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Sat over against - Opposite to, in full sight of. The treasury - This was in the court of the women. See the notes at Matthew 21:12.In that court there were fixed a number of places or coffers, made with a large open mouth in the shape of a trumpet, for the purpose of receiving the offerings of the people; and the money thus contributed was devoted to the service of the temple - to incense ...
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So Jesus, sitting here in the temple, sees two things. First, He sees a lot of rich people giving a lot of money. Then, He sees a poor widow come and give two coins that together would make up a penny. These are the kind of coins that, if you saw them in the Walmart parking lot, you wouldn’t even bother to stoop down and pick them up. And Jesus ins...
What did Jesus want His disciples to take away from this? What does He want us to take away from this object lesson? It seems at first like Jesus is saying for us to not be like the scribes but to be like this widow – offering 100 percent. If that’s what Jesus means, then the application is really simple: we should give away all our money. 100 perc...
So, if the response is not for us to literally give away all we have to live on, then what is our response? How can we celebrate Jesus by taking this lesson to heart? There are three responses that come to mind: 1. Beware of religious leaders who seek financial gifts from vulnerable people. 2. Our church, practices and leaders should never pressure...
Based on the context, what seems to be the overall point of this passage?What are the three possible responses that Pastor Matt pointed out?What can we do to make sure we aren’t pressuring people into giving to our church?Can this passage have any application for how we should give? Do any other Scriptures about giving come to mind?Mar 20, 2023 · Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple. Mark tells us that at the end of a long day of teaching and ministry, in verse 41, Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple…. The collection box (also known as the treasury) was located in the Court of the Women, which was open to all Jewish people. It was called the Court of ...
3. Accordingly it is the intention of this study to examine the account of the widow’s offering on two levels 4 in order to reveal the convergence of the two separate (but related) themes into one. Therefore we will attempt to understand both the meaning of the pericope itself (i.e. the lesson Jesus wanted his disciples to learn) as well as ...
Nov 8, 2009 · November 8, 2009. The collect and readings for today can be found here. The appointed gospel is Mark 12:38-44. Teaching in the temple, Jesus said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39 and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets ...
All that She Had. And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more ...
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Mark 12:41. ESV And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. NIV Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
