Tithes
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In a night of divine revelation at Bethel, Levi dreams of his eternal destiny as a priest of the Most High God, awakening to bless the Lord. Meanwhile, Jacob rises with holy purpose, offering lavish sacrifices and tithes as Rachel bears their son Benjamin. As Levi is set apart for the priesthood, Jacob honors his vow with an awe-inspiring seven-day festival of offerings and joy, consecrating Bethel as a sacred site for generations to come. Amidst these blessings, death strikes with the passing of Deborah, marking a somber moment in their journey, but Jacob presses forward, building and sanctifying the land for his descendants.
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GENESIS
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JASHER
5%
JUBILEES
90%
Exposition
J: 46 | Y: 2214 | M: 7 | D: 14 | Levi dreams of being a priest for YHWH
Jubilees 32:1
Rising Action
Jacob tithes
Jubilees 32:2
Rachel becomes pregnant with Benjamin and Jacob clothes Levi with the garments of the priesthood
Jubilees 32:3
D: 15 | Jacob offers a burnt offering, fruit offering, drink offering, and a thank offering to YHWH
Jubilees 32:4-9
Climax
Tithing is ordained on the heavenly tablets
Jubilees 32:10-15
Falling Action
D: 22 | Jacob builds a wall and sanctifies it
Jubilees 32:16
D: 23 | Deborah died and was buried under an oak in Bethel
Genesis 35:8, Jasher 36:4, Jubilees 32:30
Resolution
Rebekah returns to Isaac
Jubilees 32:31
Jacob dwells in Kabratan
Jubilees 32:32
Jubilee: 46
Year: 2214
Month: 7
Day: 14
Levi dreams of being a priest for YHWH
Jubilees 32:1
1 And he abode that night at Bethel, and Levi dreamed that they had ordained and made him the priest of the Most High God, him and his sons for ever; and he awoke from his sleep and blessed the Lord.
Jacob tithes
Jubilees 32:2
2 And Jacob rose early in the morning, on the fourteenth of this month, and he gave a tithe of all that came with him, both of men and cattle, both of gold and every vessel and garment, yea, he gave tithes of all.
Rachel becomes pregnant with Benjamin and Jacob clothes Levi with the garments of the priesthood
Jubilees 32:3
3 And in those days Rachel became pregnant with her son Benjamin. And Jacob counted his sons from him upwards and Levi fell to the portion of the Lord, and his father clothed him in the garments of the priesthood and filled his hands.
Day: 15
Jacob offers a burnt offering, fruit offering, drink offering, and a thank offering to YHWH
Jubilees 32:4-9
4 And on the fifteenth of this month, he brought to the altar fourteen oxen from amongst the cattle, and twenty-eight rams, and forty-nine sheep, and seven lambs, and twenty-one kids of the goats as a burnt-offering on the altar of sacrifice, well pleasing for a sweet savour before God.
5 This was his offering, in consequence of the vow which he had vowed that he would give a tenth, with their fruit-offerings and their drink- offerings.
6 And when the fire had consumed it, he burnt incense on the fire over the fire, and for a thank-offering two oxen and four rams and four sheep, four he-goats, and two sheep of a year old, and two kids of the goats; and thus he did daily for seven days.
7 And he and all his sons and his men were eating (this) with joy there during seven days and blessing and thanking the Lord, who had delivered him out of all his tribulation and had given him his vow.
8 And he tithed all the clean animals, and made a burnt sacrifice, but the unclean animals he gave (not) to Levi his son, and he gave him all the souls of the men.
9 And Levi discharged the priestly office at Bethel before Jacob his father in preference to his ten brothers, and he was a priest there, and Jacob gave his vow: thus he tithed again the tithe to the Lord and sanctified it, and it became holy unto Him.
Tithing is ordained on the heavenly tablets
Jubilees 32:10-15
10 And for this reason it is ordained on the heavenly tablets as a law for the tithing again the tithe to eat before the Lord from year to year, in the place where it is chosen that His name should dwell, and to this law there is no limit of days for ever.
11 This ordinance is written that it may be fulfilled from year to year in eating the second tithe before the Lord in the place where it has been chosen, and nothing shall remain over from it from this year to the year following.
12 For in its year shall the seed be eaten till the days of the gathering of the seed of the year, and the wine till the days of the wine, and the oil till the days of its season.
13 And all that is left thereof and becomes old, let it be regarded as polluted: let it be burnt with fire, for it is unclean.
14 And thus let them eat it together in the sanctuary, and let them not suffer it to become old.
15 And all the tithes of the oxen and sheep shall be holy unto the Lord, and shall belong to his priests, which they will eat before Him from year to year; for thus is it ordained and engraven regarding the tithe on the heavenly tablets.
Day: 22
Jacob builds a wall and sanctifies it
Jubilees 32:16
16 And on the following night, on the twenty-second day of this month, Jacob resolved to build that place, and to surround the court with a wall, and to sanctify it and make it holy for ever, for himself and his children after him.
Day: 23
Deborah died and was buried under an oak in Bethel
Genesis 35:8
8 But Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.
Jasher 36:4
4 At that time died Deborah the daughter of Uz, the nurse of Rebecca, who had been with Jacob; and Jacob buried her beneath Bethel under an oak that was there.
Jubilees 32:30
30 And in the night, on the twenty-third of this month, Deborah Rebecca’s nurse died, and they buried her beneath the city under the oak of the river, and he called the name of this place, ‘The river of Deborah,’ and the oak, ‘The oak of the mourning of Deborah.’
Rebekah returns to Isaac
Jubilees 32:31
31 And Rebecca went and returned to her house to his father Isaac, and Jacob sent by her hand rams and sheep and he-goats that she should prepare a meal for his father such as he desired.
Jacob dwells in Kabratan
Jubilees 32:32
32 And he went after his mother till he came to the land of Kabratan, and he dwelt there.
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Exposition
J: 46 | Y: 2214 | M: 7 | D: 14 | Levi dreams of being a priest for YHWH
Jubilees 32:1
And he abode that night at Bethel, and Levi dreamed that they had ordained and made him the priest of the Most High God, him and his sons for ever; and he awoke from his sleep and blessed the Lord.
Rising Action
Jacob tithes
Jubilees 32:2
Early in the morning on the 14th of the month, Jacob got up and gave a tithe of everything he had brought with him—people, livestock, gold, every kind of vessel and garment. He gave a tithe of all.
Rachel becomes pregnant with Benjamin and Jacob clothes Levi with the garments of the priesthood
Jubilees 32:3
Around that time, Rachel became pregnant with her son Benjamin. Jacob counted his sons from himself upward, and Levi was chosen for the Lord’s portion. So Jacob dressed him in the garments of the priesthood and consecrated him.
D: 15 | Jacob offers a burnt offering, fruit offering, drink offering, and a thank offering to YHWH
Jubilees 32:4-9
On the 15th of the month, Jacob brought an offering to the altar: 14 oxen, 28 rams, 49 sheep, 7 lambs, and 21 young goats. This was a burnt offering on the altar, pleasing to God, and fulfilled the vow he had made to give a 10th. He also brought the required fruit and drink offerings.
After the fire had consumed the offerings, he burned incense over the fire. For his thank offering, he brought 2 oxen, 4 rams, 4 sheep, 4 male goats, 2 year-old sheep, and 2 young goats. He continued doing this each day for 7 days.
He, his sons, and his men ate joyfully during those 7 days, giving thanks and praise to the Lord who had delivered him from all his troubles and helped him fulfill his vow. He gave a tithe of all the clean animals and offered them as burnt sacrifices, but he didn’t give the unclean animals to Levi. However, he gave Levi all the people that were with him.
Levi served as priest at Bethel before Jacob, his father, instead of his 10 brothers. He was the priest there. Jacob fulfilled his vow by tithing again, sanctifying it, and making it holy to the Lord.
Climax
Tithing is ordained on the heavenly tablets
Jubilees 32:10-15
Because of this, it’s written on the heavenly tablets as a permanent law to give a tithe of the tithe and eat it before the Lord every year in the place where His name is chosen to dwell. This law has no time limit.
This command is written so that it’s fulfilled yearly by eating the 2nd tithe in the chosen place, and nothing from it should be kept until the following year. In that year, the grain must be eaten before the next harvest, the wine before the next vintage, and the oil before its season. Anything leftover that becomes old is to be treated as unclean and burned, because it’s no longer fit. All of it must be eaten together in the sanctuary and not allowed to spoil.
All tithes of oxen and sheep are holy to the Lord and belong to His priests. They are to eat them before Him from year to year, as this command is written and engraved on the heavenly tablets.
Falling Action
D: 22 | Jacob builds a wall and sanctifies it
Jubilees 32:16
On the night of the 22nd day of the month, Jacob made plans to build up that place, enclose the courtyard with a wall, and set it apart as holy forever—for himself and his descendants.
D: 23 | Deborah died and was buried under an oak in Bethel
Genesis 35:8, Jasher 36:4, Jubilees 32:30
On the night of the 23rd of the month, Deborah, the daughter of Uz and Rebecca’s nurse, died. They buried her beneath the city, under the oak near the river. Jacob named the place “The river of Deborah,” and the oak was called Allonbachuth, or “The oak of the mourning of Deborah.”
Resolution
Rebekah returns to Isaac
Jubilees 32:31
Rebekah returned to her home and to Isaac, Jacob’s father. Jacob sent rams, sheep, and male goats with her so she could prepare a meal for his father, just the way he liked it.
Jacob dwells in Kabratan
Jubilees 32:32
Jacob followed his mother until he reached the land of Kabratan, and he settled there.
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