Deuteronomy 12:6

And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 12:17 restricts consuming these offerings at home, directly expanding on the command to bring them to the sanctuary.

Deuteronomy 12:26 repeats the command to bring holy things and vows to the chosen place, reinforcing the centralization theme.

Deuteronomy 12:13 warns against offering burnt offerings in any place, directly enforcing the central sanctuary requirement here.

Deuteronomy 15:20 specifies eating the firstborn before the Lord yearly, the application of offering firstborn from verse 19.

Deuteronomy 15:19 commands consecrating firstborn males, the same firstborn listed among offerings to bring to the sanctuary.

Deuteronomy 26:2 commands bringing firstfruits to the chosen place, related to the 'contribution' mentioned here.

Deuteronomy 14:22-26 provides details on the tithe of produce, one of the offerings listed here, to be eaten at the sanctuary.

Deuteronomy 16:5 applies the same centralization principle to Passover sacrifices, extending the worship location requirement.

Deuteronomy 23:18 prohibits using illicit earnings for vows, adding a purity restriction to the vow offerings listed here.

Numbers 18:15-17 gives laws on redeeming firstborn of humans and animals, detailing the firstborn offerings listed here.

Leviticus 27:33 prohibits substituting tithed animals, a regulation for the tithe commanded here.

Leviticus 27:32 states that every tenth animal is holy, defining the tithe of flock and herd referenced here.

Malachi 3:8 Allusion

Malachi 3:8 rebukes robbing God by withholding tithes and contributions, directly calling back to the offerings commanded in Deuteronomy.

Malachi 3:10 commands bringing the full tithe into the storehouse, echoing the central sanctuary requirement and promising blessing.

Leviticus 17:3-9 forbids slaughter outside the sanctuary, reinforcing the same centralized worship commanded here.

Luke 11:42 Parallel

Luke 11:42 affirms tithing while warning against neglecting justice, adding a NT perspective on the same practice.

In 2 Chronicles 7:12, God declares He has chosen the temple as a house of sacrifice, directly affirming the command in Deut 12:6.

In 1 Samuel 9:12, a sacrifice on a high place contrasts with Deut 12:6's requirement to offer only at the central sanctuary.

In 1 Samuel 13:9, Saul unlawfully offers a burnt offering himself, violating the command to bring offerings to the appointed priest.

Leviticus 7:16 gives rules for eating vow and freewill offerings, directly paralleling the types listed in Deuteronomy.

In 2 Chronicles 11:16, faithful Israelites come to Jerusalem to sacrifice, obeying the command to bring offerings to the chosen place.

2 Chronicles 31:14 shows the administration of freewill offerings as commanded here — distribution by temple officials.

Ezra 3:5 Parallel

Ezra 3:5 records the restoration of regular and freewill offerings as prescribed here — a return to the law's pattern.

Nehemiah 10:36 records the people's covenant to bring firstborn — directly fulfilling the law's command here.

Nehemiah 10:39 shows the community's commitment to bring tithes and offerings to the temple, as required here.

Joel 1:16 Contrast

Joel 1:16 laments the cessation of grain and drink offerings — the opposite of the regular offerings commanded here.

In 1 Samuel 2:29, God rebukes Eli for dishonoring the very offerings commanded in Deut 12:6, showing consequence of disobedience.

In 1 Samuel 1:24, Hannah brings offerings to Shiloh, obeying the command to bring sacrifices to the chosen place.

Numbers 18:19 defines heave offerings as a perpetual covenant of salt, emphasizing their permanent priestly provision.

Numbers 18:8 assigns heave offerings to Aaron and his sons as priests, showing these offerings support the priesthood.

Leviticus 27:30 declares tithes holy to the Lord, grounding the tithe listed here as an offering to bring to His chosen place.

Leviticus 23:38 lists gifts, votive, and freewill offerings given besides the appointed feasts, echoing the same categories.

Leviticus 22:18 addresses burnt, vow, and freewill offerings, matching the list and adding regulations for acceptable offerings.

Leviticus 17:4 underscores the necessity of bringing all sacrifices to the sanctuary, reinforcing the centralization command.

Leviticus 1:3 details requirements for burnt offerings, one of the listed sacrifices, specifying it must be brought to the tent of meeting.

Joshua 22:19 warns against building an altar apart from the Lord's tabernacle, upholding the exclusive worship location commanded here.

Amos 4:5 Contrast

Amos 4:5 sarcastically tells Israel to offer leavened sacrifices and boast — a perversion of the freewill offerings commanded here.

In Joshua 22:27, the same offering language is used for an altar as a witness, echoing the list in Deut 12:6 but not for actual sacrifice.

Numbers 29:39 connects vows and freewill offerings to set feasts, showing these offerings are also brought at appointed times.

Numbers 15:3 similarly lists burnt offerings, vows, and freewill offerings made by fire, reinforcing the types of offerings brought to the sanctuary.

Ezekiel 20:40 envisions future worship on God's holy mountain with offerings, echoing the central place theme.

Luke 18:12 Contrast

Luke 18:12 shows a Pharisee boasting about tithing, illustrating how the practice can become a point of pride rather than obedience.