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but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need [in that] which he wants.
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Generosity That Restores
Commentators explain that lending "sufficient for his need" goes beyond bare subsistence. The goal is to provide what is truly necessary to help a person, not to make them wealthy. One scholar even suggests this could include something like "a horse to ride on," indicating that the help should be dignified and truly restorative, not just a minimal handout.
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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
You shall open your hand wide. — “Even many times.”
And shall surely lend. — “If he does…
Baptist
Moses, moved by the Spirit of God, anticipates what would very naturally occur to many: "Then I will not lend near the seventh year; if I do, I wil…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him And give him bountifully and liberally; in order to which the heart mus…
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…
