Should the Church Teach Tithing?
A Theologian’s Conclusions about a Taboo Doctrine
Russell Earl Kelly, PHD
BOLD: Text Quoted.
Gen 2:4 –21
Gen 4:6 –21
Gen 5:29 –21
Gen 6:3 –21
Gen 7:1 –21
Gen 7:9 –112
Gen 8:20 –21, 177
Gen 9:26 –21
Gen 10:8-9 –21
Gen 11:5 –21
Gen 12:1, 7-8 –16, 21
Gen 13:4, 16-24 –16, 267
Gen 14 —13-29, 6, 151
Gen 14:17-24 –3, 13, 31, 47, 270
Gen 15:9-18 –16
Gen 17:1, 12 –11, 22
Gen 20:2 –28
Gen 23:9 –11
Gen 26:25 –177
Gen 28:20-22 —30-31, 3, 13
Gen 31:54 —177
Gen 35:1, 10-11 –22, 31
Gen 41:34 –6
Gen 43:14 –22
Gen 47:15-17 –11
Gen 48:3 –22
Ex 3:6 –118
Ex 16:18 –201
Ex 19:5-6 –141, 146, 176, 177
Ex 20:1-26 –32
Ex 21:1 to 2 :11 –32
Ex 21to 22 –11
Ex 22:21 –54
Ex 23:11 —59, 11, 268
Ex 23:6, 11, 1 –11, 64
Ex 23:32 —165, 268
Ex 24:12 to 34:18 –32
Ex 25:2, 22 –177, 179
Ex 28:1 –177
Ex 30:12-15 –11, 178, 267
Ex 34:12, 15, 26 –11, 268
Ex 35:2, 3, 21, 22 –267
Lev 2:3 –44
Lev 4:6 –44
Lev 6:17 –44
Lev 7:1 –44
Lev 8:9 –44
Lev 11:4, 44 –44
Lev 14:21 —63, 267
Lev 16:2, 4 –44
Lev 18:13 –214
Lev 19 –44, 121, 143
Lev 20:3, 7-8 –44
Lev 21:6 –44
Lev 23 all –44
Lev 23:17 –11
Lev 25:12-13 —59
Lev 25 –64, 267, 268
Lev 26:2-3 –112
Lev 27:8 —64, 267
Lev 27:30-34 —39-45
Lev 27:1-29 –11, 42, 43, 64
Lev 27:30-34 –3, 9, 10, 11, 27, 39-47, 57, 64, 90, 119, 165, 225, 267, 270, 271
Num 3 –11, 19, 38, 68, 267, 263, 265
Num 18 —32-38, 46, 50, 51, 53, 74, 78, 81, 89, 90, 105, 153
Num 18:7 —176
Num 18:1-18 –11, 39, 106, 107, 263, 264, 265
Num 18:20-21 —46, 50, 44, 170
Num 18:20-32 –3, 44, 47, 53, 74, 105, 106, 161, 165, 170, 187, 265, 266, 267
Num 18:21-24 –78, 88, 89, 107, 108, 264
Num 18:23-24 —170, 90, 225, 266
Num 18:26-28 –9, 83, 107, 266, 267, 270
Num 24:13-16 –22
Num 31:21-30 –25-26, 159, 268
Num 35:1-3 –46, 82, 105, 112, 185, 264
Num 36:4 –64
Deut 6:5 –143
Deut 7:2 –165, 268
Deut 10:18 –99
Deut 10:19** –64
Deut 12:1, 5, 6, 19 —56
Deut 12:6-7 —51
Deut 12:17-18 —106
Deut 12:19 —58
Deut 12:5-19 –3, 9, 12, 47, 53, 90, 106, 267, 268
Deut 13:11 –64
Deut 14:23 —51, 58
Deut 14:24-26 —58
Deut 14:28-29 —51, 106
Deut 14:29 —48
Deut 14:22-29 –3, 9, 11, 12, 47, 53, 54, 56, 09, 267, 268
Deut 15:11 —206
Deut 15:7-8, 11 –64, 267
Deut 16:11, 14 –98
Deut 18:1-2, 4 –11, 47
Deut 21:22-23 –57
Deut 22:29 –11
Deut 24:14-15 —214
Deut 24:19-21 —63
Deut 24:12-21 –64, 214, 267
Deut 26:12-13 —52, 61
Deut 26:1-13 –3, 9, 11, 53, 98, 106, 112, 267, 268
Deut 27:26 –103, 104
Deut 28:12 —112
Deut 32:8 –22
Josh 13:14, 33 –47
Josh 14:3 –47
Josh 15:8 –19
Josh 18:7, 16, 28 –19, 47
Josh 20 to 21 –75, 77, 82, 264
Josh 21:2-3 —46, 47
Josh 21:9-19 –74, 82, 105
Judg 19:10 –19
1st Sam 8:7 —67
1st Sam 8:14-17 —67-72, 3, 53, 146
1st Sam 17:25 –222
2nd Sam 5:7-8 –19, 22, 28
2nd Sam 22:14 –21, 22
1st Kg 14:25-26 –110
1st Kg 15:18 –110
2nd Kg 7:2, 19 –112
2nd Kg 12:18 –110
2nd Kg 14:14 –110
2nd Kg 16:8 –110
2nd Kg 18:14-15 –110
2nd Kg 20:13-19 –110
2nd Kg 23:35 -222
2nd Kg 24:13 –110
1st Chron 6:48-81 –82
1st Chron 11:4 –19
1st Chron 12:23, 26 –70, 265
1st Chron 23 to 27 —67-72, 105, 267
1st Chron 23:1-5 –69, 70, 78, 105, 187, 265
1st Chron 26:29-32 —69
1st Chron 26:26-32 –70, 265, 268
1st Chron 27:5 –70
1st Chron 28:13, 21 –84, 267
2nd Chron 8:14 –84, 267
2nd Chron 11:13-1 –82
2nd Chron 13:10-1 –82
2nd Chron 23:8** –75, 81, 84, 267
2nd Chron 31:1-19 —73-78, 10, 85, 105
2 Chron 31:1-19 –3,9,10,48,77,84, 85, 105, 108, 110,112, 185, 267
2nd Chron 35:4-10 –267
Ezra 2:40-42, 61-62 -70, 151
Ezra 4:13, 20 –222
Ezra 6:18 –84, 267
Ezra 8:20 –80
Ezra 9-10 –97
Neh 5:4 –222
Neh 7:39-67 –79, 80, 151
Neh 8:9, 18-19 –70, 79
Neh 9:13 –172
Neh 10 to13 —79-88
Neh 10:28-29 —80, 70, 103
Neh 10:32-34 —80, 81
Neh 10:35-38 —81, 11, 74, 91, 92, 107, 265
Neh 10:38-39 —82, 83, 38, 266
Neh 10:37 –10, 77, 82, 89, 105, 107, 112, 267
Neh 10:37-38 –3, 48, 75, 79, 85, 101, 105, 106, 110, 185, 264
Neh 11:1, 3 —84
Neh 11:20-21 —84, 185
Neh 11:23, 26 —84
Neh 11:19, 29, 30 –82, 84, 267
Neh 12:24 –84, 267
Neh 12:27-29 —85
Neh 12:44-45 –3, 70
Neh 12:44, 47 —85, 108, 74, 76, 79, 91, 101, 110, 185
Neh 13:4-5 —86, 3, 10, 79, 91, 101, 267
Neh 13:8-10 —86, 92, 109, 267
Neh 13:11-13 —87, 91, 109
Neh 13:10 —98, 101, 48, 77, 79, 82, 112, 185
Neh 13:8-13, 22-3 –3, 70, 79, 95, 97, 98
Neh 13:29-31 —96
Esther 9:22 –64
Ps 7:17 –21
Ps 18:13 –21
Ps 21:7 –21
Ps 24:1 –41
Ps 42:7 –21
Ps 83:18 –21
Ps 87:5 –21
Ps 91:1, 2, 9 –21
Ps 92:1, 8 –21
Ps 94:6 –99
Ps 97:9 –21
Ps 110:4 –146, 151, 155, 161
Ps 119:11, 105 –144
Ps 140:12-13 –64
Ps 146:9 –99
Prov 14:31 –64, 111
Prov 19:17 –64
Prov 31:9 –64
Prov 31:20 –64
Isa 3:14-15 —64
Isa 7:14-16 —152
Isa 10:1-2 –64
Isa 11:4 –64
Isa 14:13-14 –21
Isa 40:3-5 –96
Isa 44:28 –28
Jer 7:6 –99
Jer 22:3, 7, 16-17 –64, 99, 111
Jer 31:31 –146
Eze 16:49 –64, 111
Eze 20:11-12 –172
Eze 44:28 –47
Eze 46:17 –64
Dan 3:26 –21
Dan 4:17, 24-34 –21
Dan 5:18, 21 –21
Hosea 11:1, 26 –152, 273
Amos 2:6-7 –64
Amos 4:1 –64
Amos 4:1-6 –3, 64, 71
Amos 5:6, 12 –28, 64
Amos 6:4 –64 –
Amos 7:13 –71
Zech 7:9-10 –64, 99, 112
Malachi —89-114, 10, 54, 61, 62, 64, 75, 76, 79, 86
Mal 1:1 —90
Mal 1:6-9 —90
Mal 1:10-14 —91
Mal 2:1-3 —92, 108, 268
Mal 2:4-10 —93
Mal 2:11-12 —94
Mal 2:13-16 —95
Mal 2:17 —95
Mal 3:1-4 —96
Mal 3:5 —97
Mal 3:6-7 —99, 170
Mal 3:7-8 —100
Mal 3:9 —102
Mal 3:10 —104-111, 10, 73, 75, 81, 82, 267
Mal 3:10-12 —112
Mal 3:13-18 —113
Mal 3:5-7 –3,54,61,64,79, 92, 108, 124, 165, 171, 267, 268, 269
Mal 3:8-10 –3, 47, 79, 87, 124, 130, 171, 225, 270
Mal 4:1-6 —113, 96
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Mt 1:22, 23 –146, 152
Mt 2:11, 15, 17, 23 –103, 146, 152, 202
Mt 3:3 –96
Mt 4:14 –146
Mt 5:17-19 —145-146
Mt 5:23-24 —119, 120
Mt 6:19-21 –202
Mt 8:4 —119
Mt 8:4, 17 –120, 146
Mt 10:8-11 —193
Mt 10:5-6, 10 –135, 188, 190, 223
Mt 11:10-11 –96
Mt 12:1-2 —65, 120, 267
Mt 12:1-12, 17, 35 –120, 146, 202
Mt 13:14, 35 –146
Mt 15:3-9, 22-28 –63, 135
Mt 18:15-17 –211
Mt 19:21 –202
Mt 21:4-9 –146, 212
Mt 22:17, 32, 36 –118
Mt 23 —115-121, 269
Mt 23:1-3 —117
Mt 23:23 —115, 3, 10, 104, 134, 267, 269
Mt 26:54, 56 –146
Mt 27:6, 9, 35 —204, 146, 212
Mk 1:2-3, 44 –96, 135
Mk 2:23-24 –65, 120, 267
Mk 10:21 –202
Mk 12:41 —204
Mk 12:1, 42-44 –64, 172
Lk 1:5-6 –69, 267
Lk 1:76 –96
Lk 2:22-24 –267
Lk 3:4 –96
Lk 6:1-2, 38, 45 –65, 120, 202, 226, 267
Lk 7:26-28 –96
Lk 10:4-7 —193
Lk 10:7, 27 –143, 188, 190, 223
Lk 11:41-42, 46 –3, 62, 72, 104, 115-121, 134, 267, 269
Lk 12:21, 33 –202, 226
Lk 15:12 –189
Lk 18:9-17 –3, 122-125
Lk 18:12, 9-23 –104, 122-125, 269
Lk 19:1-17 –188
Lk 19:2, 8, 9 —124
Lk 21:41 –269
Jn 1 –96, 144, 145, 224
Jn 3:21 –3
Jn 5:17 –189
Jn 8:20 —204
Jn 8:32 –3
Jn 14:15-17 –179
Jn 16:8-9 –145
Jn 16:12-15 –145, 179
Jn 17:17 –3
Acts 2:44-46 —217
Acts 2:46 –200, 244
Acts 3:6 —207, 244
Acts 4:31-34 –208, 212
Acts 5:2-3, 42 –212, 244
Acts 7:16 –156, 212
Acts 11:27-30 –199, 201, 227
Acts 11:29-30 —199, 206
Acts 13:1-3 –236
Acts 14:23 –227
Acts 15:1-32 —126-129
Acts 15 –148, 156, 219, 228, 270
Acts 16:4 –228
Acts 17:11 –223
Acts 18:1-18 –183, 189, 197, 236
Acts 18:3, 5 —240
Acts 19:19-27 –189, 212
Acts 20:16-35 —235-245
Acts 20:16-35 –110, 140, 201, 205, 212. 215, 228, 244, 250
Acts 21:17-27 —130-132
Acts 21:17-27 –185, 219, 267
Acts 24:17 –201
Acts 28:17 –219
Rom 1:1-5 –272
Rom 1:16-17 —272, 190
Rom 2:5 –202
Rom 3:21-22 —144, 128, 134, 145
Rom 3 –103, 134, 141, 273
Rom 5:1, 5, 17-19 –103, 131, 143, 144
Rom 6:14-15 –133, 141, 142. 224
Rom 7:1-6, 12-14 –111, 141, 135, 224
Rom 8:1-4, 33, 37 –104, 131, 141, 142, 144, 146
Rom 10:3-12 –141, 146, 273
Rom 12:1, 13 –179
Rom 13:8-10 –141, 143
Rom 15:25-26 —200
Rom 15:19, 25-28 –201
Rom 16:5 –244
1st Cor 1:12- 30 –141, 204, 272
1st Cor 1:18 —272
1st Cor 4:8 –273
1st Cor 6:20 –212, 224
1st Cor 7:20 —189
1st Cor 7:23, 39 –189, 212, 224
1st Cor 9:1-19 —181-198
1st Cor 9:1-19 –47, 141, 144, 204, 212, 213, 215, 223, 232, 235, 241,
1st Cor 9:18 —238
1st Cor 9:20 —132
1st Cor 12:14, 23-24 –109, 211
1st Cor 15:1-4, 32, 45 –164, 189, 272
1st Cor 16 all —199-209
1st Cor 16:1-3, 15-18–109, 200, 208, 215, 221, 226
2nd Cor 1:8 –189
2nd Cor 3:6-18 —137-139
2nd Cor 3:18 —272
2nd Cor 3:1-18 –141, 145, 189, 204, 225, 241, 242
2nd Cor 3:10-18 –141, 142, 145, 273
2nd Cor 4:7, 11 –189, 202
2nd Cor 5:14-21 –103, 143, 189
2nd Cor 6:9, 16 –189
2nd Cor 8 and 9 —227-234
2nd Cor 8:12-14 —206, 230
2nd Cor 8 –111, 200, 201, 207, 208, 209, 222, 224-226
2nd Cor 8:12-14 —124, 201, 206, 207, 221, 222, 230, 267, 270
2nd Cor 9:1 —200
2nd Cor 9 –201, 206, 208
2nd Cor 9:7 —1, 206, 227, 271
2nd Cor 11:7-13 —242-243
2nd Cor 11:7-13 –197, 213, 236, 242, 243
2nd Cor 12:14-15 —205
2nd Cor 12:13-20 –109, 202, 205, 236, 242, 243
2nd Cor 13:4 –189
Gal 1:6-7 –140, 156, 237, 273
Gal 2:9-10 —200, 244
Gal 2:4, 16, 19-20 –141, 145, 219
Gal 3 –103, 104, 141, 220, 225, 274
Gal 3:13 —104
Gal 4:4-7, 10, 31 –116, 137, 141, 148
Gal 5 –141-143, 179, 225, 272
Gal 6:1-10 –141, 179
Eph 1:7 –104, 226, 273
Eph 2:12-16 —170-172
Eph 2:4, 7, 13-17 –47, 142, 225, 273
Eph 3:16 –226, 273
Eph 6:1-3 –141
Phil 2:17 —179
Phil 4:15, 19 —233, 236, 245
Phil 4:16, 19 —273
Col 1:27, 28 –145, 273
Col 2:2 —273
Col 2:13-17 —172-175
Col 2:3,-17 –47, 142, 144, 202, 225
Col 3:1-4 –104
Col 4:12 –179
1st Thess 2:9 —183, 191, 197
1st Thess 2:5-10 –143, 236, 241, 242
2nd Thess 3:6-9 —241
2nd Thess 3:6-15 –236
2nd Thess 3:8 —183, 191
2nd Thess 3:10-14 —242
1st Tim 1:8-9, 17 –141, 212
1st Tim 2:1 –179
1st Tim 3:3 –201
1st Tim 4:8 –164
1st Tim 5:1-8 –63
1st Tim 5:1-24 –211
1st Tim 5:8 —61, 267
1st Tim 5:17-20 —210-216
1st Tim 6:1 —214, 212
1st Tim 6:5-11 —214, 201
1st Tim 6:12, 14 —215
1st Tim 6:16 –212
1st Tim 6:17-19 —215, 231, 226
2nd Tim 2:15 –140
2nd Tim 3:6, 16 –141, 164, 244
2nd Tim 4:6 –179
Titus 1:5, 11 –227, 228, 244
Titus 3:8, 14 –164, 179
Titus 5:9 –164
Heb 1:1-2, 13 –97, 145
Heb 2:3 –125
Heb 4:14-16 –179
Heb 5:1, 6, 10 –161, 178
Heb 6:13-20 –161, 167, 168
Heb 7 —147-169
Heb 7:4 —16
Heb 7:1-19 –3, 37, 44, 90, 141, 142, 144, 162, 180, 208
Heb 7:5, 12, 18 – -47, 139, 234, 270
Heb 8:6-13 —135-137
Heb 8 –44, 47, 104, 142, 143, 145, 174, 179
Heb 9:7 –179
Heb 9:24-28 –116, 145, 146, 164, 167, 179
Heb 10:1-10 –103, 144, 145, 146, 173, 174, 208
Heb 10:14-22 –104, 141, 143, 168, 179
Heb 11:5, 26 –156, 273
Heb 12:2 –28
Heb 13:15-16, 26 –179
Jas 1:25 –143, 144
Jas 1:27 –179, 243, 267
Jas 2:5, 8, 12-16 –143, 144, 164, 226
Jas 5:3, 4, 14 –64, 202, 214, 228
1st Pet 1:18-19 –224
1st Pet 2:5, 9 –157
1st Pet 2:9-10 —176-180, 263
1st Pet 5:1, 5 –228
1st Jn 3:16 –179
1st Jn 4:7, 19-20 –143
2nd Jn 5 –141
3rd Jn 5-6 –179
Jude 4 –156
Rev 3:18 –226
Rev 5:9, 10 –157, 263
Rev 6:6 –201
