![]() ![]() ![]() The Jerusalem Gemara, tract Shekalim, describes these שופרות shopheroth thus - These trumpet holes were crooked, narrow above and wide below, in order to prevent fraud. An ostentatious man, who wished to attract the notice of those around him, would throw in his money with some force into these trumpet-resembling holes, and thus he might be said שופר σαλπιζειν, to sound the trumpet. ![]() Such holes, because they were wide at one end and grew gradually narrow towards the other, were actually termed שופרות shopheroth, trumpets, by the rabbins of this Schoettgen furnishes several examples. ![]() Hence some learned men have thought that the word shopher, a trumpet, refers to the hole in the public alms chest, into which the money was dropped which was allotted for the service of the poor. blowing a trumpet to gather the poor, or the poor blowing a horn when relieved. It must be granted, that in the Jewish writings there is no such practice referred to as that which I have supposed above, viz. It is not impossible that some of the poor Jews who begged alms might be furnished like the Persian derveeshes, who are a sort of religious beggars, and that these hypocrites might be disposed to confine their alms-giving to those that they knew would pay them this honour." HARMER'S Observat. "The derveeshes carry horns with them, which they frequently blow, when any thing is given to them, in honor of the donor. There is a custom in the east not much unlike this. Having something to distribute by way of alms, it is very probable they caused this to be published by blowing a trumpet or horn, under pretence of collecting the poor though with no other design than to gratify their own ambition. In this verse the address is pointed - and THOU - man - woman - who readest - hearest.ĭo not sound a trumpet - It is very likely that this was literally practised among the Pharisees, who seemed to live on the public esteem, and were excessively self-righteous and vain. Therefore when thou doest thine alms - In the first verse the exhortation is general: Take YE heed. (I.) Matthew, Gospel According to Merit Organization (2) Personality Pleasure Popularity Property (2) Proverbs Reality Redemption (2) Religion (2) Reserve Retribution (2) Reverence Righteous, Righteousness Sermon on the Mount Simple, Simplicity Synagogue Wages Wealth (2) Winter Worldliness (2) Morrish Bible Dictionary - Synagogue People's Dictionary of the Bible - Alms Kingdom of christ of heaven Kingdom of god Kingdom of heaven Smith Bible Dictionary - Alms Phar'isees, Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Pharisees Dictionaries: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Pharisees Poor Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Boasting Giving Humility Hypocrisy Praise Pride Sermon on the mount Synagogue Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amen Church, the Contribution Mercy Motives Reward Synagogue Wages Worship Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hutchinsonians Lord's Prayer Easton Bible Dictionary - Alms Hypocrite Fausset Bible Dictionary - Alms Holman Bible Dictionary - False Worship Glory Hypocrisy Matthew, the Gospel of Piety Sermon on the Mount Synagogue Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alms, Almsgiving Beatitudes Ethics Hypocrite Mss Sin Synagogue Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Alms Almsgiving Ambition Claim Error Heart Hindrance Hire Holiness Purity Ideas (Leading) Individuality Judgment Laughter Law of God Liberality Lord's Supper. ![]()
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