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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (ORPHAN “FARTHERLESS” PT3)

August 13, 2021Uncategorizedchild, Christ, Deuteronomy, everyday life in bible times, failure, Father, fatherless, food, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Isaiah, jeremiah, jesus, Jesus Christ, Job, judgment, kids, leaders, lots, Matthew, motherless, new testament, Old Testament, old-fashioned, paved roads, political, Proverbs, Psalm, society, Zechariahabarkley8

As the biblical authors address the ethics of political leaders and believers in general, they state that it is the treatment of the most disadvantaged members of society-the orphans-that is to distinguish them as God’s people. The Lord paved the way of this moral high road by identifying himself as the one who is the provider of food and clothing for the fatherless (Deut 10:18). He is the helper, defender, and father of the orphan (Psa 10:14, 18; 68:5; 146:9).

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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBILE TIMES (ORPHAN “FATHERLESS” PT2)

August 11, 2021Uncategorized3rd year, authors, Christ, Deuteronomy, disadvantaged, Disciples, everyday life in bible times, fair, Father, fatherless, gathering, gift, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Isaiah, Israelites, jesus, Jesus Christ, John, Lamentations, less-privileged, Matthew, merisms, new testament, Old Testament, orphan, orphans, rhetorically, royals, ruin, specturm, third year, treatmentabarkley8

Given that reality, the LORD addressed the plight of orphans in the laws given to the Israelites. God’s people were to set aside a tent of their field produce and animals born in their herds as a gift given at the sanctuary. Every third year, however, this tithe was to remain in storage at the local level so the disadvantaged of society, including orphans, would have access to it (Deut 14:22-29; 26:12-13). In addition, Israelites were to refrain from gathering a portion of their grain, olive, and grape harvest so that orphans and other disadvantaged people could gather food from land they did not own (Deut 24:19-21).

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