BRAGADAYJAH 337
The Lord was and is concerned
with the plight of the less fortunate.
So He says, “When you reap the harvest, of your land, do not wholly reap
the corners of the field, nor gather the gleaning of the harvest, nor shall you
glean your vineyard, or gather every grape of your vineyard; but leave them for
the poor and the wayfarer; I the Lord your God command it.”
You shall not steal, or deal
falsely, or lie to one another. You shall not swear by my name falsely, nor
profane the name of the Lord; for I am the Lord your God.”
“You shall not defraud your neighbor,
or cheat him out of the wages due to him, nor keep him working for you all
night until the morning. And do not abuse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block
in the way of the blind; but shall fear me, for I am the Lord your God.”
By this time of course, God
had already given the children of Israel by Moses the Ten Commandments which in
terms included all these latest prohibitions regarding concern for the poor and
honesty in dealing one with another; but God knew the heart of men and knew
their propensity to mischief; so God reiterated these things in some cases in more
specific terms.
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