Thematic Bible: To the poor


Thematic Bible



You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless. Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSorrowSympathyUnhappinessAfflictions, Consolation DuringChoosing God's WayGod Helpsrehabilitation


Remain loyal to the Lord, you chosen people of his, for his loyal followers lack nothing! Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful. Verse ConceptsOppression, God's Attitude ToBoxingGod Saving From EnemiesGod Helps The Poor


He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed. Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodFace Of GodWaistsMillennial KingdomSpirit Of ChristThe Sword Of The SpiritGod Beating PeopleGod KillingChrist SpeakingGod KillsRighteousness Of ChristStriking People With A Stafffairness

You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the Lord is their shelter. Verse ConceptsPlansPoverty, Remedies ForGod And The PoorPoor, The Wicked Response ToShaming People

"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the Lord. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire." Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toBad LeadershipExploitationsInjustice, Hated By GodOppression, Nature OfOppression, God's Attitude ToSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, HardshipGod And The PoorGod ArisingGod Will Keep SafeThe poorHelping The PoorProtection And Safetyoppression


For the Lord listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people. Verse ConceptsExile, in assyriaPrisonersGod And The PoorCaptivity, Of IsraelAnswered PromisesGod Pays Attention

because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life. Verse ConceptsBad LeadershipGod And The PoorRight SidesGod Saving From EnemiesGod With You To HelpGod Helps The PoorHelping The Poor

The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them. Verse ConceptsThe Needydrought, physicalPrayer, God's Promises ConcerningTongueGod And The PoorAnswered PromisesSeeking WaterGod Not ForsakingWater, As A Symbol Of Affliction

For you are a protector for the poor, a protector for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm, a shade from the heat. Though the breath of tyrants is like a winter rainstorm, Verse ConceptsFortressesAfflicted SaintsThe NeedyExploitationsdefence, divineGod, The ProviderGuardiansNoonPoverty, Remedies ForRefugeesSanctuaryStormsWallsDistressGod Being Our RefugeShadow Of GodshelterThe Storms Of Life


So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful. Verse ConceptsOppression, God's Attitude ToBoxingGod Saving From EnemiesGod Helps The Poor

If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever. Verse ConceptsBeing A LeaderCivic RighteousnessKings, Duties OfCommerceAuthorityfairness

Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. Verse ConceptsSocial JusticeBeggarsPoverty, Remedies ForMan Defending

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps your prosperity will be prolonged." Verse ConceptsGood Human Adviceevil, believers' responses toKindnessWise CouncelRenunciationRepentance, Nature OfAction For A Long TimePeople Showing MercyMan's Counsel


So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful. Verse ConceptsOppression, God's Attitude ToBoxingGod Saving From EnemiesGod Helps The Poor

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