We are deep in the thick of discussing how the Lord’s Laws applied to the poor and their survival in society. In an agricultural-based society, the poor were in a particular bad situation because they didn’t own any land. In those days, land ownership equaled wealth. Period. The only way the poor could survive was […]
D15-3: How The Rabbis Resolved A Major Scriptural Discrepancy Concerning ‘The Laws Of Release’
“At the end of every seven years you are to have a sh’mittah. Here is how the sh’mittah is to be done: every creditor is to give up what he has loaned to his fellow member of the community — he is not to force his neighbor or relative to repay it, because Adonai’s time of […]
D15-2: Why Those Suffering From Unpaid Student Loans Would Have LOVED Living In Ancient Israel
“At the end of every seven years you are to have a sh’mittah. Here is how the sh’mittah is to be done: every creditor is to give up what he has loaned to his fellow member of the community — he is not to force his neighbor or relative to repay it, because Adonai’s time […]
D15-1: The Idea Of Gaining Release From Our ‘Sin Debt’ to God Began Here In Torah
Today we begin Deuteronomy Chapter 15. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. Deuteronomy Chapter 15 continues to deal with HASHEM’s instructions concerning helping the poor and those who are disadvantaged whether economically or physically. In this chapter and those to follow, we will see that not only […]
D14-16: The Lord Looks To His People To Step In And Help The Disadvantaged
“But don’t neglect the Levi staying with you, because he has no share or inheritance like yours.”-Deuteronomy 14:27 In verse 27, the Lord warns Israel to make sure to not forget the Levites living among them. Let’s review a couple of points about the Levites. FIRST, remember that the Levites are NOT one of the […]
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