Whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart,Ħ My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, I will have nothing to do with what is evil.ĥ Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, As God Himself said, “Test me in this.”Ģ I will be careful to lead a blameless life -Ĥ The perverse of heart shall be far from me And I have to tell you, I have personally seen so many stories like Lev Leviev’s, about people who have tithed for charity and have seen a great increase in God’s blessings in their lives. The rabbis in the Talmud explained that the Hebrew letters that spell ta’aser, the repeated verb, also can spell te’asher, which means “you will become wealthy.”īased on this alternate way of reading this extra word, the Jewish sages taught that God was teaching us that if we are careful to tithe, He will bless us with wealth. The verse could have just said, aser - “set aside a tenth.” Because of the repetition of the verb, it is translated “Be sure to set aside a tenth.” But the truth is that every commandment in the Bible is important, so why did the Bible use an extra word that doesn’t add any new information? In Hebrew, the opening words of this verse are aser ta’aser, literally “tithe, you shall tithe.” The verb is repeated, which usually means the Bible is emphasizing the importance of the commandment.
The truth is that we first read about the power of tithing in this week’s Torah portion: “Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.” The more I give every year, the more I have.” When asked about the source of his success, here’s what he said: “I’m a very big believer in the idea that if we set aside tithes or a fifth of our income, as it is written, then the Holy One, blessed be he, pays us back. Lev Leviev is a Jewish businessman who gives millions every year to charity. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it” (Malachi 3:10). In fact, God Himself tells us that we should test him: “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. The Torah portion for this week is Re’eh, which means “see,” from Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17.Īre we allowed to test God? Well, actually, right there in the Bible we see that there is one way that we absolutely are.
2 Hermanos míos, tened por sumo gozo cuando os halléis en diversas pruebas,ģ sabiendo que la prueba de vuestra fe produce paciencia.Ĥ Mas tenga la paciencia su obra completa, para que seáis perfectos y cabales, sin que os falte cosa alguna.ĥ Y si alguno de vosotros tiene falta de sabiduría, pídala a Dios, el cual da a todos abundantemente y sin reproche, y le será dada.Ħ Pero pida con fe, no dudando nada porque el que duda es semejante a la onda del mar, que es arrastrada por el viento y echada de una parte a otra.ħ No piense, pues, quien tal haga, que recibirá cosa alguna del Señor.Ĩ El hombre de doble ánimo es inconstante en todos sus caminos.ĩ El hermano que es de humilde condición, gloríese en su exaltación ġ0 pero el que es rico, en su humillación porque él pasará como la flor de la hierba.ġ1 Porque cuando sale el sol con calor abrasador, la hierba se seca, su flor se cae, y perece su hermosa apariencia así también se marchitará el rico en todas sus empresas.ġ2 Bienaventurado el varón que soporta la tentación porque cuando haya resistido la prueba, recibirá la corona de vida, que Dios ha prometido a los que le aman.īe sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year. - Deuteronomy 14:22Įach week in synagogue, Jews read through the Torah from Genesis to Deuteronomy.
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