Scripture about widows and orphans
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Jonah 4:1-3 & 10-11 - Notice God’s heart compared to Jonah’s. Isaiah 61:1,2 – Jesus came to preach the gospel to the poor Isaiah 58:5-8 – Righteousness is not measured by adherence to religious ritual but rather by the helping those in need. Isaiah 1:17 61:1,2 + Luke 4:16-21 - Jesus came among the poor and preached the Good News Proverbs > Abounds in references to helping the poor and needy, e.g. 82:3-4 – Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless.
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Psa.68:5 – God is a Father to the fatherless, a defender of widows Job 29:12, 16 30:25 31:16-22, helping the poor, the orphan and the widow was deeply rooted in Biblical history. As a result, he was blessed and he blessed the world (4:21 see 2 Chron.3:17) Ruth 2:2, Boaz honored an ancient law and allowed the poor to glean in his field (Deut.24:19). He has the same heart for the widow, the alien and the orphan. See also Exodus 3:7-10 for God’s heart for Israel when they were in captivity. Israel was told to remember their own captivity and oppression in Egypt (v.14,22), and help those in need. God promises to “bless all the work of your hands” when you help them (v.19). Exodus 22:25-27 – God has compassion for those in needĭeut.10:18, “He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing” (note: these three groups – the fatherless, widow and alien or stranger – and our responsibility to help them, appears numerous times in scripture).ĭeut.10:18, God defends the cause of the fatherless, the widow and the alien.ĭeut.24:17-22 – Notice that the “fatherless,” the “alien” and the “widow” are mentioned 4 times in this text.