Show Don't Tell: Matthew 9:9-13

In the bustling market square of Capernaum, the air is thick with the scent of spices and freshly baked bread, yet it is the sharp tang of coins that fills Matthew’s world. There he sits at his booth, surrounded by stacks of silver shekels, a figure isolated amidst the chaos. His eyes, dark and calculating, scan the faces of his fellow Jews, avoiding their glances, knowing he has become a pariah—a traitor in the eyes of his people.…