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For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.
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The Reality of Poverty
Commentators explain that the statement "the poor will never cease" is not a contradiction of God's ideal (Deut. 15:4) but a realistic acknowledgment of human failure to perfectly keep the law. God foresees this reality and, as John Calvin notes, even uses it to provide constant opportunities for generosity, testing the hearts of the wealthy and fostering interdependence within the community.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The year of release is no doubt identical with the sabbatical year of the earlier legislation (Exodus 23:10 and following, and Leviticu…
19th Century
Anglican
For the poor shall never cease. —There is no contradiction between this verse and Deuteronomy 15:4 above. There will alwa…
Baptist
Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall …
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16th Century
Protestant
For the poor shall never cease out of the land. The notion147 of those is far-fetched, who suppose that there would always be p…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the poor shall never cease out of the land There would be always such objects to exercise their charity and bene…
This year of release symbolized the grace of the gospel, in which the acceptable year of the Lord is proclaimed, and through which we obtain the re…
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