Widow’s Mite-A Lesson on Giving
According to some Bible historians there were 13 funnel shaped receptacles at the treasury for people to give their offerings. Each receptacle was marked where the offering would go—Five designated for the Lord; Four designated for the poor.
Art of Manipulation, The
Some “friends” are not really friends. Jonadab was supposed to be Amnon’s friend (v. 3). Yet, he knew from the beginning that Absalom planned to murder Amnon (13:32). He could have warned Amnon about Absalom’s plot, but he didn’t. Some kind of “friend.”