Biblical and SOP Basis of Harvest Ingathering
Biblical Basis of Harvest Ingathering: Nehemiah 2:5-9 Artaxerxes sends horses and letters to help Nehimiah rebuild Jerusalem http://biblehub.net/search.php?q=ingathering bringing your own offerings (the principle is you must not ask others if you yourself did not give to the cause) "Celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering at the turn of the year... Exo 34:22 ... sow in your field. "Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field. ... Exo 23:16 Exo 12:35 The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing. Using non believers' money: Some may question the propriety of receiving gifts from unbelievers. Let such ask themselves: “Who is the real owner of our world? To whom belong its houses and lands, and its treasures of gold and silver?” God has an abundance in our worl