Category Bible Study

The Harvest of the Seventh Year The Eighth Commandment Here was a special opportunity for the poor to meet their needs. Exodus 23:10, 11 “For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield, but the seventh…

A Tithe for the Poor The Eighth Commandment Make sure the poor in your community are loved. Deuteronomy 14:28, 29 “‘At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same…

The Motivation for Neighbor-love The Eighth Commandment We were all at one time poor and slaves. Deuteronomy 24:19-22 “‘When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get…

Workfare The Eighth Commandment The poor must work to retain their dignity, though poor. Leviticus 23:22 “And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather…

Lending without Personal Gain The Eighth Commandment Love must guide our concern for our neighbors, not gain. Deuteronomy 15:9-10 “‘Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, “The seventh year, the year of release…

Care for the Disabled The Eighth Commandment God cares for the disabled, and so must we. Leviticus 19:14 “You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am…

Loving the Poor The Eighth Commandment We cannot truly help those we neither know nor love. Leviticus 25:35-38 “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and…

Justice for the Poor The Eighth Commandment The Law protects the poor in matters of law. Exodus 23:6-8 “You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit. Keep far from a false charge, and do not…

Widows and Other Needy The Eighth Commandment Neighbor love looks out for the needy. Deuteronomy 24:17, 18 “‘You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow’s garment in pledge, but you…