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Genesis 4:10 KJV 1900

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

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1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.

2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Both Bring offerings

Abel brought firstlings and the fat of the flock

Cain brings fruit of the groung

God respects Abel’s offering

God rejects Cain’s offering

Cain is angry

God asks why are you angry

Questions we are asking ourselves

Why did God approve Abel’s offering and not Cain’s

They both brought of their livelihood

What does the process of time mean

Why does it say firstlings and fat

The sin at the door is also translated as sin offering so it could mean that there was a sin offering at the door

Why was Cain wrong to bring fruit?

Why was Abel right to bring sheep?

There are offerings that God desires and accepts

There are offerings that God does not accept

Firstlings and Fat

Sheep

Noah makes an offering- Genesis 8:20-21 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

Only offer clean to God

It is sweet to God

It touched his heart

Genesis 14:17-23 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale. And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

Jacob promised God a tenth Gen 28 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God: And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

Genesis 22:7-8 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

Leviticus 5:11-13 But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering. Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord: it is a sin offering. And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest’s, as a meat offering.

Leviticus 14:21

21 And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;

Giving was meant for the poor as well

Leviticus 23:13-14 (KJV 1900)

13 And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.

14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

Offerings were given unto God

They were not to even eat until they gave to the Lord

It was to recognize what is most important, that is showing that He is Lord

Leviticus 27:30–32 (KJV 1900)

30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord. 31 And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.

32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord.

A tenth of ALL that you have is given back to the Lord, not just money.

It is all God’s

The offering is Holy unto the Lord

Numbers 15:2–4 (KJV 1900)

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you, 3 And will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the Lord, of the herd, or of the flock:

4 Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the Lord bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil.

It was offered, as there is no commandment to tithe

There is a free will offering

God gives us the Land

Numbers 28:5 (KJV 1900)

5 And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.

Without blood there is no remission, so they needed to offer “meat”

Hebrews 7:2

2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

Abraham was righteous as he gave a tenth part of ALL

Hebrews 7:4

4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

Even the head of the House should give

Abraham was great because he tithed

Deuteronomy 12:6–18 (KJV 1900)

6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: 7 And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee. 8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. 9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you. 10 But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; 11 Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord: 12 And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you. 13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: 14 But in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee. 15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart. 16 Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water. 17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand: 18 But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.

The Lord gives us everything

The Lord gave us a specific place to give offerings and tithes

We rejoice when giving the offering and when we praise God

2 Chronicles 31:4–6 (KJV 1900)

4 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the Lord. 5 And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly. 6 And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the Lord their God, and laid them by heaps.

God commanded them to take care of the men of God (Levites and priests)

He said that it would encourage them by showing them that they were being taken care of

They were able to do work knowing that others saw value in it

Nehemiah 10:37–38 (KJV 1900)

37 And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. 38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

People bring tithes

The Levites were given the tithes of the cities

The Levites tithed on what they were given

Malachi 3:8–10 (KJV 1900)

8  Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me.

But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee?

In tithes and offerings.

9  Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me,

Even this whole nation.

10  Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse,

That there may be meat in mine house,

And prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts,

If I will not open you the windows of heaven,

And pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

God takes the offerings seriously

They robbed God by not tithing and giving offerings

He has given them a lot and they did not give back unto Him

They have kept so much from God that he said even if he were to pour blessings from heaven, there would not be enough space to receive it because they already had too much stuff

1 Samuel 2:12–16 (KJV 1900)

12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord. 13 And the priests’ custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; 14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither. 15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. 16 And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

Priests were not weaklings

The custom was for the people to give to the priests

The priest would send a servant to go and fetch the food.

They would take it by force if they were not given it, and they had the right to do so

Luke 5:14 (KJV 1900)

14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

He was cleansed of leprosy

Jesus told him to go and make an offering to the Lord like Moses said in the Old testament

Application

From Cain and Abel

Firstlings, Fat of the flock

It should be your best

It must be what he accepts: THE BLOOD

More than one opportunity for Cain

There was a time to offer

From Noah’s offering

It pleased the Lord

He had acceptable things to offer the Lord

It touched the Lord

From Abraham’s Offering

God owns it all

Abraham gives a tithe

God promised to be his exceeding great reward and protector

To give to God Abraham gave it to the man of God

Abraham wanted no man to get glory for making him rich only God should get the glory

Abraham was considered righteous because he tithed

Even he, being a great patriarch, gave a tenth unto the Lord

From Jacob’s Tenth

Recognizes God for who He is

Acknowledge that God keeps, feeds, clothes, and protects him

From the Words of Moses about offering

You are to be giving a tenth of what you have.

Offerings were a way to atone for sin

A part of the offering was to be given to the Priest( Man of God)

From God to Moses

Even the poor can give a tenth

The poor needs atonement for sin just as the rich did

They were not to even eat until they gave to the Lord

It was to recognize what is most important, that is showing that He is Lord

It is all God’s

The offering is Holy unto the Lord

God’s instruction to Israel

He gave a place to which they can offer Him things

He already owns everything and he gives us whatever we have

We are to praise Him as we give offerings, tithes, etc

We do things His way, not ours.

God has blessed us

Offerings unto Levites and Priests

God commanded them to take care of the men of God (Levites and priests)

He said that it would encourage them by showing them that they were being taken care of

They were able to do work knowing that others saw value in it

As we give to help our Pastors, missionaries, and church staff, they will know that we appreciate them and that we value the work that they do.

The Levites were given the tithes

They tithed on what they were given

Priests were not weaklings

The custom was for the people to give to the priests

The priest would send a servant to go and fetch the food.

They would take it by force if they were not given it, and they had the right to do so