Did Jesus Tithe?

     The statute or ordinance of tithing for the Israelites was established in Numbers, chapter 18. Here, God set apart Aaron and his sons as priests and the rest of the tribe of Levi to serve the needs of the priests and the tabernacle. Because of their special consecration to the Lord, the Levites were not allowed to own or inherit any land; therefore, they were given the tithe of the land of Israel from the other eleven tribes for their support.

     "And to the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform the service of the tent of meeting." Numbers 18:21

     The tithes consisted of oil, wine, grain, and animals, the produce of the land. (Numbers 18:12, 15) Never in scripture will you see anything else being tithed besides the produce of the land. The tithe was never of wages or money. It was always only the fruit of the land; therefore, the only Israelites who tithed were the farmers and herdsmen. The people who did not own land and did not farm or raise animals were not expected to tithe.

     "Thus all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's; it is holy to the Lord." Leviticus 27:30

     Did Jesus tithe? No, since Jesus was a carpenter and not a farmer He did not tithe.