New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Money

• Gold and silver used as Gen. 13:2; Num. 22:18
• Brass introduced as, by the Romans Mt. 10:9
• Originally stamped with the image of a lamb Gen. 23:15, 33:19
• Of the Romans, stamped with the image of Caesar Mt. 22:20, 21
• Usually taken by weight Gen. 23:16; Jer. 32:10
• Pieces of mentioned
  • Talent of gold 1 Ki. 9:14; 2 Ki. 23:33
  • Talent of silver 1 Ki. 16:24; 2 Ki. 5:22, 23
  • Shekel of silver Judg. 17:10; 2 Ki. 15:20
  • Half shekel or bekah Ex. 30:15
  • Third of a shekel Neh. 10:32
  • Fourth of a shekel 1 Sam. 9:8
  • Gerah the twentieth of a shekel Num. 3:47
  • Pound Lk. 19:13
  • Penny Mt. 20:2; Mk. 6:37
  • Farthing Mt. 5:26; Lk. 12:6
  • Mite Mk. 12:42; Lk. 21:2
• Of the Jews regulated by the standard of sanctuary Lev. 5:15; Num. 3:47
• Was current with the merchants Gen. 23:16
• Jews forbidden to take usury for Lev. 25:37
• Changing of, a trade Mt. 21:12; Jn. 2:15
• Was given
  • For lands Gen. 23:9; Acts 4:37
  • For slaves Gen. 37:28; Ex. 21:21
  • For merchandise Gen. 43:12; Dt. 2:6
  • For tribute 2 Ki. 23:33; Mt. 22:19
  • As wages Ezra 3:7; Mt. 20:2; Jas. 5:4
  • As offerings 2 Ki. 12:7-9; Neh. 10:32
  • As alms 1 Sam. 2:36; Acts 3:3, 6
• Custom of presenting a piece of Job 42:11
• Power and usefulness of Eccl. 7:12, 10:19
• Love of, the root of all evil 1 Tim. 6:10