06/06/2026
How does a Biblical homestead tithe? That is a question I believe every family trying to return back to the old paths needs to honestly wrestle with. First off, I do not believe tithes today look the way most of the world has been taught. Biblical tithing was not just a preacher collecting money every week while already owning land, homes, possessions, businesses, and inheritances. Father set this up for the Levites, the men who were in service to Him and to the people, who had no land inheritance of their own, no field to plant, no vineyard to tend, and no flock to build for themselves. Their inheritance was service before Yahuah, and the people helped sustain them because they gave their lives to the work of the Father.
Today, we do not have that same priesthood standing in the Temple system, so for us as a Biblical homestead, we do not pretend like it is the exact same thing. But we do still believe the heart behind giving has never died. We believe in honoring Yahuah with what He gives us. For our family, that means every tenth belongs to the Father. If it is produce, plants, livestock, goods, increase, or anything that comes through this farm, we try to keep that standard before us: every tenth goes back to Him. And since we have no Biblical priesthood to carry it to, we give it into the community around us. We give it to the widow, the fatherless, the family in need, the brother or sister walking through a hard season, the feast table, the people gathering before Yahuah, and the ones Father places in front of us.
There is a feast in your Bible called the Feast of Tabernacles, and every year we see something beautiful happen when people bring their harvest, their increase, their food, their gifts, their hands, and their hearts to the table. We share. We give. We feed one another. We bless one another. And in doing that, are we not giving back to the Father? Were we not made in His image? Did Yahusha not teach us that what we do unto the least of these, we have done unto Him? That is the part I want people to see. Giving is not just about a rule. It is not about a religious system. It is not about a man standing behind a pulpit demanding what belongs to Father while living off the backs of the people. True giving is worship.
It is looking at your garden and saying, “Father, You gave the rain.” It is looking at your flock and saying, “Father, You gave the increase.” It is looking at your pantry and saying, “Father, You filled these shelves.” It is looking at your children and saying, “Father, You have sustained this house.” It is looking at your harvest and saying, “The first and the best belongs to You.” I will be honest. I have not always been the best at the firstfruits part. Sometimes we remember the tenth, but forget the first. And I believe that may be one of the most overlooked parts of honoring Yahuah. Because if everything we have came from Him, should He not receive the first honor from it?
Before the sales, before the storage, before the planning, before the profit, and before we decide what we are going to do with it all, should we not stop and say, “Father, thank You. You provided this. You grew this. You protected this. You gave me the strength to work this land. You gave me the breath in my lungs. You gave me the seed, the soil, the sun, the rain, and the increase. This came from You, and I honor You first.”
That is the heart of a Biblical homestead. Not just growing food. Not just raising animals. Not just selling plants. Not just building a farm. But learning how to place the King back in the center of everything. A homestead without honor is just land. A harvest without thanksgiving is just produce. A table without giving is just a meal. But when Father is honored first, the garden becomes worship, the harvest becomes testimony, the table becomes fellowship, the giving becomes love, and the whole homestead becomes a witness that Yahuah still provides for His people.
I challenge you to think about this deeply. What does it look like for your home to honor Yahuah first? What does it look like to give Him the first of your increase? What does it look like to bless the people around you with what He has placed in your hands? Because giving to Father is not always about placing something in a basket. Sometimes it looks like feeding a family. Sometimes it looks like giving away plants. Sometimes it looks like sending someone home with eggs, produce, meat, herbs, or medicine from the garden. Sometimes it looks like making sure the feast table is full so nobody leaves empty.
We do not give because we are rich. We give because He is worthy. We do not give because we have extra. We give because everything we have was His first. Honor your King. Honor your Father. Honor Him with the first. Honor Him with the tenth. Honor Him with the harvest. Honor Him with your home. Honor Him with your hands. And watch how He turns a simple homestead into a place of provision, testimony, fellowship, and blessing. All praise to Yahuah, the One who gives the seed, the rain, the increase, and the breath in our lungs.
