A Story About Firstfruits
Because I find etymology fascinating, let’s learn about two key words which will serve as topic for our conversation today. tithe: ma`aser מַעֲשֵׂר (occurs 33 times in 27 verses in the Bible) meaning: tenth part primitive root word: `asar עָשַׂר, to tithe, take the tenth part of, give a tithe, take a tithe firstfruits: bikkuwr בִּכּוּר (occurs 37 times in 15 verses in the Bible) meaning: the first of the crops and fruit that ripened, was gathered, and offered to God according