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Mar 18, 2019 · Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”. Mark 12:41-44 NIV. Apparently, giving your offering at the temple in Jerusalem was a spectator event.
The Widow’s Gift - Sitting across from the temple treasury, he watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich people were putting in large sums. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little. Summoning his disciples, he said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. For they all gave out of ...
Oct 13, 2024 · 1As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3"I tell you the truth," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on ...
Nov 10, 2024 · Jesus was sitting down at the Court of the Women in the temple, looking at the “exceedingly beautiful and lofty columns” 5 there. 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 ...
- Introduction
- The Temple Treasury
- The Copper Coins
- How Did Jesus Know What She gave?
- Why Did Jesus Commend The Widow’s Gift?
- Jesus Contradicts Modern Views of Giving
- Conclusion
‘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.’ Mark 12:41
Jesus sat down, looked up and observed people contributing to the temple treasury Mark 12:41 / Luke 21:1. He saw many rich people deposit large offerings into the temple treasury.
In the New Testament, there seems to be a lot of things happening in and around the temple treasury which is also known as the Court of Women. It was called the Court of the Women, as that is as far as women were allowed to enter the temple courts. It was in this court where Jesus was presented for purification as a child, the place where they met ...
The KJV uses the word ‘mite’ which was a very small Jewish coin called a ‘lepton’, meaning ‘the thin one’, it’s sometimes called a farthing or a penny, Luke 12:59, it was made of bronze or copper and was the smallest in terms of the value of all the Roman Coins, Mark 12:42.
I’ve personally held one of these coins in my hand and I must say it’s tiny, I would say around the size of our old British ½ pennies. How did Jesus know that this widow had given in two little coins? It’s possible that He saw them, we certainly know that He knows all things and all people but it’s also possible that the sound these coins made agai...
Some commentators suggest that the Jewish law at the time, wouldn’t allow anyone to give less than two gifts, if this is true then it’s clear she gave the smallest amount legally possible. However, if she literally gave everything she had and only had two coins to her name, this speaks volumes about her faith in God to take care of her daily needs....
Many modern churches seem to regard large donations more highly than small ones. Some honour wealthy donors in special ways and allow them more influence in church policy, occasionally they even ridicule small contributions as unworthy of the Lord. It’s clear that the Lord Himself viewed giving in a very different way. Jesus wasn’t impressed by the...
Jesus teaches us that giving has little to do with the amount we give but the attitude in which we give. He sees what we give, He knows the amount we give but He also knows how much we have kept back for ourselves. The poor among us should take great comfort from the widow’s example, and they should know that their ‘small’ offering is just as accep...
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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Sep 27, 2018 · Jesus argues that the widow has given the most because while the rich have only given from their surplus, and thus have not sacrificed anything to God, the widow has indeed sacrificed greatly. She has given “even all her living,” suggesting that she may now not have money for food. The purpose of the passage appears to be to explain what ...
