Psalm 10:14 (helper of the fatherless) & 68:5, (defender of widows)
Exodus 22:21-24 = Commands to the people of God to
Not mistreat or oppress strangers
Not take advantage of a widow or an orphan
Leviticus 19:34 & 25:35
Treat the stranger as you would the 'local'
Help the 'locals' as you would a stranger
Deuteronomy 10:18
God defends the cause of the fatherless, widow and orphan. We are to
love the strangers and fear the Lord.
Deuteronomy 14:28-29
Strangers, fatherless, widows and Levites are grouped together so that
they all may glean. When THEY glean, we are blessed. The Levites had no
allotment or inheritance of their own.
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
"Do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted. Do not harbor this wicked thought
God listens carefully to these people: "he may appeal to the Lord…
There will always be poor in the land, THEREFORE…. I command you to
be OPENHANDED
Deuteronomy 24:17-18
Do not deprive the alien (stranger), or the fatherless of justice
Do not take the cloak of the widow as a pledge
Remember: You were once in this situation!!! That is why God COMMANDS
this!
Deuteronomy 26:12
The 'set-aside' was for the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the
widow so that they may eat.
Deuteronomy 27:19
There is a curse upon the person who WITHHOLDS justice from the alien,
fatherless or widows
Deuteronomy 31:12
Include the alien (stranger) in your gatherings (assemblies) SO THAT
they can fear the Lord and follow carefully all the word of this law.
Proverbs 15:25
The Lord tears down the proud man's house but he keeps the widow's boundaries
intact
Proverbs 23:10
God seems to be very concerned about the boundaries of the fatherless.
"Their defender is strong and he will take up their case against the one
who encroaches on their fields
Other scriptures to consider: Isaiah 1:17, James 1:27, Job 29:12-17 Jeremiah
7:6-7 & 49:11 Matthew 25:31-46
