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Matthew 17:24-27
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5While he was still speaking,
a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son,
whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
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24After Jesus and his
disciples arrived in
25“Yes, he does,” he replied.
When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you
think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and
taxes—from their own children or from others?”
26“From others,” Peter
answered. “Then the children are exempt,” Jesus said to him.
27“But so that we may not
cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you
catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give
it to them for my tax and yours.”
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1)
What was the two-drachma temple tax, given Exodus 30:11-16?
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The two-drachma
temple tax had its origin in Exodus 30:11-16.
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Where
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Every Israelite was
to give a one-time atonement money for the service of the tent of meeting.
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So that
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No plague would come
on them.
o
When
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Moses took a
census to count them.
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The one-time atonement
money for the service of the tent of meeting was reinstituted in Jesus’ time as
the two-drachma temple tax.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Exodus 30:11-16 that says,
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11Then the Lord said to
Moses,
12“When you take a census of
the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the Lord a ransom for his life
at the time he is counted. Then no plague will come on them when you number
them.
13Each one who crosses over
to those already counted is to give a half shekel, according to the sanctuary
shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the
Lord.
14All who cross over, those
twenty years old or more, are to give an offering to the Lord.
15The rich are not to give
more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the
offering to the Lord to atone for your lives.
16Receive the atonement money
from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will
be a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your
lives.”
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2)
According to
verses 24 and 25 what was Peter’s
response to the question of the
collectors of the two-drachma temple tax as to whether Jesus was going to pay
the temple tax?
o
Yes, he does.
3)
According to
verse 25 who was the first to speak when
Peter came into the house where Jesus was?
o
Jesus was the
first to speak.
4)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 25 which attribute of God did Jesus exhibit?
o
Jesus is omniscient.
5)
According to the
conversation between Jesus and Peter in verses 25 and 26 from whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and
taxes—from their own children or from others?
o
From others.
6)
What testimony
did God the Father give of Jesus in verse 5 earlier in the current chapter?
o
God the Father
testified that Jesus is the Son of God.
7)
Did Jesus as the
Son of God need to pay the temple tax that
really was the atonement money?
o
No.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 what was the reason
he was going to pay the temple tax?
o
Jesus was going to
pay the temple tax in order not to cause offense.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 what was the
instruction he gave Peter for finding the
tax money for both of them?
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Go to the lake.
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Throw out his line.
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Take the first
fish he catches.
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Open its mouth.
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Find a
four-drachma coin there.
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Take it.
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And give it to the
tax collectors for the tax money for both
of them.
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Matthew 17:24-27
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