Tithing & Giving Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on tithing & giving bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Genesis 14:20 (KJV)
Who first gave tithes in the Bible?
Answer: Abram, to Melchizedek
Study note. And he gave him tithes of all. (Genesis 14:20) — Abram gave tithes to Melchizedek, king of Salem.
Lesson 2 · Genesis 28:22 (KJV)
What did Jacob vow at Bethel?
Answer: Of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee
Study note. And of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee. (Genesis 28:22)
Lesson 3 · Leviticus 27:30 (KJV)
What was the tithe according to the law of Moses?
Answer: All the tithe of the land... is the Lord's
Study note. And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD's: it is holy unto the LORD. (Leviticus 27:30)
Lesson 4 · Malachi 3:8 (KJV)
In Malachi, how were the people robbing God?
Answer: In tithes and offerings
Study note. Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. (Malachi 3:8)
Lesson 5 · Malachi 3:10 (KJV)
What did God promise if they brought all the tithes into the storehouse?
Answer: Open the windows of heaven, and pour out a blessing
Study note. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse... and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. (Malachi 3:10)
Lesson 6 · Matthew 23:23 (KJV)
What did Jesus say the Pharisees tithed?
Answer: Mint and anise and cummin
Study note. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith. (Matthew 23:23)
Lesson 7 · 2 Corinthians 9:7 (KJV)
How should a man purpose in his heart to give?
Answer: Not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver
Study note. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. (2 Corinthians 9:7)
Lesson 8 · Acts 20:35 (KJV)
What is more blessed than receiving?
Answer: To give
Study note. I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35)
Lesson 9 · Mark 12:42 (KJV)
What did the widow cast into the treasury?
Answer: Two mites, which make a farthing
Study note. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. (Mark 12:42)
Lesson 10 · Matthew 6:3 (KJV)
How does Jesus say we should give?
Answer: When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth
Study note. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth. (Matthew 6:3)
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does tithing & giving bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?