D	aily Life in the Time of Jesus

The Common People

During the time of Jesus the majority of the people were very poor, the streets were narrow, their houses were small, the roads were dirty and rough, and there was lots of mud in the winter and dirt and dust in the summer. People worked hard with their hands, they were artisans, hard workers, laborers, farmers, metalsmith's, makers of pottery, and men of all sorts of occupations who were well aware that they would be taxed very high while the wealthy would buy their way out of these problems.

The Wealthy

The wealthy lived out on the outskirts, with big houses, lush gardens and baths with villas and walled enclosures. Their lifestyles were entirely different, even the water supply came to them abundantly whether it be aqueducts, cisterns or nearby springs.

The Religious

The religious came in all kinds, and they were also among the wealthy class. There were the Pharisees, and the Sadducees, the Scribes And Teachers of the Law, and the priestly elite were masters at appearing righteous and leaving the common person with a sort of guilty feeling like they are not being blessed and they are not living up to God's standards.

Yet the Lord always had his eye on the poor people and the common people, and when Jesus showed up he was not afraid to speak out against the hypocrisy, and to uplift those who are trusting in God. The comon people were quick to flock to Jesus and many of them had been waiting for God's great promises to come to pass.