Gods Heart For The

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Gods Heart For The
Poor
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Lev 2322 "'When you reap the harvest of your
land, do not reap to the very edges of your field
or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave
them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD
your God.'"   Deu 1511 There will always be
poor people in the land. Therefore I command you
to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward
the poor and needy in your land.
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Psa 3510 My whole being will exclaim, "Who is
like you, O LORD? You rescue the poor from those
too strong for them, the poor and needy from
those who rob them."
Psa 823 Defend the cause of the weak and
fatherless maintain the rights of the poor and
oppressed.
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Psa 1137 He raises the poor from the dust and
lifts the needy from the ash heap
Prov 1431 He who oppresses the poor shows
contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to
the needy honors God.
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Prov 1917 He who is kind to the poor lends to
the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has
done.
Prov 2113 If a man shuts his ears to the cry of
the poor, he too will cry out and not be
answered.
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Prov 2827 He who gives to the poor will lack
nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them
receives many curses.
Jer 2216 He defended the cause of the poor and
needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it
means to know me?" declares the LORD.
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Ezek 1649 "'Now this was the sin of your sister
Sodom She and her daughters were arrogant,
overfed and unconcerned they did not help the
poor and needy.
Mat 53 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Mat 115 The blind receive sight, the lame walk,
those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear,
the dead are raised, and the good news is
preached to the poor.
Luke 418 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me to preach good news to
the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for
the prisoners and recovery of sight for the
blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the
year of the Lord's favor."
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Luke 1413 But when you give a banquet, invite
the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and
you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay
you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of
the righteous."
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Acts 104 Cornelius stared at him in fear. "What
is it, Lord?" he asked. The angel answered, "Your
prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a
memorial offering before God.
Rom 1526 For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased
to make a contribution for the poor among the
saints in Jerusalem.
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Gal 29 James, Peter and John, those reputed to
be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand
of fellowship when they recognized the grace
given to me. They agreed that we should go to the
Gentiles, and they to the Jews. All they asked
was that we should continue to remember the poor,
the very thing I was eager to do.
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...remember the poor!