{"id":187460,"date":"2024-05-04T04:47:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T09:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/?p=187460"},"modified":"2024-03-27T06:16:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T11:16:28","slug":"51-x-wilderness-16-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/04\/51-x-wilderness-16-c\/","title":{"rendered":"51.x. Wilderness &#8211; 16.c. &#8220;Slaves, Vows, and Lending&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"verseid:5.23.15\"><b>Deu 23:15-16<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u201cYou shall not give up to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you.\u00a0He shall dwell with you, in your midst, in the place that he shall choose within one of your towns, wherever it suits him. You shall not wrong him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"verseid:31.1.14\"><b>Obadiah 1:14<\/b><\/a><\/span><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Do not stand at the crossroads to cut off his fugitives; do not hand over his survivors in the day of distress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"verseid:5.23.19\"><b>Deu 23:19<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u201cYou shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:2.22.25\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Exodus 22:25<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIf you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:42.6.34\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Luke 6:34-35<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount.\u00a0\u00a0But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"verseid:5.23.21\"><b>Deu 23:21<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u201cIf you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the LORD your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:19.76.11\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Psalms 76:11<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Make your vows to the LORD your God and perform them;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:19.116.18\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Psalms 116:18<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:21.5.4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Ecclesiastes 5:4-5<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.\u00a0\u00a0It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"verseid:5.23.24\"><b>Deu 23:24<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u201cIf you go into your neighbor&#8217;s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you wish, but you shall not put any in your bag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:45.12.13\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Romans 12:13<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:58.13.5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Hebrews 13:5<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, \u201cI will never leave you nor forsake you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptation to return to the world. We cannot honour God with our substance, unless it be honestly and honourably come by. It must not only be considered what we give, but how we got it. Where the borrower gets, or hopes to get, it is just that the lender should share the gain; but to him that borrows for necessary food, pity must be showed. That which is gone out of thy lips, as a solemn and deliberate vow, must not be recalled, but thou shalt keep and perform it punctually and fully. They were allowed to pluck and eat of the corn or grapes that grew by the road side; only they must not carry any away. This law intimated what great plenty of corn and wine they should have in Canaan. It provided for the support of poor travellers, and teaches us to be kind to such, teaches us to be ready to distribute, and not to think every thing lost that is given away. Yet it forbids us to abuse the kindness of friends, or to take advantage of what is allowed. Faithfulness to their engagements should mark the people of God; and they should never encroach upon others. (Henry)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We have all seen warning labels on things we buy. Don\u2019t use this electric device in water, Don\u2019t put your hands in front of the saw blade, Don\u2019t put this plastic bag over your head, Don\u2019t touch the surface when it is hot, Don\u2019t drink this, etc\u2026. Many of these are self-evident but you have to know someone somewhere has done this.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">God knows the intent of our hearts. These miscellaneous laws are given because the intents of our hearts is known by God and our heart&#8217;s intent would naturally flow towards what God says not to do.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Deu 23:15-16\u00a0\u00a0\u201cYou shall not give up to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you.\u00a0He shall dwell with you, in your midst, in the place that he shall choose within one of your towns, wherever it suits him. You shall not wrong him. Obadiah 1:14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Do not stand at the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/04\/51-x-wilderness-16-c\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;51.x. Wilderness &#8211; 16.c. &#8220;Slaves, Vows, and Lending&#8221;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10361,158,2222,7191,18039,164,5784,13469,18037,76,3036,18041,16695,796,1570,2389,18035,183,3419,18036,17058,850,18038,18040,2526,7905,18033,3608,15167,18034,18032],"class_list":["post-187460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers","tag-contribute-to-the-needs-of-the-saints","tag-distress","tag-do-good","tag-do-not-delay","tag-eat-your-fill","tag-evil","tag-expect-nothing-in-return","tag-fugitives","tag-fulfilling-it","tag-god","tag-guilty-of-sin","tag-i-will-never-leave-you-nor-forsake-you","tag-lend-money","tag-lord","tag-lord-your-god","tag-love-of-money","tag-love-your-enemies","tag-master","tag-most-high","tag-most-hish","tag-no-pleasure-in-fools","tag-presence","tag-require-it-of-you","tag-show-hospitality","tag-sinners","tag-slave","tag-suvivors","tag-ungrateful","tag-vow","tag-you-shall-not-chage-interest","tag-you-shall-not-wrong-him"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187460"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":187489,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187460\/revisions\/187489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}