taxes Flashcards
give three reasons why Jewish leaders continually tried to trap Jesus
They tried to trap Jesus because they were jealous of him, they did not like that he challenged their techniques and interpretations of the law, and he openly critisized them
as religous leaders what did the pharisees believe in Jesus as the Messiah
they believed in the prophecy of the messiah coming to destroy all the enemies of Israel and to liberate them from foreign governments and to establish power
how did the pharisees interpret the law
the pharisees were religous and strict observers of the law of moses which they made additions from their forefathers
why did the jews hate paying taxes
they hated paying taxes because the romans overcharged him, they were foreign and not their own people, and because they cruel
why did the pharisees feel like no matter how jesus responded he would be trapped
they felt this way because if he said yes to playing taxes he would lose his popularity among the jews who were against paying taxes and if he said no, he would be in trouble with the romans
what was jesus’ response to this question
jesus’ response wad s asking for a coin and asking whos face was on it then when they responded caesae he said, they should give to caesar what is caesars, and the god what is Gods’
name 4 services Bahamian Government uses taxes to fund
they use taxes to fund government workers, to fix government building, to fix roads, and for medical expenses
