Not Always About the Money-Much of the Time Yes- But Not Always

Submitted by M. Tovey (United States), Aug 15, 2011 at 11:54

Romans were about the power, from Julius Caesar's take over of teh republic to the subsequent caesar's extension of Grandpa's empircal dreams. Money (tribute) was merely a currency of that power.

Jewish rebels were all about the power that was from the time of the kings of Israel, and paying tribute was an exaction of that power. from the time of Saul versus the Philistines to the Assyrians, to ther reverse situation of Hiram directing his tribute to David and later Solomon, to the loss of that power to the Babylonians, etc until the Romans, tribute was about the power. The Maccabeans refused and lost the power.

During the time of the Nazarene Rabbi, to whom was the power subjugated; was not Matthew a publican and what was that he did with the money before having his conversion moment? And the fish that coughed up the penny for the tribute during Yeshua's ministry? Was it not written: that which is due to Caesar, pay?

Is the tumult we see in many places in the world today about the dependence of the population upon public monies, of government workers and indigent demanding they be keep on the public payroll or dole? Is that not about tribute, tax money necessary to keep the government in power by the bureaucracy that exacts the tax payments to stay in business?

So what happens when the money runs out? Ask the Soviets when they ran out of money: were they not evicted?

So will the Israeli's be evicted again? Ask the One who holds the power over them-He's the One keeping their accounts and has said He will keep a promise- and it is quite apparent He's going to do so.

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