In the Old Testament, tithing wasn’t about money, it was about giving a tenth of one’s food, crops, or livestock as an offering to God This system was established in ancient Israel, where people lived off the land. The tithe supported the Levites (who were temple workers with no land of their own), helped the poor, and funded sacred feasts. But in the New Testament, after Jesus came, the focus shifts from rules to relationship. There’s no command to give a strict 10% of your paycheck. Instead, t