What is this whole giving thing about?"

Reference

Genesis 4:1-5, 22:1-18, 28:12-22, Exodus 13:1-2, Nehemiah 10:36-39, Jeremiah 2:1-3, John 3:16-17, Mark 12:41-44, Acts 4:32-37, Revelation 2:1-5, James 1:18