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English Standard Version (Psalm 51)

51 TO THE CHOIRMASTER. A PSALM OF DAVID, WHEN NATHAN THE PROPHET WENT TO HIM, AFTER HE HAD GONE IN TO BATHSHEBA.

1  Have mercy on me, O God,

according to your steadfast love;

according to your abundant mercy

blot out my transgressions.

2  Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,

and cleanse me from my sin!

3  For I know my transgressions,

and my sin is ever before me.

4  Against you, you only, have I sinned

and done what is evil in your sight,

so that you may be justified in your words

and blameless in your judgment.

5  Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,

and in sin did my mother conceive me.

6  Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being,

and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

7  Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8  Let me hear joy and gladness;

let the bones that you have broken rejoice.

9  Hide your face from my sins,

and blot out all my iniquities.

10  Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a right spirit within me.

11  Cast me not away from your presence,

and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

12  Restore to me the joy of your salvation,

and uphold me with a willing spirit.

13  Then I will teach transgressors your ways,

and sinners will return to you.

14  Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,

O God of my salvation,

and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

15  O Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare your praise.

16  For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;

you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.

17  The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;

a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

18  Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;

build up the walls of Jerusalem;

19  then will you delight in right sacrifices,

in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;

then bulls will be offered on your altar.

v1 vemos que Jesús se detuvo a observar, yo me hago la pregunta… por qué Jesus se puso a observar algo tan común como hechar la ofrenda? vemos en en el capitulo anterior que Jesús estuvo debatiendo con los sacerdotes y fariseos Él se sienta a descansar pero observando lo que ocurría a su alrededor y notó otro problema. Recordemos que Jesús se había debatido con los del sanedrín y los saduceos por los asuntos del cesar y su autoridad. ahora se encuentra con el asunto de la adoración. Jesús vio cómo los ricos echabas sus ofrendas en el arca de las ofrendas (alcancías). se cree que habían 13 arcas en el Templo, también en esos tiempos los hombres y las mujeres adoraban en diferentes lugares, en este caso estas alcancías se encontraba en lugar donde las mujeres adoraban.

V2. en eso vio a una viuda que que era pobre que echaba dos moneditas de poco valor.

V3. Jesus ve la acción de esta viuda y comenzó a enseñar, lo primero que dice es que la ofrenda de esta viuda es más que la de los ricos, y Jesús explica porque, en el versiculo 4

v4. Jesus dice que los ricos dan de lo que les sobra. Las sobras de las que Jesús está hablando no es que es un dinero que le sobró, el está hablando que los ricos esperaban llenar sus bolsillos primero , o sea que luego que ellos aseguraban lo suyo entonces daban a Dios y en esto es donde vamos a explicar por que Jesús los reprende.

V5. La mujer viuda dio todo lo que tenía, tenia solo dos monedas que se le conocía como “lepton o leptas” qué significa (la delgada) esto es equívalente al centavo que usamos aquí en USA.

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Ahora, veamos varias cosas respecto de el porque Jesús hace esta observación tan importante y que él estaba resaltando aquí.

-El Corazón, a Jesus no le interesa el asunto material aquí el esta profundizando en cómo se debe adorar correctamente, como vamos ante Dios? con un corazón agradecido ó un corazón obligado? veamos en Genesis 4

Genesis 4 ESV

Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.” And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.” Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?” And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground. And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch. To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. And Lamech took two wives. The name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. Zillah also bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say: I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. If Cain’s revenge is sevenfold, then Lamech’s is seventy-sevenfold.” And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.” To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call upon the name of the Lord.