tithe

This entry is part [part not set] of 12 in the series Meditations in DeuteronomyToday’s Reading: Deuteronomy 12:15-19 Lest Israel should extend the Lord’s command beyond its intent, the Lord gives a qualifier to the previous verses. He specifies that animals slaughtered are not intrinsically consecrated to the sanctuary. Israel was free to eat their grain and animals for normal sustenance, and this would not take away from the solemnity of the sanctuary. This was...