{"id":4874,"date":"2023-02-17T13:45:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T18:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamosborne.net\/?p=4874"},"modified":"2025-05-09T13:23:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T18:23:37","slug":"caring-for-the-poor-2-17-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamosborne.net\/index.php\/2023\/02\/caring-for-the-poor-2-17-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring for the Poor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Amos 4:1<\/strong>&nbsp; Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who are on the hill of Samaria, women who oppress the <strong>poor<\/strong> and crush the needy, who say to their husbands, \u201cBring us something to drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Amos 5:11 <\/strong>Therefore, because you trample on the <strong>poor <\/strong>and exact a grain tax from him, you will never live in the houses of cut stone you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Amos 8:6<\/strong> We can buy the <strong>poor<\/strong> with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals and even sell the chaff!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deuteronomy 15:7-11<\/strong> <strong><sup>7&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cIf there is a <strong>poor <\/strong>person among you, one of your brothers within any of your city gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. <strong><sup>8&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him enough for whatever need he has. <strong><sup>9&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>Be careful that there isn\u2019t this wicked thought in your heart, \u2018The seventh year, the year of canceling debts, is near,\u2019 and you are stingy toward your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty. <strong><sup>10&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>Give to him, and don\u2019t have a stingy heart when you give, and because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you do. <strong><sup>11&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>For there will never cease to be <strong>poor<\/strong> people in the land; that is why I am commanding you, \u2018Open your hand willingly to your <strong>poor <\/strong>and needy brother in your land.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exodus 23:6-9<\/strong> <strong><sup>6&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cYou must not deny justice to a<strong> poor <\/strong>person among you in his lawsuit. <strong><sup>7&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty. <strong><sup>8&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous. <strong><sup>9&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>You must not oppress a resident alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be a resident alien because you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Proverbs 14:31<\/strong> <strong><sup>31&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>The one who oppresses the <strong>poor<\/strong> person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honors him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last edit 05.08.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">adam@adamosborne.net<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amos 4:1&nbsp; Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who are on the hill of Samaria, women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to their husbands, \u201cBring us something to drink. 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