Money

Could Money be pointing to Christ and His Blood? Let's examine.

MONEY: CHRIST? OR THE REDEEMING POWER OF HIS BLOOD (THE GOSPEL)?

Ge 17:13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy MONEY, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

Ge 17:23 And Abraham (father of a multitude) took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with HIS MONEY, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

Ge 23:9 That he may give me (Abraham) the cave of Machpelah (double or portion), which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much MONEY as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

Jer 32:9 And I (Jeremiah) bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the MONEY, even SEVENTEEN shekels of silver.

Ge 47:15-16 And when MONEY failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us BREAD: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth

And Joseph said, Give your CATTLE; and I will give you for your cattle, if MONEY fail.

Ge 42:25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s MONEY into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

Ex 22:7 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour MONEY or STUFF to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.

Ex 30:16 And thou shalt take the ATONEMENT MONEY of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.

1Co 6:20 For ye are BOUGHT with a PRICE: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

GIFT OF GOD: PRICE OF THE GOSPEL (MONEY)?

Isa 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money (no Christ); come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, BUY wine and milk without MONEY and without PRICE.

Mt 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, FREELY GIVE.

2Co 11:7 Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the GOSPEL of God FREELY?

Ex 21:11 And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without MONEY.

Ac 8:20 But Peter said unto him, Thy MONEY perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the GIFT OF GOD may be purchased with MONEY.

Isa 52:3 For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed {without} money.

Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the GIFT OF GOD:

Job 31:39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without MONEY (without Christ?), or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

BYING AND SELLING: MERCHANDISING THE GOSPEL THAT SHOULD BE FREELY GIVEN?

Re 13:17 And that no man might BUY or SELL, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Mt 25:9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that SELL, and BUY for yourselves.

Eze 7:12 The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the BUYER rejoice, nor the SELLER mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.

Pr 23:23 BUY the truth (buy without money?), and SELL it not (give it freely); also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Joh 2:15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ MONEY, and overthrew the tables;

Joh 2:14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of MONEY sitting:

USURY: INTEREST, UNRIGHTEOUS GAIN?

Ps 15:5 He that putteth NOT out his MONEY to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Le 25:36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

Pr 28:8 He that by USURY and UNJUST GAIN increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

Eze 22:12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken USURY and increase, and thou hast GREEDILY GAINED of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

USURY: INTEREST, RIGHTEOUS GAIN?

Mt 25:20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have GAINED beside them five talents more.

Mt 25:22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have GAINED two other talents beside them.

Mt 25:23 His lord said unto him, WELL DONE, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Mt 25:24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

Mt 25:25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

Mt 25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

Mt 25:27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put MY MONEY to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with USURY (5110 - act of bringing forth, interest).

THE LOVE OF MONEY (RICHES): TRUSTING IN ONE’S OWN MONEY (CHRIST)?

1Ti 6:10 For the LOVE of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Eze 28:4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee (Tyrus) RICHES, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy TREASURES:

Lu 16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy GOOD THINGS, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

Lu 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for HIMSELF, and is not rich toward God.

Isa 55:2 Wherefore do ye spend MONEY for that which is NOT bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Mr 12:44 For all they did cast in of their ABUNDANCE; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

Mr 12:41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast MONEY into the treasury: and many that were RICH cast in much.

Mt 22:19-21 Shew me the tribute MONEY. And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto him, CAESAR’S. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

La 5:3-4 We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows. We have drunken our water for MONEY; our wood is sold unto us.

FIELD OF BLOOD: THE CHURCH BETRAYING CHRIST FOR MONEY (JUDGMENT) REWARD OF INIQUITY THAT PROVIDED REDEMPTION (SALVATION)?

Ac 1:18 Now this man purchased a field with the REWARD OF INIQUITY; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

Mt 27:3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the THIRTY pieces of SILVER to the chief priests and elders,

Mt 27:4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

Mt 27:5 And he cast down the pieces of SILVER in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

Mt 27:6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

Mt 27:7 And they took counsel, and BOUGHT with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.

Mt 27:8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

Mt 27:9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the PRICE of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

SUMMARY CONCLUSION:

The Bible appears to be associating money with the redemption power of the blood of Christ. His Blood is said to be the money that paid the ransom for His Elect. Although there is a price tag on it, it’s said to be given FREELY. In judgment, however, the church (Babylon) began to trust in her own redemptive power (money, riches, false gospel). They merchandise (buy and sell) their gospel rather than offering it freely.