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Jan 4, 2022 · The big gifts in the temple were surely noticed by people; that’s probably what the disciples were watching. But Jesus saw what no one else did: He saw the humble gift of a poor widow. This was the gift that Jesus thought worthy of comment; this was the gift that the disciples needed to be aware of.
- Cheerful Giver
We can learn to be a cheerful giver by studying the greatest...
- Widow of Zarephath
First Kings 17 introduces the prophet Elijah and gives the...
- Questions About Mark
Why did Jesus say to one of the scribes, “You are not far...
- Cheerful Giver
Nov 10, 2024 · He turned his eyes to the temple treasury, knowing that the temple had already accumulated immense wealth. 6 He saw “many rich people” (12:41) offer large sums of money. Perhaps it was when a widow put in her last coins that the temple hit the rock bottom.
The Widow’s Gift. 41 Sitting across from the temple treasury, he watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich people were putting in large sums. 42 Then a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little.
Mar 18, 2019 · 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. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
- Reading in Context
- Mark’s Geographic Structure
- The Contexts of The Passage
- The Passage Involving The Widow
- Conclusion
We have all heard how a simple word can have several meanings depending on its context: “Trunk,” for example, can mean the back of a car, the “nose” of an elephant, the stem of a tree, a storage unit, the core of a person. What is true for individual words is also true for phrases, sentences, and even larger units of text. For example, Jesus’ procl...
Starting at a broad level, we should recognize Mark’s attention to geography and location. The account of the Widow falls in and around Jerusalem. Literarily, locations help Mark structure his Gospel as in the following diagram:1 A The Wilderness (1:1–15) B Galilee (1:16–8:21) C The Way (8:22–11:11) B´ Jerusalem(11:12–15:41) A´ The Tomb (15:42–16:8...
The Beginning of the Jerusalem Section The structure of the central section, 8:22–11:11, is as follows: The blind see; Who is Jesus (8:22–30) 1. Prediction, misunderstanding by Peter, instruction through Elijah (8:31–9:29) 2. Prediction, misunderstanding by the Twelve, instruction through Moses (9:30–10:31) 3. Prediction, misunderstanding by James ...
The scene with the Widow opens with Jesus still in the temple, sitting opposite the treasury. The location appears to be the Court of the Women since that was as far into the temple as a woman was permitted to enter.22 While the term for treasury (gazophulakion) may be used for rooms or places for storing valuables,23 it was also used for contribut...
The broad structure of the narrative, the parallelism of the individual scribe and the individual Widow, the use of the key word “whole,” and the weighing of descriptors between the “many” and the “one” show that the Widow’s narrative is to be understood as positive—indeed, as exemplary. Once again, Mark has a woman show his readers the way to foll...
Not only did Jesus see many rich people deposit large offerings into the temple treasury, but He also saw an impoverished widow give two small coins which were nearly worthless, Mark 12:42 / Luke 21:2.
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Mar 4, 2007 · When a poor widow brought her offering to the temple, she hoped to go unseen because of how little she had to give. But God incarnate was there watching her, delighting in her selfless sacrifice. In this sermon, R.C. Sproul continues his exposition of the book of Mark.
