1 TON OF GOLD

Baca: Exodus 12:35-36, 38:21-31

The total amount of the gold from the wave offering used for all the work on the sanctuary was 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel. (Exodus 38:24)

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Bacaan tahunan: Hebrews 1-4

Have you ever calculate how much gold, silver, and copper collected the Israelites to build the tabernacle? If the dose is calculated by converting the present time, one shekel equivalent to 11, 4 grams, and a talent equal to 34 kilograms. Thus, all the gold collected the Israelites to build the Tabernacle and its contents is about 1 ton! With gold prices now range from Rp400.000, 00 per gram of the value of gold which they carry is about 400 billion dollars! Not including silver and copper are also collected at that time very much.

It's certainly a very large property values​​, especially for a bunch of people who had just freed from slavery. Where did they get that much treasure? The Bible records that the property they received from God, through the Egyptians: "And God made the Egyptians generous towards the people, thus meeting the demand for them" (Exodus 12:36). That is, the treasure which they dedicate to the Lord actually came from God too.

If contemplated, is not treasures as well as from our own? Every blessing that comes from God. And, given to us through the hands of people who God used. With this awareness, we should follow what the people of Israel. When God is the giver of the blessing is asking them to give gifts, they give up property owned without reserve hold back. If there are currently awaiting the Lord's work helping hand, do not hesitate to give with joy - ALS

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BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE HAVE COMES FROM GOD GIVE AN OFFERING TO HIM WITHOUT RESERVE TO RESTRAIN

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