Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;

Bible References

To charge

Genesis 28:22
This stone, which I have set up as a pillar, will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.”
Proverbs 3:9
Honor the Lord from your wealth
And from the first of all your produce;

The third part

Exodus 30:11
The Lord also spoke to Moses, saying,
Matthew 17:24
When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?”
2 Corinthians 8:12
For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.

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