Post by John on Apr 2, 2009 15:43:44 GMT -5
Mt 17:24-27
24And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
25He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
26Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
27Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
weird scripture to be in a thread with this title, huh?
but there is a reason, always a reason.
In anceint israel at that time, rome controlled the taxes. At 16 you had to pay taxes to the government annually. and yet, only Yeshua and Kefa paid the taxes. So, we can assume that most of the disciples with the esception of a few, were about 12, the normal Torah learning. age. this was normal in Israel. The young kids were trained at 12 (for males) and "graduated" at thirteen. Yeshua was doing this.
So the disciples were mainly teens. i thought this was a cool fact.
this may esplain why they didnt get half the things Yeshua told them, lol.
24And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
25He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
26Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
27Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
weird scripture to be in a thread with this title, huh?
but there is a reason, always a reason.
In anceint israel at that time, rome controlled the taxes. At 16 you had to pay taxes to the government annually. and yet, only Yeshua and Kefa paid the taxes. So, we can assume that most of the disciples with the esception of a few, were about 12, the normal Torah learning. age. this was normal in Israel. The young kids were trained at 12 (for males) and "graduated" at thirteen. Yeshua was doing this.
So the disciples were mainly teens. i thought this was a cool fact.
this may esplain why they didnt get half the things Yeshua told them, lol.