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When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleaning of your harvest: you shall leave them for the poor, and for the sojourner: I am Yahweh your God.
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Gratitude Fuels Generosity
All the commentators note that this law about caring for the poor is intentionally placed within the instructions for the harvest festivals. The lesson is clear: genuine gratitude to God for His provision must translate into tangible generosity towards the poor. As Matthew Henry states, "Those who are truly grateful for the mercy they received from God will show mercy to the poor ungrudgingly."
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
These verses contain a distinct command regarding the religious services immediately connected with the grain harvest, given in anticipation of the…
19th Century
Anglican
You shall not make a clean riddance. —Better, you shall not wholly reap, as the Authorized Version translates th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when you reap the harvest of your land This law is repeated from (Leviticus 19:9[Reference Leviticus…
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