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Exodus 30:13 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Exodus 30:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 30 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.”
Exodus 30:13 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 30:13
The half-shekel atonement money (ransom for souls) demonstrates that all are equally valued before God—rich and poor pay the same. No one can pay more or less for their soul; redemption has fixed price. This prefigures how Christ's atonement has equal value for all—not more for the worthy, not less for the unworthy. The silver (redemption metal) collected supported tabernacle service, showing that redeemed people fund God's ongoing work.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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Cross-References for Exodus 30:13
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“And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.”
“Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll”
“And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels”
“that is”
“those who collected the didrachma coins{A didrachma is a Greek silver coin worth 2 drachmas”
“but rather that a disturbance was starting”