Thematic Bible: Limited resources
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Limited resources » Limitations, human » God condescends to meet the limited resources and conditions of men » Small offerings accepted from the poor
"But if he is poor and cannot afford [these], he is to take one male lamb for a restitution offering to be waved in order to make atonement for him, along with two quarts/ 10 of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, one-third of a quart of olive oil, and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whatever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
Limited resources » Man's limited resources » Five barley loaves and two small fishes
The disciples said to Him, "Where could we get enough bread in this desolate place to fill such a crowd?" "How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked them. "Seven," they said, "and a few small fish."
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Limited resources » Limitations, human » God condescends to meet the limited resources and conditions of men » Two mites from the widow
And a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little./ 64 of a daily wage, was the smallest Roman coin. Summoning His disciples, He said to them, "I assure you: This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury. For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she possessed-all she had to live on."
Limited resources » Man's limited resources » A handful of meal and a cruse of oil
But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I don’t have anything baked—only a handful of flour in the jar and a bit of oil in the jug. Just now, I am gathering a couple of sticks in order to go prepare it for myself and my son so we can eat it and die.”
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Limited resources » Man's limited resources » A little bread and a bottle of water
Early in the morning Abraham got up, took bread and a waterskin, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her and the boy away. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beer-sheba.
Verse Concepts
Limited resources » Man's limited resources » A pot of oil
Elisha asked her, “What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?”
She said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.”
She said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.”