- Sometimes exacted by kings from their own subjects 1 Samuel 8:10-17
- Exacted from all conquered nations Joshua 16:10; Judges 1:30,33,35; 2 Kings 23:33,35
- OFTEN EXACTED IN
- Labour 1 Kings 5:13,14; 9:15,21
- Produce of land, &c 1 Samuel 8:15; 1 Kings 4:7
- Gold and silver 2 Kings 23:33,35
- The Jews required to pay half a shekel to God as Exodus 30:12-16
- Christ to avoid offence wrought a miracle to pay for himself And Peter Matthew 17:24-27
- KINGS OF ISRAEL
- Forbidden to levy unnecessary or oppressive Deuteronomy 17:17
- Set officers over 2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 4:6,7
- Often oppressed the people with 1 Kings 12:4,11
- When oppressive frequently led to rebellion 1 Kings 12:14-20
- Priests and Levites exempted from Ezra 7:24
- ROMAN
- Decree of Augustus for Luke 2:1
- First levied in Judea when Cyrenius was governor Luke 2:2
- Persons enroled for, in the native place of their tribe and Family Luke 2:3-5
- Collected by the Publicans Luke 3:12,13; 5:27
- Was paid in Roman coin Matthew 22:19,20
- Christ showed to the Pharisees and Herodians the propriety Of paying Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17
- Our Lord falsely accused of forbidding to pay Luke 23:2
- All saints exhorted to pay Romans 13:6,7
Reuben Archer Torrey (28 January 1856 – 26 October 1928) was an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. He aligned with Keswickian theology.[1]
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