Matthew 23 23 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill, and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law: justice, mercy and faithfulness. It is these you ought to have practiced without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!”
Deuteronomy 14 22 Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year. 23 Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the LORD your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name, so that you may learn to revere the LORD your God always.
Deuteronomy 14 28 At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year’s produce and store it in your towns, 29 so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Matthew 23 23 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill, and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law: justice, mercy and faithfulness. It is these you ought to have practiced without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!”
Amos 2 Releasing the chains of slavery Taking care of the poor No longer letting women be abused by men Bringing justice to the oppressed “Let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!”
Micah 6 Business owners sell things at a fair price People don’t lie and take advantage of each other “To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
Malachi 3 Husbands and wives being faithful to each other Employers paying a fair wage for fair work Showing mercy to immigrants “You have wearied him by asking, ‘Where is the God of justice?’"
Isaiah 1 Becoming a place of encouragement Finding kids without dads and looking after them Finding the single moms and keeping them safe "Come now, let us reason together."