In Ex. 30:15 it states, The wealthy man shall not increase and the poor man shall not decrease from half a shekel to give YHVH’s offering to atone for your lives. Everyone had to contribute the same amount, so that no one could think his offering was greater or more significant than any other persons. The person who has great Torah knowledge cannot claim that he serves YHVH more completely than an ordinary man who conducts himself humbly and obediently. Likewise, the person who can make a computer module is no different or any less important than the one who puts the screws and bolts in it on an assembly line. One would not go very far without the other. Just because people serve in different capacities doesn’t make them any better in YHVH’S eyes.

The preacher, teacher, or prophet is no greater than the person sitting in the pew. What counts is what you do “with sincerity” with the available time you have to do it in. Some people will get more merit for a fifteen minute prayer that’s from the heart, than an hour long rendition of “here’s what I want YHVH prayer.” It’s also interesting that the number value of “shekel” is 430. This is the same number value of “nefesh.” So half a shekel represents half a nefesh. Two complete shekels represent one complete nefesh. Some Jewish people look at this as saying, man is not complete unless he is in accord with his fellow man. Others see it as not being whole without a marriage partner. However, we who know Yeshua, can easily see it as not being a complete soul without accepting Yeshua and what he did for us.

To unite with him is the only way to become complete! Yeshua died one time, one way, for every nefesh. He paid the other part of the shekel for our soul. No one can say he paid more for him than any other person, we are all equal here also!