The Rich and Poor Are Worth the Same

Note from today’s Bible reading: Exodus 28-31

God gave Moses instructions to “take a census of the sons of Israel” (Exodus 30:12). Upon being numbered, they were each to “give a ransom for himself to the Lord” (Exodus 30:12).

It is interesting to notice what the Lord required from each person in this offering. Each person was to give “half a shekel as a contribution to the Lord” (Exodus 30:13). Furt…