The Poor

1. ani: people oppressed by tyrants, warfare or political unrest.  "Lives from day to day and is socially defenseless.
           Proverbs 22.22
           Do not rob the poor because he is poor, 
           Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;  

1) poor, afflicted, humble, wretched

a) poor, needy

b) poor and weak

c) poor, weak, afflicted, wretched

d) humble, lowly

2. dal: people who are in the lower class of society.
           Proverbs 10.15
          The rich man's wealth is his strong city; 
          The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
1) low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low
 
3. ebyon: those with great needs. 
          Proverbs 30.14
         There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, 
         to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

1) in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person

2) subject to oppression and abuse

3) needing help, deliverance from trouble, especially as delivered by God

4) general reference to lowest class

4. resh:  These are the destitute!  In the ancient near-East, these are the beggars, lepers, outcasts, widows, orphans, homeless. 
           Proverbs 17.5
          He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; 
          He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. 

1) to be poor, be in want, lack

a) (Qal)

1) to be poor

2) to be in want or hunger

3) poor man (subst)

b) (Hithpolel) one impoverishing himself (participle)

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1.     Who are the poor?  (versus the slothful v. 23-24)Not the same as a sluggard even though sluggard becomeProverbs 6
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, 7 Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, 8 Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest. 9 How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep-- 11 So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man. 2.     Do you ever see the poor?  Who is your “neighbor?”
Proverbs 14:21
He who despises his neighbor sins; 
But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Job 31.


2. Do you ever see the poor?

3.  How do you help the poor?

4.     How do you teach your children to care for “the least of these” without having an arrogant or superior attitude?
Job 31. 13-15
 Proverbs 14:31 NKJV
He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, 
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
Proverbs 17:5 NKJV
He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; 
He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 19:7 NKJV
All the brothers of the poor hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.
He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.

Proverbs 19:7 NKJV  (Do the opposite of these verses.)
All the brothers of the poor hate him; 
How much more do his friends go far from him! 
He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.
He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, 
And He will pay back what he has given.
James 2      Not respector of persons
(Leviticus 19:15 'You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.) 

5.     Why did God give you control of so much?
Deuteronomy 15:11 For the poor will never cease from the land; 
therefore I command you, saying, 
'You shall open your hand wide to your brother,
 to your poor and your needy, in your land.'

Proverbs 22:9 NKJV
He who has a generous eye will be blessed, 
For he gives of his bread to the poor.
Eph 4   Let him that stole...


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Proverbs 10:4 NKJV
He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 10:15 NKJV
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; 
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Proverbs 13:7 NKJV
There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

Proverbs 13:8 NKJV
The ransom of a man's life is his riches,
But the poor does not hear rebuke.

Proverbs 13:23 NKJV
Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
And for lack of justice there is waste.

Proverbs 14:20 NKJV
The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,
But the rich has many friends.

Proverbs 14:21 NKJV
He who despises his neighbor sins;
But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Proverbs 14:31 NKJV
He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker,
But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

Proverbs 17:5 NKJV
He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 18:23 NKJV
The poor man uses entreaties,
But the rich answers roughly.

    Proverbs 19:1 NKJV
    Better is the poor who walks in his integrity 
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

    Proverbs 19:4 NKJV
    Wealth makes many friends, 
But the poor is separated from his friend.

    Proverbs 19:7 NKJV
    All the brothers of the poor hate him; 
How much more do his friends go far from him! 
He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.

    Proverbs 19:17 NKJV
    He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, 
And He will pay back what he has given.
 
    Proverbs 19:22 NKJV
    What is desired in a man is kindness, 
And a poor man is better than a liar.

    Proverbs 21:13 NKJV
    Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor 
Will also cry himself and not be heard.

    Proverbs 21:17 NKJV
    He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; 
He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

    Proverbs 22:2 NKJV
    The rich and the poor have this in common, 
The Lord is the maker of them all.

    Proverbs 22:7 NKJV
    The rich rules over the poor, 
And the borrower is servant to the lender.

    Proverbs 22:9 NKJV
    He who has a generous eye will be blessed, 
For he gives of his bread to the poor.
    Proverbs 22:16 NKJV
    He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, 
And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.

    Proverbs 22:22 NKJV
    Do not rob the poor because he is poor, 
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;

    Proverbs 28:3 NKJV
    A poor man who oppresses the poor 
Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.

    Proverbs 28:6 NKJV
    Better is the poor who walks in his integrity 
Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

    Proverbs 28:8 NKJV
    One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion 
Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.

    Proverbs 28:11 NKJV
    The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding searches him out.

    Proverbs 29:14 NKJV
    The king who judges the poor with truth,
His throne will be established forever.

    Proverbs 30:9 NKJV
    Lest I be full and deny You, And say, "Who is the Lord?"
Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God.

    Proverbs 30:14 NKJV
    There is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
And whose fangs are like knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, And the needy from among men.

    Proverbs 31:9 NKJV
    Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And plead the cause of the poor and needy.
 
    Proverbs 31:20 NKJV
    She extends her hand to the poor,
Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.

    Proverbs 28:15 NKJV
Like a roaring lion and a charging bear
Is a wicked ruler over poor people.

    Proverbs 28:27 NKJV
    He who gives to the poor will not lack,
But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

    Proverbs 29:7 NKJV
    The righteous considers the cause of the poor,
But the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

    Proverbs 29:13 NKJV
    The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.






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Micah 6-7

Micah 6
6.8  He has shown you...  I think Jesus alluded to this verse in Matt. 23.23
6.14  but not be satisfied...  This pretty much describes where we are today.
6.16  Ironically Omri was one of the most successful and powerful kings in the history of Israel.
7.5  Guard the doors of your mouth...  This shows just how tragic it is when a husband and wife do not feel the freedom to communicate openly.  Or just can't for some reason.
7.19  He will again...  What a great passage to encourage us when we are being chastened by the Lord.  I suspect that there is an application to the marriage relationship and for parents in relation to their kids.     -----

Hebrews 5.1-10

"The structure of the author's exposition may be depicted as follows: ^*

A  The old office of high priest  (v.1)
          B  The sacrifice offered by the high priest (v.1)
                    C  The weakness of the high priest (vv. 2-3)
                              D  The appointment of the high priest (v.4)
                              D' The appointment of Christ, the new priest (vv.5-6)
                    C' The suffering of the new priest (vv.7-8)
         B' The sacrificial provision on the new priest (v.9)
A' The new office of high priest (v.10)

This type of structure is called a chiamus and was used by the ancients for both rhetorical effect and mnemonic purposes."

* The following is based roughly on Lane, Hebrews 1-8, p. 111 

Guthrie, George H. Hebrews: From Biblical Text... to Contemporary Life. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1998. Print. p. 192

Piper on Jesus, temptation, and my besetting sins

This is part of John Piper's excellent sermon on Hebrews 4:14-5:3,  "Draw Near to the Throne of Grace with Confidence", that features a thought provoking quote by C.S. Lewis.

Verse 15: Jesus, Though Tempted, Never Gave In, and so Is Sympathetic

     Then in verse 15 we learn that, in spite of how lofty our High Priest is (alive forever, in the presence of God, as the Son of God), nevertheless three other truths about him still stand:
    --he was tempted in all the kinds of ways we are;
    --he never gave in and sinned; and
    --he is therefore sympathetic with us in our weaknesses.     For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.     Fifty years ago C.S. Lewis imagined someone objecting here: "If Jesus never sinned, then he doesn't know what temptation is like. He lived a sheltered life and is out of touch with how strong temptation can be." Here is what Lewis wrote in response to that objection:

    "A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is . . . A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in . . . Christ, because He was the only man who never yielded to temptation, is also the only man who knows to the full what temptation means—the only complete realist."
     Jesus can sympathize with us in our pain and our dying, because he experienced excruciating pain and entered all the way into death. And he can sympathize with us in our allurements to sin, because he was tempted—
    --to lie (to save his life)
    --and to steal (to help his poor mother when his father died)
    --and to covet (all the nice things that Zacchaeus owned)
   -- and to dishonor his parents (when they were more strict than others)
   -- and to take revenge (when he was wrongly accused)
    --and to lust (when Mary wiped his feet with her hair)
    --and to pout with self-pity (when his disciples fell asleep in his last hour of trial)
   -- and to murmur at God (when John the Baptist died at the whim of a dancing girl)
    --and to gloat over his accusers (when they couldn't answer his questions)     Jesus knows the battle. He fought it all the way to the end. And he defeated the monster every time. So he was tested like we are and the Bible says he is a sympathetic High Priest. He does not roll his eyes at your pain or cluck his tongue at your struggle with sin.

By John Piper. ©2012 Desiring God Foundation. Website: desiringGod.org

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This segment has prompted me to think about my own besetting sins and where the Gospels record an event in Christ's life where He was likely to have faced a similar temptation.  I don't think there is a guarantee that every type of temptation was recorded in the Gospel's, but it is interesting to try and think of where mine show up, and how Christ probably experienced something similar.