The Mystical Teachings Of Jesus: What a lot of nonsense has been spoken about these verses over the years. You hear people speak of the widow’s mite. Well, to begin with it was two mites. Jesus saw her put into the offering trumpet her only two copper coins. It was all she had. Money was thrown into a great trumpet like receptacle, noisily. Hence we call people who make a show of what they do or what they give, “blowing their own trumpet”. Jesus is watching all that is going on. Jesus watches all that goes on, and Jesus sees a poor widow putting in two copper coins, and there is a ping. They were giving what they could afford to give, and what it was their duty to give. We have seen in these Chapters how often Jesus refers to money and the reason is simply this. Money says so much about us, and can reveal our level of commitment to God and His Word.
Having been considering one of the most demanding passages of Luke with its questioning and challenging, we now move on into Chapter 21.
These words are like a breeze of fresh air, after all the questioning and criticising. Amidst all the darkness it is just like a light being switched on.
People had been giving their offerings of money, while this conversation or interrogations had been going on. Religious life had been going on as usual.
Money was thrown into a great trumpet like receptacle, noisily. Hence we call people who make a show of what they do or what they give, “blowing their own trumpet”.
Jesus is watching all that is going on. Jesus watches all that goes on, and Jesus sees a poor widow putting in two copper coins, and there is a ping.
This is the last incident in the public life of Jesus.
What a lot of nonsense has been spoken about these verses over the years. You hear people speak of the widow’s mite. Well, to begin with it was two mites. Jesus saw her put into the offering trumpet her only two copper coins. It was all she had.
In modern day terms, it was as if this widow had collected her pension and placed it all in the Offering Trumpet, and that was all she had.
For some reason, totally unknown to us, this widow gave all, to God, the only way she knew how, and it was noticed by Jesus.
Jesus saw rich wealthy people giving reasonable sums, and Jesus made no comment.
They were giving what they could afford to give, and what it was their duty to give. We have seen in these Chapters how often Jesus refers to money and the reason is simply this. Money says so much about us, and can reveal our level of commitment to God and His Word.