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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
offering
). The offering in fulfillment of a vow (Lev. 27; Num. 30). The plea of
corban
reprehended by Christ (
Matt. 15:3-9
3
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4
For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6
And honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7
Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. (Matthew 15:3‑9)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
This
is
the
Greek
word, κορβᾶν, representing the
Hebrew
word
qorban
, “an
offering
,” and signifies anything brought near or devoted to
God
. The Jews allowed, and perhaps encouraged, sons to devote their property to God, and then refuse to assist their parents under the plea that their substance was “corban,” or devoted. The
Lord
blames the rulers
for
this as one of their traditions, by which
they
had made
the word
of God of none effect (
Mark 7:11
11
But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. (Mark 7:11)
).
From
Manners and Customs of the Bible
:
Mark 7:11
11
But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. (Mark 7:11)
. Ye say, If a
man
shall say to his
father
or
mother
, It is
Corban
, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
See also
Matthew 15:5
5
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; (Matthew 15:5)
.
The corban was an
offering
of any kind consecrated to
God
. It was right to make such offerings because God had commanded them; but the
Saviour
charges the Pharisees with placing their traditions above the
Divine
commands. For instance, God ordained honor and obedience to parents; but the Pharisees, by their traditionary explanation and abuse of the
law
of corban, completely nullified the law of parental honor. Their traditions taught that whatever was corban, that is, a gift consecrated to God, could not be alienated for any other purpose; but in the application of this principle, which in itself is correct enough, they manifested a wonderful ingenuity of perversion. If, for instance, parents desired help, and
the
son
should say “My property is corban,” it released him from all obligation to sustain his parents; nevertheless, strange to say, it did not bind him to consecrate his substance to sacred uses. He could use it for his own purposes, or give it to whom he pleased, except to those to whom he had said, “It is corban.” No wonder the Saviour charged the Pharisees with “making
the word
of God of none effect” through their
tradition
.
Related Books and Articles:
740. Corban
From:
Manners and Customs of the Bible
By:
James M. Freeman
Call: 1-630-543-1441
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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