Tag: widow
Biblical Principle #308: Israel to Help Widows and Orphans
Biblical Principles List Principle God commanded Israel to help the widows and orphans among them. Explanation We have previously established that GOD provided specifically for widows and orphans by allowing them to gather specific portions of crops from their fellow Israelites. GOD also sternly warned the Israelites not to take advantage of the widows and…
Biblical Principle #304: Israelites to Share Crops
Biblical Principles List Principle God commanded the Israelites to permit the poor, resident alien, widow, and orphan to take limited amounts from their crops. Explanation As we have previously seen in numerous examples, such as the establishment of Israel’s court judges, command to pay wages promptly, and the restriction against charging interest on loans, GOD…
Biblical Principle #276: Israelite Childless Lineage Custom
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses included instructions for how to carry on the lineage of a deceased childless Israelite. Explanation 5 “If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the widow of the dead man shall not be married to a stranger outside the family; her husband’s…
November 21 – Persecution of Christians Begins; the Church Grows
Reading Acts 3:1-6:7 Devotional One day Peter and John healed a crippled beggar outside one of the gates of the temple court. The man got and leaped and jumped around, praising GOD. Everyone recognized the man and were amazed at what happened to him. A crowd gathered there as people realized what happened, and Peter…
June 4 – Elijah’s Roller Coaster
Reading 1 Kings 17:1-24; 18:1-46; 19:1-21 Devotional Today’s reading begins our look at the prophet Elijah. A lot happened in this reading so our devotional is more lengthy than usual, but this is among my favorite stories in GOD’s word. The recorded account of Elijah begins with GOD sending him to Ahab, king of Israel,…
May 8 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 20)
Reading Psalm 111; 130; 131; 141; 146 Devotional Psalm 111 Great are the works of the LORD. Glorious and majestic are His deeds. His righteousness endures forever. He has caused His wonders to be remembered. GOD is gracious and compassionate. He provides food for those who fear Him and remembers His covenant forever. He has…
April 30 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 12)
Reading Psalm 29; 33; 65; 66; 67; 68 Devotional Psalm 29 The LORD is full of glory, strength and holiness. GOD’s voice is powerful and majestic, thundering over the mighty waters, and splitting the great cedar trees of Lebanon into pieces. His voice shakes the desert, twists the oak trees and strips the forests bare.…