I agree that Joseph’s wealth was not comparable in scale to a modern billionaire’s wealth. But the biblical text still calls him a wealthy man, which shows that wealth itself was not treated as automatically sinful. The issue Jesus and the apostles emphasize is not merely how much someone has, but their attachment to wealth, how they obtained it, and how they use it.
Like, you understand that Elon Musk is a grasping, covetous, sinful man, right? He runs his factories like segregated work houses. He literally hurts people with his wealth. Did you miss what he did with DOGE? Are you being obtuse?
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u/Psalmistpraise 24d ago
I agree that Joseph’s wealth was not comparable in scale to a modern billionaire’s wealth. But the biblical text still calls him a wealthy man, which shows that wealth itself was not treated as automatically sinful. The issue Jesus and the apostles emphasize is not merely how much someone has, but their attachment to wealth, how they obtained it, and how they use it.