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Matthew 17:24-27

Matthew 17:24-27 Poll-Tax, Sermon Slides for January 12, 2020

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Matthew 17:24-27

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  1. Poll-tax Matthew 17:24-27

  2. Introduction • In Capernaum • Two Drachmae poll-tax?

  3. Culture • Tax collector wanted to see if Jesus was trying to avoid the tax • Collecting the tax only from strangers? • Finding a shekel in the fish’s mouth • A shekel was equal to 4 drachmae; this paid for Jesus and Peter’s poll-tax

  4. For Us Today • The story of Clara and Ben and the automat– my paternal grandparents • The story of Uncle Allan and Sundays • God’s Laws are applicable no matter where you are

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