Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
Abraham honored the greatness of Melchizedek by giving him a tenth of the spoils, tithes of all that he possessed. As the father of the faithful, his payment proves that the tithing system was ordained by God and had been observed from the earliest times. His example shows that tithing remains a duty for those living under the Melchizedek priesthood, and the obligation itself remains.
Christ recognized the payment of tithes as a duty that ought to be done and should be performed and not left undone or neglected. Yet paying tithes can never excuse neglect of the weightier matters of the law, which are judgment, mercy, and faith.
Abraham honored the greatness of Melchizedek by giving him a tenth of the spoils, tithes of all that he possessed. As the father of the faithful, his payment proves that the tithing system was ordained by God and had been observed from the earliest times. His example shows that tithing remains a duty for those living under the Melchizedek priesthood, and the obligation itself remains.
Christ recognized the payment of tithes as a duty that ought to be done and should be performed and not left undone or neglected. Yet paying tithes can never excuse neglect of the weightier matters of the law, which are judgment, mercy, and faith.