John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:29
And the Levite, because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee ,.... Shall come and take the first tithe, according to Jarchi; but though this he was to do, yet is not what is intended here, but he was to partake of the second tithe, or what was in the room of it, the poor's tithe, with whom he is here joined: and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come ; and take the second tithe, as the above writer rightly interprets it, and which he... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:22-29
We have here a part of the statute concerning tithes. The productions of the ground were twice tithed, so that, putting both together, a fifth part was devoted to God out of their increase, and only four parts of five were for their own common use; and they could not but own they paid an easy rent, especially since God's part was disposed of to their own benefit and advantage. The first tithe was for the maintenance of their Levites, who taught them the good knowledge of God, and ministered to... read more