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The Universal Atonement Tax
Commentators explain that the 'bekah' was a specific term for a half-shekel. This was not a voluntary offering but a compulsory tax required of every man aged 20 and older. As commanded in Exodus 30, this payment served as 'atonement money,' a ransom for their souls, reminding each person of their need for redemption.
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 38:26
18th Century
Theologian
A bekah - Literally, “a half”: the words “half a shekel,” etc. appear to be inserted only for emphasis, to enforce the accuracy to be observ…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 38:26
19th Century
Bishop
A bekah for every man. —The word “bekah” means simply a half, but appears to have been restricted in its use to the half-…
John Gill
On Exodus 38:26
17th Century
Pastor
A bekah for every man, [that is], half a shekel, after the
shekel of the sanctuary
A …
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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 38:21–31
17th Century
Minister
The foundation of solid pieces of silver showed the solidity and purity of the truth upon which the church is founded.
Let us regard the Lor…