“Why do you weigh out money without getting bread and exerting your efforts for that which does not satisfy? Listen well to Me and you eat well, and your soul will delight in rich food (Isaiah 55:2).” The prophet is describing weighing with scales, meaning comparing one thing against the other. They would put a certain weight on one side of the scale and their money on the other side. They would measure having a lot of money against having little money. They would measure satisfaction against hunger. However, the verse says, “One who loves silver will never be satisfied with the silver he has (Ecclesiastes 5:9).” The pursuit of money will always leave the person with a sense of, “there should be more.” In other words, money is weighed against its absence, or its negative. No wonder the prophet describes toiling without any satisfaction. We will only have a part of what we want; a Half Shekel. However, Torah study and service of God cannot be weighed . They cannot be ...