What’s tithing?
Who was the first person to tithe in the bible?
The 13 Tribes of Israel.
When and why did tithing become a law in the Old Testament?
Is it necessary for Christians under Grace to tithe?
WHAT’S TITHING?
Tithing = Tenth!
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. ( Leviticus 27:30 ).

Tithe or Tenth is the proportion of a harvest dedicated for Religious purposes in the early days of Judaism.
Adams’ family made sacrifices to the Lord, but they never offered a tenth of their harvest unto the Lord.

WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO TITHE IN THE BIBLE?
The very first person to tithe according to the records of the Bible is Abraham! Abraham offered a tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizedek, not under any compulsion by the law, nor because he wanted to be rich by paying tithes. Remember, he tithed from the spoils of war and not from his properties.
Genesis 14: 20:

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Tithing appears to be a law that must be followed if a human is to keep contact and harmony with God.

The first person to tithe is likely to have been Adam. If the records show Abraham and Melchizedek participating in such an exchange then it must have been an institution. Adam is of the order of Melchizedek, hence it must be that Adam tithed.

That the institution survives is good news. Even in the case of abuse of office by stewards of God's Kingdom.

Tithing is not the same as offering sacrifice, is it?

I think tithing was borrowed from ancient Babylonian parables

The babylonian parable talks about paying yourself 10% (save) and invest after a year.(For every 10 coins you get, take out for use but one...and your purse will be fattened.) Me thinks this parable was borrowed and included in the holy txt by pharisees, changing it to take that 10% to "God"

The parable could also be understood that the Babylonians had ingrained an idea that can be demonstrated from the trees I've mentioned above. And the Israelites emphasized an aspect of it that contrasted with the Babylonians. But the philosophy had the same roots.

Religious low IQ idiots who can’t even afford to put food on their tables are the first ones to give these conmen pastors tithe money to buy homes in Runda and gas guzzling SUVs. There is some stupidity in this world that can never really be explained. A religious idiot with torn shoes and a patched up shirt going to church every Sunday on an empty stomach to give money to some conman entertainer that will go have a five course meal with his family at an expensive fancy restaurant after the service. While the religious idiot goes home nickel and diming coins to buy food for his starving family. How can people be so stupid?

I know a pastor who always has lunch with like 12 of his extended family members every Sunday after service at a very very exclusive restaurant. Meanwhile, his proverbial sheep look worse than real sheep. Poverty stricken lot who worship this conman. Keep tithing to these pastors all you want, that’s your problem religious people, after all, stupid is as stupid does.

I will disagree on the matter of poor countries . Most of the big churches and church institutions including faith based NGOs are financed by tithes from the West.

Everyone has a right to education via personal experience.

Tithing is about recognizing God's provision to an individual. As such a human can never be wealthy in relation to God.

And the objective of humanity can never be amassing of wealth as far as relation to and with God is concerned.

To argue in terms of wealth and envy of people eating nyama choma is to fail to understand who God is and how He relates with humanity.

Shouldn’t these pastors be arrested for swindling gullible people? I honestly think what they do is a crime.