Kleptomaniac

Tithing on Increase

At first glance, tithing on increase is often associated with money. People think they really tithe on their increase from their paycheck. But, that one single word is loaded with misinterpretation. You may be shocked to know that farmers and shepherds/ranchers of the 11 tribes of Israel were the only ones who God required to tithe. It was the owners of the herds, flocks and cattle that paid the tithe. Many people in the Bible did not tithe. For example, just to name a few, bakers, carpenters, foremen, potters, tanners, tent makers, Priests, doorkeepers, doctors, physicians, tax collectors and Soldiers were not tithe payers. It is also shocking because I discovered that anyone who worked in the agricultural food chain as field laborers collecting the tithe as a means to earn a wage did not tithe from their monetary earnings. For example, if you had a flock of 100 sheep, and that flock increased by 10 in a given year, you only tithed one animal that year's increase which was ten flock. God did not require a tithe of the entire flock as that would mean 11 would be tithed out of the 110. The flock, after tithe, would stand at 99 – smaller than when the year started. God does not require a money, tithe, church institutions do.