Deuteronomy 24 Foreigner, fatherless or widows

seekeroftruth

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Deuteronomy 24:16 Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.

17 Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. 18 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you from there. That is why I command you to do this.

19 When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. 20 When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. 21 When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. 22 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. That is why I command you to do this.​

This is from the easy English site.

Moses emphasised personal responsibility. When Jeremiah speaks about God’s new covenant, he says this in Jeremiah 31:30. ‘Everyone will die because of the wrong things that he has done.’ The Israelites must look after the poor people, especially foreigners, widows and children without parents. In Egypt, God had shown to the *sraelites that he loved them. Therefore, they must show other people that they love them. At harvest, they must leave part of the crops. That was for the poor people who had no land. We see that this happened in the story of Ruth. Boaz told his workers to drop some corn on purpose. Then Ruth picked it up. (See Ruth 2:16.) The gifts that they gave to the poor people were really offerings to God. As a result, God would bless the people who gave. Proverbs 19:17 says this. ‘He who is kind to the poor people is lending to the Lord. The Lord will repay him because of what he has done.’ And James 1:27 says this. ‘Religion that God our Father considers right and clean is this: Look after widows and children without parents when they are suffering.’

There are so many verses about the "sins of the father". I didn't realize that verse 16 was there..... Let me make this even bolder.

Deuteronomy 14:16 Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.​

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