Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Aliens » To be treated with justice
"You must not wrong a foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
"You must not oppress a foreigner, since you know the life of a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him. The foreigner who resides with you must be to you like a native citizen among you; so you must love him as yourself, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens and judge fairly, whether between one citizen and another or a citizen and a resident foreigner.
So you must love the resident foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages.
You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow's garment as security for a loan.
Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.' Then all the people will say, 'Amen!'
Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.
The Lord says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the foreigner who lives among them and denied them justice.
"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.
Verse Concepts
Fatherless » Admonitions in regard to
You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow's garment as security for a loan.
The Lord says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
Then the Levites (because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work you do.
Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of PossessionsAcceptance, divineAbsent FathersExploitationsCompassion, Examples OfCommitment, to the worldethics, socialethics, incentives towardsBlamelessness, In Christian LivingdiscouragementAcceptance, Of WorshipBereaved, Care ForSocial JusticeHoliness, Worldly SeparationHonorOrphansRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanPoverty, Attitudes Towards
Purity, Moral And SpiritualReligionSensitivityShepherds, As Church LeaderSociety, Positive Aspects OfWidowsTrue ReligionAfflicted, Duty To ThemLove To Others Shown InWidows, Should BeCares Of This WorldFaultlessnessCaring For OthersVisiting Of The SickActive LifestylesAge DiscriminationPeople Helping OrphansThe FatherGod Caring For Orphans
"You must not afflict any widow or orphan.
When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.
Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,
Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!
Fatherless » Do no violence to
The Lord says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
Orphans » Admonitions in regard to
You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow's garment as security for a loan.
The Lord says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
Then the Levites (because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work you do.
Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of PossessionsAcceptance, divineAbsent FathersExploitationsCompassion, Examples OfCommitment, to the worldethics, socialethics, incentives towardsBlamelessness, In Christian LivingdiscouragementAcceptance, Of WorshipBereaved, Care ForSocial JusticeHoliness, Worldly SeparationHonorOrphansRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanPoverty, Attitudes Towards
Purity, Moral And SpiritualReligionSensitivityShepherds, As Church LeaderSociety, Positive Aspects OfWidowsTrue ReligionAfflicted, Duty To ThemLove To Others Shown InWidows, Should BeCares Of This WorldFaultlessnessCaring For OthersVisiting Of The SickActive LifestylesAge DiscriminationPeople Helping OrphansThe FatherGod Caring For Orphans
"You must not afflict any widow or orphan.
When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.
Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,
Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!
The poor » Do justice to
The Lord says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!
He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.' The Lord says, 'That is a good example of what it means to know me.'
Social duties » Compassion » Duty to widow and fatherless
You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow's garment as security for a loan.
The Lord says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
Then the Levites (because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work you do.
Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of PossessionsAcceptance, divineAbsent FathersExploitationsCompassion, Examples OfCommitment, to the worldethics, socialethics, incentives towardsBlamelessness, In Christian LivingdiscouragementAcceptance, Of WorshipBereaved, Care ForSocial JusticeHoliness, Worldly SeparationHonorOrphansRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanPoverty, Attitudes Towards
Purity, Moral And SpiritualReligionSensitivityShepherds, As Church LeaderSociety, Positive Aspects OfWidowsTrue ReligionAfflicted, Duty To ThemLove To Others Shown InWidows, Should BeCares Of This WorldFaultlessnessCaring For OthersVisiting Of The SickActive LifestylesAge DiscriminationPeople Helping OrphansThe FatherGod Caring For Orphans
"You must not afflict any widow or orphan.
When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.
Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,
Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!
Strangers » Mosaic law relating to » Injustice to
I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens and judge fairly, whether between one citizen and another or a citizen and a resident foreigner.
The Lord says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
They may observe it on the fourteenth day of the second month at twilight; they are to eat it with bread made without yeast and with bitter herbs.
The same law will apply to the person who is native-born and to the foreigner who lives among you."
There will be one regulation for you, whether a foreigner or a native citizen, for I am the Lord your God.'"
Strangers » Mosaic law relating to » Oppression of
You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages.
You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow's garment as security for a loan.
Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.' Then all the people will say, 'Amen!'
The Lord says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
Widow and fatherless » Kindness to encouraged
You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow's garment as security for a loan.
The Lord says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
Then the Levites (because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work you do.
Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Verse Concepts
Giving, Of PossessionsAcceptance, divineAbsent FathersExploitationsCompassion, Examples OfCommitment, to the worldethics, socialethics, incentives towardsBlamelessness, In Christian LivingdiscouragementAcceptance, Of WorshipBereaved, Care ForSocial JusticeHoliness, Worldly SeparationHonorOrphansRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanPoverty, Attitudes Towards
Purity, Moral And SpiritualReligionSensitivityShepherds, As Church LeaderSociety, Positive Aspects OfWidowsTrue ReligionAfflicted, Duty To ThemLove To Others Shown InWidows, Should BeCares Of This WorldFaultlessnessCaring For OthersVisiting Of The SickActive LifestylesAge DiscriminationPeople Helping OrphansThe FatherGod Caring For Orphans
"You must not afflict any widow or orphan.
When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.
Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,
Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!
Widow's » Should not be » Treated with violence
The Lord says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.