What is Jesus saying in this object lesson, verses 13-17?
- Pharisees and Herodians step in to set up Jesus in a trap
- They try to butter Jesus up in verse 14
- Next, they set their trap, with no time in between
- Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, to representatives of the non-Jewish government?
- Jesus immediately calls out his opponents in their set-up
- Don't bother answering a trap question directly, but call out your opponent
- Jesus quickly follows up with a question of his own, one that puts his opponents on the defensive
- Jesus builds upon the answer to his question to humble his opponents
- Paying taxes is not disloyal to God, but holding back my heart from Jesus is disloyal!
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