followed the subtle and misleading theory that no vow, unless pronounced audibly, was binding: ignoring the solemn truth that “Our thoughts are heard in heaven”; that “there is not a word in our tongue but the Lord knoweth it altogether” (Psalms... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 27:30-34
The Law Concerning Tithes (Leviticus 27:30-34 ). Leviticus 27:30 “And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is Yahweh’s. It is holy to Yahweh.” That part of the produce of the land which is a tithe is holy to Yahweh. The tithe was one tenth which had originally, while it was relatively sparse in the wilderness, to be set aside for the Levites and priests (see Numbers 18:21; Numbers 18:24). It was their inheritance from Yahweh. Later, in view... read more