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Jul 22, 2008 · Today’s passage likely takes place in Peter’s house, which is in Capernaum (8:5–17). We assume this to be the case because “the collectors of the half-shekel tax” approach the apostle outside the home to inquire of Jesus (17:24).
Shekel is a biblical term referring to a unit of weight used for currency and is the name of Israel's modern currency. The shekel as a unit of currency is known as early as the second millennium BCE when it is recorded in the Bible that Abraham negotiated the purchase of a field "and a cave that was therein," at Machpela in Hebron. The Torah ...
Between the sacred shekel, Exodus 30:13, and the shekel after the "king's weight," 2 Samuel 14:26, there would seem to have been a difference; but this and many think the phrase "shekel of the sanctuary" simply means a full and just shekel, according to the temple standards. The first coin, which bore the name of shekel was struck after the exile in the time of the Maccabees, and bore the ...
- The Importance of Israel
- Israel and The Character of God
- Setting The Test
- Jesus Emerged from Israel
- A Big Family Olive Tree
- A Pattern of Sin and Redemption in Israel
- The Future of Israel
God had chosen Israel “for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth” (Deuteronomy 14:2). We must get to know his beloved people for at least five reasons: 1. Their interactions with God reveal his character.The Bible demonstrates and displays God’s mercy, righteousness, reliability, consistency, wrath, love,...
Zephaniah 3says a lot about the Lord’s formidable anger, justice, and jealousy. He told his people what he wanted from them, but they disobeyed. He said, “Surely you will fear me; you will accept correction” (v. 7). They did not, so the Lord promised, “to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation, all my burning ang...
Jesus said, “It is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test’” (Matthew 4:7). The Lord himself, however, established a covenant by which he could be tested. “The LORD gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. [...] Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the LORD had given all their enemies int...
Prophecies, such as the one in Psalm 132:11-12about the throne of David being occupied by one of his own sons forever, point to Christ. He is the ultimate fulfillment of God’s promise to Israel. He came as their Savior, not to conquer physical opponents but to defeat sin, which is their (and our) biggest and worst foe. He also united Israel in his ...
If Israel is no longer Israel, what is she? Compton says she is the church. God’s people in Christ are the church, just as Israel was God’s chosen nation. God’s promises to Israel for salvation “are fulfilled by Israel and in the church. Paul, in fact, draws a pretty straight line from Old Testament referents to their New Testament fulfillment” (Ib...
Without knowing it, Israel was reinforcing the gospel in the Old Testament by their desperate need for God’s grace over and over. James M. Hamilton Jr. points outthat “as ugly as Israel’s adulterous faithlessness has been, it cannot extinguish God’s resilient, redemptive love.” Israel was like a faithless wife, sleeping around with other gods. Thei...
Thomas D. Ice wrotethat “the Jewish people are going to have to be Believers in Jesus as their Messiah in order to be rescued by Him at the second advent. This is exactly what will happen.” He cites Ezekiel 20:33–38 “that speaks of a Jewish regathering to their ancient land” prior to the Tribulation, before the purging of those who will not believe...
It is impossible to know silver's value in biblical times. At today's rate of approximately 17 US dollars per ounce, 8 grams of silver is around five dollars. 1. Rabbi Eliezer Posner. Footnotes. 1. There is a custom to give a half shekel to charity on the Fast of Esther (click here for more info on this tradition).
Feb 16, 2024 · The Bible is credible and reliable. Every verse and chapter points beyond itself to its Architect and Author, upholding the absolute authority of God written within. God spoke through prophets and apostles to write down God’s mind on paper. In the Old Testament, God is often quoted as saying, “And the Lord said.”.
2 Cf. the recent survey of J. Bright, The Bible and the Ancient Near East, Essays in Honor of W. F. Albright, 1961, pp. 22 ff.; G. E. Mendenhall, ibid., pp. 40 ff. Of special interest is the position of Y. Kaufmann (Religion of Israel, 1960, pp. 153 ff.; and in greater detail, his History of the Religion of Israel, I, 1937, pp. 113 ff. [Hebrew]), who adheres in principle to the Documentary ...
