Joshua Myers i believe you and i (sorry if im remembering the wrong person) were having a conversation about whether or not the market would have been open in jerusalem after shabbat's ending sunset during the feast of unleavened bread. The story of the ten virgins just came to mind as proof the market pronably was open. (Esp vs 6-9)
Mat 25:1-13 BSB 1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. 4 But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps. 5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ 7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ 9 ‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
10 But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. 11 Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’ 12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’ 13 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
Rhy Bezuidenhout
My thinking is, were their setups like we have these days where you have a separate house and market stall, or was it more like the Eastern countries where the shop owner lived behind or above the stall? It would then be possible to knock at the shop door if you were desperate to buy something and the owner would decide if they wanted to open at that time of night.
We see this kind of happening in the story of the man who received a guest at night and didn't have bread for him. He then went to his neighbour and asked to borrow some. The neighbour sent him away, but after repeated attempts, the neighbour did get up out of bed to lend him some bread.
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