I didn't know, reading this, what the "tribute" discussed in vs. 24-27...so I looked it up. I found a website with John Wesley's notes in commentary. (The site is here if you want to look at it: http://www.christnotes.org/commentary.php?b=40&c=17&com=wes)
The part relevant to the tribute says that tribute was a small sum paid yearly be the head of each family to the temple to provide for small items that weren't covered by other provision. It appears to be voluntary but customary.
It's an example for us that Jesus paid this tribute, even though it was not required and even though it was to be used in God's house and he was God's Son, rather than have a quarrel over it. Though he could justifiably have refused.
Wesley puts it thus: "O what would not one of a loving spirit do for peace! Any thing which is not expressly forbidden in the word of God."
I didn't know, reading this, what the "tribute" discussed in vs. 24-27...so I looked it up. I found a website with John Wesley's notes in commentary.
ReplyDelete(The site is here if you want to look at it:
http://www.christnotes.org/commentary.php?b=40&c=17&com=wes)
The part relevant to the tribute says that tribute was a small sum paid yearly be the head of each family to the temple to provide for small items that weren't covered by other provision. It appears to be voluntary but customary.
It's an example for us that Jesus paid this tribute, even though it was not required and even though it was to be used in God's house and he was God's Son, rather than have a quarrel over it. Though he could justifiably have refused.
Wesley puts it thus:
"O what would not one of a loving spirit do for peace! Any thing which is not expressly forbidden in the word of God."