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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Mar 3, 1904

A Bible Study

By A. T. Robinson

God's Ownership and Man's Stewardship—No. 2

A Bible Study

A. T. ROBINSON

Study Gen. 14: 17-24. What did Abram bring back from the battle of the kings? Verse 16. Whom did Abram meet on his return? Who is Melchizedek declared to be? What blessing did Melchizedek pronounce upon Abram? Which of these two was the greater? Heb. 7: 1, 2, 7. How much had Abram sworn that he would not take of what belonged to the king of Sodom? What had he done with one tenth of all the spoil he had taken? Then to whom did Abram recognize the one tenth belonged? To whom then does the one tenth belong, even of those who do not recognize the Lord's claim?

Study Num. 18: 20, 21, 26-32. What inheritance and part was Aaron not to have among the people? What was Aaron's part and inheritance? What did the Lord give to the priesthood for their service? Then who really and directly paid the priests for their service? How was the tithe to be reckoned by the priests who received it? Verse 27. Were the priests to pay tithe from the tithe which they received? Verse 26. To whom were the priests to pay their tithe? Verse 28. Whom did Aaron represent to the people? Were gifts received to be tithed? Verse 29. After having faithfully tithed all that they received, how were the priests to regard the remaining nine tenths? Verses 30-32.

2 Chron. 31: 1-10. Read and study this portion of the story of good King Hezekiah's work. What did the people do to the images and idols? Whom did Hezekiah appoint to the respective offices? Verses 2, 3. What did he command the people to give to the priests and Levites? Verse 4. What effect did he say this would have upon the priesthood? As soon as this commandment was given, how did the people respond to it? Verse 5. What did the children of Israel and Judah that dwelt in Judah also do? Verse 6. How long did it take them to accumulate those “heaps”? Verse 7. How did Hezekiah and the princes feel when they saw the heaps? Verse 8. Concerning what did Hezekiah question the priests and Levites? Verse 9. How did Azariah the chief priest answer this query? Verse 10. Had they always had enough to eat? What was now left after they had enough to eat? What was the secret of this bounteous store? With what later promise was that experience in harmony? Mal. 3: 10.

1 Cor. 9: 7-14. Study this scripture carefully. What questions are asked in verse 7? Where had this same principle been set forth? Verse 8. What figure is quoted as illustrating the support of the priesthood? Verse 9. Was this spoken directly with reference to oxen? Verse 10. What mutual obligation is stated in verse 11? What questions are asked in verse 13? Is the Lord's plan now just the same as it was in the days of the Levitical priesthood? Verse 14. Are you faithful to God in the payment of that which he claims as his, and from which the Lord's ministers are to be supported? If not, do you know that you are withholding the Lord's blessing from your own soul, the light of the blessed gospel from those who are in darkness and error, and bringing discouragement upon those who are called to the work of the ministry? What is now being withheld from God's people? Jer. 5: 24, 25. What are among the sins mentioned, that are withholding these good things? Mal. 3: 10-12. If all of those who profess to believe the third angel's message were paying an honest tithe, there would be an abundance of means for the support of the workers both at home and in foreign fields.