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Tithing was an institute of the Mosaic Law and consisted of agricultural produce and reared livestock (Lv 27:30-33). The Israelites offered the tithe to the landless Levites who in turn offered a tenth of the tithe to the Aaronic priesthood (Nm 18:26-28). Unlike the other tribes, the Levites were denied any inheritance or land ownership in Israel. They were, ...

Actually, I don't know of any Christian denomination or individual that tithes according to the Torah of Moshe. Tithing (עישור) is a relatively complicated process in Judaism, and of course, it's hardly (if at all) practical without a Temple. If Jews cannot tithe without the Temple, then Christians certainly cannot. With that being said, the general concept ...

I think the exact verses you mention will directly answer the question. First the context is Jesus in his opposition to the mentality of the Pharisees as opposed to his disciples and the beatitudes which they were to emulate (Math Ch. 5). The Pharisees are characterized in the gospels of being self-righteous man-pleasers who do everything in the eyes of men ...