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13921 From Eternity Past, p. 374.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God’s presence would deepen the impression he wished to make upon the people. After presenting the goodness of God toward Israel, he called upon them to …
13922 From Eternity Past, p. 375.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… —“the gods which your fathers served,” from whom Abraham was called out, “or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell.”
13923 From Eternity Past, p. 375.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… to God’s people. What folly for Israel to choose the deities for whose worship the Amorites had been destroyed!
13924 From Eternity Past, p. 375.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… response, “God forbid that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods.”
13925 From Eternity Past, p. 375.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… to God. While they trusted their own righteousness, it was impossible for them to secure pardon; they could not meet the claims of God’s perfect law, and it was …
13926 From Eternity Past, p. 376.1 (Ellen Gould White)
With deep earnestness they once more reiterated their pledge of loyalty: “The Lord our God will we serve, and His voice will we obey.”
13927 From Eternity Past, p. 377.1 (Ellen Gould White)
In the Hebrew economy one tenth of the income of the people was set apart to support the public worship of God. “All the tithe ... is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.” Leviticus 27:30 .
13928 From Eternity Past, p. 377.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God. Genesis 14:20. Jacob promised the Lord, “Of all that Thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto Thee.” Genesis 28:22. God is the source of every blessing …
13929 From Eternity Past, p. 377.3 (Ellen Gould White)
The Lord declares, “The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine.” Haggai 2:8. It is God who gives men power to get wealth. As an acknowledgment that all things came from Him, the Lord directed that a portion of His bounty should be returned to Him.
13930 From Eternity Past, p. 377.4 (Ellen Gould White)
“The tithe ... is the Lord’s.” “The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.” Exodus 20:10. God reserved a specified portion of man’s time and of his means, and no man could, without guilt, appropriate either for his own interests.
13931 From Eternity Past, p. 377.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… to God. And liberal provision was made for the poor.
13932 From Eternity Past, p. 378.1 (Ellen Gould White)
The people were constantly reminded that God was the true proprietor of their fields, their flocks, and their herds. He sent them sunshine and rain for their seedtime and harvest, and He made them stewards of His goods.
13933 From Eternity Past, p. 378.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God’s goodness. When the priest accepted the gift, the offerer said, “A Syrian ready to perish was my father”; and he described the sojourn in Egypt and the affliction …
13934 From Eternity Past, p. 378.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… bountifully.... God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.” 2 Corinthians …
13935 From Eternity Past, p. 378.4 (Ellen Gould White)
God intended that Israel should be light bearers to all the earth. The Lord has ordained that the diffusion of light and truth in the earth shall be dependent …
13936 From Eternity Past, p. 379.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God give less in this age? The principle laid down by Christ is that our offerings to God should be in proportion to the light and privileges enjoyed. “Unto …
13937 From Eternity Past, p. 379.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… gifts, God would be honored and many more souls would be won to Christ.
13938 From Eternity Past, p. 379.4 (Ellen Gould White)
God has made men His stewards. Saith the Lord, “Them that honor Me, I will honor.” 1 Samuel 2:30. “God loveth a cheerful giver” ( 2 Corinthians 9:7 ), and when His people with …
13939 From Eternity Past, p. 380 (Ellen Gould White)
Chapter 51—God’s Care for the Economically Disadvantaged
13940 From Eternity Past, p. 380.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… to God and a portion to the priest, the offerers were to use the remainder for a religious feast, in which the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow …