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Poor, The

Made by God—Job 34:19; Pr 22:2

Are such by God's appointment—1Sa 2:7; Job 1:21

CONDITION OF, OFTEN RESULTS FROM

• Sloth
• —Pr 20:13
• Bad company
• —Pr 28:19
• Drunkenness and gluttony
• —Pr 23:21

GOD

• Regards equally with the rich
• —Job 34:19
• Forgets not
• —Ps 9:18
• Hears
• —Ps 69:33; Isa 41:17
• Maintains the right of
• —Ps 140:12
• Delivers
• —Job 36:15; Ps 35:10
• Protects
• —Ps 12:5; 109:31
• Exalts
• —1Sa 2:8; Ps 107:41
• Provides for
• —Ps 68:10; 146:7
• Despises no the prayer of
• —Ps 102:17
• Is the refuge of
• —Ps 14:6

Shall never cease out of the land—De 15:11; Zep 3:12; Mt 26:11

MAY BE

• Rich in faith
• —Jas 2:5
• Liberal
• —Mr 12:42; 2Co 9:12
• Wise
• —Pr 28:11
• Upright
• —Pr 19:1

Christ lived as one of—Mt 8:20

Christ preached to—Lu 4:18

Christ delivers—Ps 72:12

Offerings of, acceptable to God—Mr 12:42-44; 2Co 8:2,12

SHOULD

• Rejoice in God
• —Isa 29:19
• Hope in God
• —Job 5:16
• Commit themselves to God
• —Ps 10:14
• When converted, rejoice in their exaltation
• —Jas 1:9
• Provided for under the Law
• —Ex 23:11; Le 19:9,10

NEGLECT TOWARDS IS

• A neglect of Christ
• —Mt 25:42-45
• Inconsistent with love to God
• —1Jo 3:17
• A proof of unbelief
• —Jas 2:15-17

Rob not—Pr 22:22

Wrong not in judgment—Ex 23:6

Take no usury from—Le 25:36

Harden not the heart against—De 15:7

Shut not the hand against—De 15:7

Rule not, with vigour—Le 25:39,43

Oppress not—De 24:14; Zec 7:10

Despise not—Pr 14:21; Jas 2:2-4

Relive—Le 25:35; Mt 19:21

Defend—Ps 82:3,4

Do justice to—Ps 82:3; Jer 22:3,16

A CARE FOR

• Is characteristic of saints
• —Ps 112:9; 2Co 9:9; Pr 29:7
• Is a fruit of repentance
• —Lu 3:11
• Should be urged
• —2Co 8:7,8; Ga 2:10

GIVE TO

• Not grudgingly
• —De 15:10; 2Co 9:7
• Liberally
• —De 14:29; 15:8,11
• Cheerfully
• —2Co 8:12; 9:7
• Without ostentation
• —Mt 6:1
• Specially if saints
• —Ro 12:13; Ga 6:10
• Pray for
• —Ps 74:19,21

THEY WHO IN FAITH, BELIEVE

• Are happy
• —Pr 14:21
• Are blessed
• —De 15:10; Ps 41:1; Pr 22:9; Ac 20:35
• Have the favour of God
• —Heb 13:16
• Have promises
• —Pr 28:27; Lu 14:13,14

By oppressing, God is reproached—Pr 14:31

By mocking, God is reproached—Pr 17:5

THE WICKED

• Care not for
• —Joh 12:6
• Oppress
• —Job 24:4-10; Eze 18:12
• Vex
• —Eze 22:20
• Regard not the cause of
• —Pr 29:7
• Sell
• —Am 2:6
• Crush
• —Am 4:1
• Tread down
• —Am 5:11
• Grind the faces of
• —Isa 3:15
• Devour
• —Hab 3:14
• Persecute
• —Ps 10:2
• Defraud
• —Am 8:5,6
• Despise the counsel of
• —Ps 14:6

Guilt of defrauding—Jas 5:4

PUNISHMENT FOR

• Oppressing
• —Pr 22:16; Eze 22:29,31
• Spoiling
• —Isa 3:13-15; Eze 18:13
• Refusing to assist
• —Job 22:7,10; Pr 21:13
• Acting unjustly towards
• —Job 20:19,29; 22:6,10; Isa 10:1-3; Am 5:11,12

Oppression of-Illustrated—2Sa 12:1-6

Care for-Illustrated—Lu 10:33-35

Exemplified

• Gideon
• —Jud 6:15
• Ruth
• —Ru 2:2
• Widow of Zarephath
• —1Ki 17:12
• Prophet's widow
• —2Ki 4:2
• Saints of old
• —Heb 11:37

Regard for-Exemplified

• Boaz
• —Ru 2:14
• Job
• —Job 29:12-16
• Nebuzaradan
• —Jer 39:10
• Zacchaeus
• —Lu 19:8
• Peter and John
• —Ac 3:6
• Dorcas
• —Ac 9:36,39
• Cornelius
• —Ac 10:2
• Church at Antioch
• —Ac 11:29,30
• Paul
• —Ro 15:25
• Churches of Macedonia and Achaia
• —Ro 15:26; 2Co 8:1-5