Moses wrote by The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter 12:
1 Now the LORD had said to Abram:
“Get out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.
2 I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
FATHER took on the responsibility to bless Abram and those people who blessed Abram as well. They received blessing because they “blessed” Abram even though they did not have a direct covenant with FATHER. I have personally seen this Truth operate in my business career. I have also observed the results of the curse on people who have dealt in an unrighteous manner toward HIS Sons.
After Abram rescued Lot from Sodom and Gomorrah, he encountered Melchizedek king of Salem. Each step of Abram had been ordered and his blessings had continued, even when he conducted a rescue of his nephew. In Genesis chapter 14, it is written by The Holy Spirit:
18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. 19 And he blessed him and said:
“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,
Possessor of heaven and earth;
20 And blessed be God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”
And he gave him a tithe of all.
21 Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, and take the goods for yourself.”
22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, 23 that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich’— 24 except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.”
Why did Melchizedek come out of Salem (Jerusalem) to meet with Abram? Abram’s wealth and increase needed to be cleansed and blessed before coming any closer to Salem. The tithe cleanses the rest. Melchizedek brought bread and wine to take communion with Abram thus the tithe was sealed upon taking communion with Melchizedek. All unrighteousness was being removed from Abram’s “assets”. This was required before entry into Salem (complete, safe, peaceful, perfect, whole, full, at peace).
This tithe occurred before The Law, before Abram’s name change, and before details of the communion had been given. Would Abram’s name change (nature change) have occurred without this critical event? This event established that Abram was not led by greed but instead he willingly gave Melchizedek a tenth of all his possessions.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 11:
16 Since Abraham and the patriarchs are consecrated and set apart for God, so also will their descendants be set apart. If the roots of a tree are holy and set apart for God, so too will be the branches.
And:
19 You might begin to think that some branches were pruned or broken off just to make room for you. 20 Yes, that’s true. They were removed because of their unbelief. But remember this: you are only attached by your faith. So don’t be presumptuous, but stand in awe and reverence. 21 Since God didn’t spare the natural branches that fell into unbelief, perhaps HE won’t spare you either!
22 So fix your gaze on the simultaneous kindness and strict justice of God. How severely HE treated those who fell into unbelief! Yet how tender and kind is HIS relationship with you. So keep on trusting in his kindness; otherwise, you also will be cut off.
The world would have us believe that we are moving toward greater scarcity yet FATHER blesses those who honor HIM with their cheerful tithe. Unbelief moves a person toward scarcity for he or she does not truly believe in FATHER’S blessings toward those who give with the right motivation. The tithe cleanses the “whole”.