Deuteronomy 14:29

“And the Levite, because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee, etc.] Shall come and take the first tithe, according to Jarchi; but though this he was to do, yet is not what is intended here, but he was to partake of the second tithe, or what was in the room of it, the poor’s tithe, with whom he is here joined: and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come; and take the second tithe, as the above writer rightly interprets it, and which he says is the poor’s of this year; (see <051212> Deuteronomy 12:12,18), and shall eat and be satisfied; make a plentiful meal, eat freely as at a feast; and, as the same writer observes, they were not obliged…”

“Compare the marginal references. The tithe thus directed in the third year to be dispensed in charity at home, was not paid in addition to that in other years bestowed on the sacred meals, but was substituted for it. The three years would count from the sabbatical year (see the next chapter), in which year there would of course be neither payment of tithe nor celebration of the feasts at the sanctuary. In the third year and sixth year of the septennial cycle the feasts would be superseded by the private hospitality enjoined in these verses. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on…”

“he hath: Deu 14:27, Deu 12:12 the stranger: Deu 16:11, Deu 16:14, Deu 24:19-21, Deu 26:12, Deu 26:13; Exo 22:21-24; Lev 19:34; Job 31:16-22; Luk 14:12-14; Heb 13:2; Jam 1:27 that the Lord: Deu 15:10; Psa 41:1; Pro 3:9, Pro 3:10, Pro 11:24, Pro 19:17; Isa 58:7-12; Mal 3:10, Mal 3:11; Luk 6:35, Luk 11:41; Co2 9:6-11 Next: Deuteronomy Chapter 15”