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has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,
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God's Heart for the Vulnerable
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize that Ezekiel specifies sins against the “poor and needy” to highlight the heightened cruelty of such acts. While all injustice is wrong, exploiting the vulnerable, who should inspire pity, is presented as particularly inhuman and atrocious in God's eyes.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Live ... die - In the writings of Ezekiel, there is a development of the meaning of “life” and “death.” In the Holy Land, the sanctions of d…
16th Century
Protestant
He has oppressed the poor and needy: he had simply said, "He has oppressed a man"; but now, to make the greatness of the crime appear, he …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Has oppressed the poor and needy Who are weak, and have none to help them, and stand by them, and so are oppressed by suc…
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The soul that sinneth it shall die. As to eternity, every person was, is, and will be dealt with as his conduct shows him to be under the …
