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How Nave’s arranged it

• Atonement money of, uniform with that of the rich peopleExodus 30:15
• Inexpensive offerings of people who have very little moneyLeviticus 5:7Leviticus 12:8Leviticus 14:21Leviticus 14:22
• See Alms
• See Beneficence
• See Liberality
• See Orphans
• See Poverty
• See Widows
• Also see [3102]RICH
• See Riches
• UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOExodus 23:3Exodus 23:6Leviticus 19:151 Samuel 2:7Nehemiah 8:10Nehemiah 8:12Job 29:11–13Job 29:15Job 29:16Job 30:25Job 31:15–22Job 34:19Psalms 37:16Psalms 82:3Psalms 82:4Psalms 109:16Proverbs 10:15Proverbs 13:7Proverbs 13:8Proverbs 13:23
• DUTY TOExodus 22:25–27Exodus 23:11Leviticus 19:9Leviticus 19:10Leviticus 23:22Leviticus 25:25–28Leviticus 25:35–37Leviticus 25:39–43Deuteronomy 14:28Deuteronomy 14:29Deuteronomy 15:2–14Deuteronomy 24:12–21Deuteronomy 26:12Deuteronomy 26:13Nehemiah 8:10Psalms 37:21Psalms 37:26Psalms 41:1–3Psalms 112:4Psalms 112:5

The passages, in Bible order (232)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Exodus 22:25–27

   If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.

   ›Commentary on Exodus 22:25–272 voices

   “And such provision the law made for the preserving estates to their families by the year of Jubilee, that a people who had little concern in trade could not be supposed to borrow money but for necessity; therefore it was generally forbidden among themselves; but to a stranger they were allowed to lend upon usury.

   “There is a great deal about sharing and exchanging, but it is enough to say that the law forbids lending at interest to a brother. By brother it means not merely one born of the same parents but a member of the same tribe or one of the same faith, who shares in the same Logos. The law does not deem it right to collect interest on the capital. It seeks to enable free giving to those in need, with hands and minds wide open. God is the creator of this free gift.

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2. Exodus 23:3

   And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

   ›Commentary on Exodus 23:31 voice

   Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause - The word דל dal, which we translate poor man, is probably put here in opposition to רבים rabbim, the great, or noble men, in the preceding verse: if so, the meaning is, Thou shalt neither be influenced by the great to make an unrighteous decision, nor by the poverty or distress of the poor to give thy voice against the dictates of justice and truth. Hence the ancient maxim, Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum. “Let justice be done, though the heavens should be dissolved.”

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3. Exodus 23:6

   You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

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4. Exodus 23:11

   but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.

   ›Commentary on Exodus 23:111 voice

   “But it appears that even then there was a spontaneous produce which the poor were permitted freely to gather for their use, and the beasts driven out fed on the remainder, the owners of fields not being allowed to reap or collect the fruits of the vineyard or oliveyard during the course of this sabbatical year.

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5. Exodus 30:15

   In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.

   ›Commentary on Exodus 30:151 voice

   “In Christ and his ordinances rich and poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker, the Lord Christ is the Redeemer of them both, Prov. xxii. The Jews say, "If a man refused to pay this tribute, he was not comprehended in the expiation." 2. this tribute was to be paid as a ransom of the soul, that there might be no plague among them.

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6. Leviticus 5:7

   If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.

   ›Commentary on Leviticus 5:71 voice

   “For a sin-offering - Which was for that particular sin, and therefore offered first: before the burnt- offering, which was for sins in general; to teach us not to rest in general confessions and repentance, but distinctly and particularly, as far as we can, to search out, and confess, and loath, and leave our particular sins, without which God will not accept our other religious services.

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7. Leviticus 12:8

   But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”

   ›Commentary on Leviticus 12:81 voice

   “And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons - As the Virgin Mary brought only the latter, hence it is evident that she was not able, i. e., she was not rich enough to provide the former; for such a holy woman would not have brought the less offering had she been capable of bringing the greater. How astonishing is this! The only heir to the throne of David was not able to bring a lamb to offer in sacrifice to God!

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8. Leviticus 14:21

   If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,

   ›Commentary on Leviticus 14:212 voices

   “And if he be poor - he shall take one lamb - There could be no cleansing without a sacrifice. On this ground the apostle has properly observed that all things under the law are purged with blood; and that without shedding of blood there is no remission. Even if the person be poor, he must provide one lamb; this could not be dispensed with: - so every soul to whom the word of Divine revelation comes, must bring that Lamb of God which takes away the sin of the world. There is no redemption but in his blood.

   “But it is observable that though a meaner sacrifice was accepted from the poor, yet the very same ceremony was used for them as was for the rich; for their souls are as precious and Christ and his gospel are the same to both. Let not us therefore have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ with respect of persons, Jam. ii.

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9. Leviticus 14:22

   and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.

   ›Commentary on Leviticus 14:221 voice

   “But it is observable that though a meaner sacrifice was accepted from the poor, yet the very same ceremony was used for them as was for the rich; for their souls are as precious and Christ and his gospel are the same to both. Let not us therefore have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ with respect of persons, Jam. ii.

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10. Leviticus 19:9

    When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.

    ›Commentary on Leviticus 19:91 voice

    “During the harvest, [the law] forbids owners to gather up the bits which fall from the sheaves and similarly advises that in harvesting something should be left behind unreaped. By this it gives excellent teaching to owners in the practice of generous sharing by leaving some of their property for those in need and providing the poor with a chance for food.

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11. Leviticus 19:10

    You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.

    ›Commentary on Leviticus 19:102 voices

    “During the harvest, [the law] forbids owners to gather up the bits which fall from the sheaves and similarly advises that in harvesting something should be left behind unreaped. By this it gives excellent teaching to owners in the practice of generous sharing by leaving some of their property for those in need and providing the poor with a chance for food.

    “See Deu 24:19-21. “Grape” signifies fallen fruit of any kind; and “vineyard” a fruit garden of any kind. Compare Deu 23:24. The poor - is the poor Israelite - “the stranger” is properly the foreigner, who could possess no land of his own in the land of Israel.

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12. Leviticus 19:15

    You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

    ›Commentary on Leviticus 19:151 voice

    "You shall not be partial to the poor," a precept given lest under pretext of showing pity we should judge an unjust judgment. For each individual is to be judged not by his personal importance but by the merits of his case. His wealth need not stand in the way of the rich man, if he makes a good use of it; and poverty of itself can be no recommendation to the poor if in the midst of squalor and want he fails to stay away from wrongdoing.

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13. Leviticus 23:22

    When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.’”

    ›Commentary on Leviticus 23:221 voice

    “And it is observable, that though the present business is only concerning the worship of God, yet he makes a kind of excursion to repeat a former law of providing for the poor, to shew that our devotion to God is little esteemed by him if it be not accompanied with acts of charity to men.

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14. Leviticus 25:25–28

    If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.

    ›Commentary on Leviticus 25:25–282 voices

    “If thy brother be waxen poor - The Israelites never parted with their land except under the pressure of poverty. Compare the answer of Naboth, 1Ki 21:3.

    “The land shall not be sold for ever--or, "be quite cut off," as the Margin better renders it. The land was God's, and, in prosecution of an important design, He gave it to the people of His choice, dividing it among their tribes and families--who, however, held it of Him merely as tenants-at-will and had no right or power of disposing of it to strangers.

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15. Leviticus 25:35–37

    Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.

    ›Commentary on Leviticus 25:35–371 voice

    “Rather, And if thy brother (an Israelite) becomes poor and falls into decay with thee, thou shalt assist him and let him live with thee like a resident foreigner. He was not to be regarded as an outcast, but was to be treated with the same respect and consideration as a resident foreigner who, like him, could possess no land, but could accumulate property and live in comfort as a free man. See Lev 16:29 note.

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16. Leviticus 25:39–43

    If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.

    ›Commentary on Leviticus 25:39–431 voice

    “The law here appears harmoniously to supplement the earlier one in Exo 21:1-6. It was another check applied periodically to the tyranny of the rich. Compare Jer 34:8-17.

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