Nehemiah 10:37
And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
Cross-references
Nehemiah 13:9 records the cleansing and restoration of the temple chambers, where the offerings from 10:37 were to be stored.
Nehemiah 13:5 describes the storeroom for tithes and offerings that the covenant in 10:37 promises to supply.
Nehemiah 13:12 records the restoration of tithe-giving, fulfilling the promise made here to bring tithes to the Levites.
Nehemiah 13:10 shows the later neglect of tithe obligations, contrasting the covenant promise to support Levites made here.
Nehemiah 12:44 shows the later appointment of treasurers to collect the tithes and firstfruits—fulfilling the pledge made here.
Deuteronomy 26:2 instructs bringing firstfruits to the sanctuary, the very action Nehemiah's covenant obligates.
Malachi 3:10 commands bringing tithes into the storehouse, reinforcing the same duty of tithing pledged here.
Malachi 3:8 accuses Israel of robbing God by withholding tithes—the very sin this covenant commits to avoid.
2 Chronicles 31:12 records Hezekiah's faithful bringing of tithes and offerings into the chambers, exactly what Nehemiah's covenant requires.
2 Chronicles 31:11 shows Hezekiah preparing chambers for offerings, a precedent for Nehemiah's similar reform.
Leviticus 23:17 commands an offering of firstfruit bread loaves, which parallels Nehemiah 10:37's promise to bring firstfruits of dough to the temple.
Deuteronomy 18:4 commands giving firstfruits of grain, wine, oil and fleece to priests—the same practice Nehemiah vows to restore.
In Numbers 18:24-32, the full tithe system including Levites' tithe is detailed — underlying Nehemiah 10:37's commitment.
In Numbers 18:21, God gives tithes to Levites for their service — Nehemiah 10:37 commits to bringing those tithes.
Numbers 18:13 adds the first ripe produce as a priestly portion, matching the firstfruits promised in Nehemiah's covenant.
Numbers 18:12 designates the best oil, wine, and wheat as firstfruits given to the priests, directly paralleling the offerings in Nehemiah.
Numbers 15:19-21 is the original law commanding the firstfruit of dough offering, which Nehemiah's covenant reasserts.
In Leviticus 27:30-33, the tithe law commands giving a tenth of the land's produce — Nehemiah 10:37 commits to this practice.
Deuteronomy 14:22 commands tithing all produce, the very law this covenant renews by pledging to bring tithes to the Levites.
Numbers 15:20 is the law of firstfruits of dough, which this verse directly applies by promising to bring that offering.
Luke 11:42 mentions tithing of herbs, but Jesus affirms tithing while criticizing neglect of justice, paralleling the OT practice here.
2 Chronicles 31:6 describes Hezekiah's reform where people brought tithes—same practice of tithing for temple support as in this covenant.