Paying the Temple Tax
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When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?”
Matthew 17:2
Capernaum - Probably Peter’s house
“two-drachma tax” or “temple tax”
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11 The Lord said to Moses,
12 “When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, that there be no plague among them when you number them.
13 Each one who is numbered in the census shall give this: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as an offering to the Lord.
14 Everyone who is numbered in the census, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the Lord’s offering.
15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when you give the Lord’s offering to make atonement for your lives.
16 You shall take the atonement money from the people of Israel and shall give it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may bring the people of Israel to remembrance before the Lord, so as to make atonement for your lives.”
11 The Lord said to Moses,
12 “When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, that there be no plague among them when you number them.
13 Each one who is numbered in the census shall give this: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as an offering to the Lord.
Exodus 30:
16 You shall take the atonement money from the people of Israel and shall give it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may bring the people of Israel to remembrance before the Lord, so as to make atonement for your lives.”
Exodus 30:11-13
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Collected at temple
Special currency, (need for money changers)
Collected away from temple
Who were these collectors
Not universally paid
24 When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?”
Matthew
Collected at temple
Special currency, (need for money changers)
Collected away from temple
Who were these collectors
Not universally paid
He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?”
And when he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.
However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”
I. Jesus, as God the Son, and His followers, are free from the temple requirements
I. Jesus, as God the Son, and His followers, are free from the temple requirements
Implications:
Law fulfilled
Sacrifices finished
requirements satisfied
II. As we live on mission, don’t needlessly offend
II. As we live on mission, don’t needlessly offend
Gospel
The Gospel is offensive
How?
Let the Gospel offend rather than us.
Rabbit trail: What is sharing the Gospel/Evangelism?
It is simply sharing the good news.
What is it not?
It is not convincing someone to believe
It is not inviting people to church
It is not regularly arguing with someone
How do we evangelize?