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Leviticus 19
[Bible]Leviticus 19 is a collection of ordinances, gathered under the command "Ye shall be holy," that address worship, relations with one's neighbor, protection of the poor and the stranger, and justice in judgment and commerce. The chapter contains the verse "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
Psalm 82
[Bible]Psalm 82 is a psalm of Asaph in which God stands in "the congregation of the mighty" and rebukes those who judge unjustly, commands justice for the poor and the fatherless, and pronounces the downfall of the unjust judges.
Psalm 112
[Bible]Psalm 112 is a ten-verse wisdom psalm that celebrates the blessings of the person who fears the LORD and delights in His commandments. It describes that person's steadfast life and the righteousness shown in giving to the poor, and it closes with the perishing of the desire of the wicked.
Isaiah 3
[Bible]Isaiah 3 is a prophecy declaring that God will remove the leaders and provisions on which Judah and Jerusalem relied, and that He will judge both the elders and princes who exploited the poor and the daughters of Zion who adorned themselves in pride.
Isaiah 61
[Bible]Isaiah 61 is a chapter of the Book of Isaiah in which one anointed by the Spirit of the LORD proclaims good tidings to the poor, liberty to the captives, and "the acceptable year of the LORD," and celebrates the restoration of Zion and an everlasting covenant.
Proverbs 31:30
[Bible Verses]Proverbs 31:30 declares that favour and beauty are vain but that a woman who fears the LORD shall be praised. It forms the conclusion of the poem of the "virtuous woman" at the end of the Book of Proverbs. The verse is frequently cited as a model of the woman of faith, and interpreters differ on how that portrait should be understood.
Luke 18:24–27
[Bible Verses]Luke 18:24–27 is the passage in which, immediately after His conversation with the rich ruler, Jesus says that it is hard for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God, uses the image of a camel and the eye of a needle, and answers, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." It is frequently cited in discussions of wealth and of salvation received by grace.
Vineyard
[Bible]A vineyard is a plot of land where grapevines are planted and cultivated. In the Bible it is part of agricultural life, and it frequently serves as a symbol of the people (Israel) whom God tends and from whom He expects fruit.
Liberation Theology
[Doctrine & Theology]Liberation theology is a theological movement that arose in the Latin American Catholic Church in the late 1960s. It reads the Bible from the standpoint of the poor and oppressed and understands salvation as encompassing social and political liberation.
Mother Teresa
[People]Mother Teresa (1910–1997) was a Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India, to care for the poor, the sick, and the dying. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and was canonized by the Catholic Church in 2016.
Job 31
[Bible]Job 31 concludes Job's final defense. Job takes up lust, deceit, mistreatment of servants, neglect of the poor, trust in wealth, and idolatry one by one, swearing that if he had done any of them he would deserve punishment. In this way he asserts his innocence and demands an answer from God.
Psalm 113
[Bible]Psalm 113 is a nine-verse hymn of praise that begins and ends with "Hallelujah." It celebrates the LORD, who is higher than the heavens yet humbles himself to raise up the poor and the barren woman.
Matthew 19:24
[Bible Verses]"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" is a saying of Jesus. It is a principal verse on the relationship between wealth and salvation and is also known for the various popular explanations of the "eye of a needle."
2 Corinthians 8:9
[Bible Verses]A verse in which Paul, urging a collection for the saints in Jerusalem, says that Christ, though rich, became poor for the sake of believers. It is frequently cited as a text on the incarnation and as a basis for generous giving, and interpreters differ over the meaning of "rich."
Elisabeth Johanna Shepping
[People]Elisabeth Johanna Shepping (1880–1934), known in Korea as Seo Seo-pyeong (徐舒平), was a German-born American nurse missionary of the Southern Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church in the United States). She arrived in Korea in 1912 and carried out medical work, women's education, and relief for the poor, primarily in Gwangju.
2 Corinthians 9:7
[Bible Verses]A verse in which Paul instructs each believer to give as he has decided in his heart, "not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." It is a key text on the proper attitude toward giving and is cited in the tithing debate as a basis for voluntary offerings.
Ebionites
[Doctrine & Theology]The Ebionites were a Jewish Christian group that existed from the first to the fourth century. Because they insisted on observance of the Mosaic Law and regarded Jesus as a man chosen by God, the early church fathers described them as a group that had departed from orthodoxy.
Sabbatical Year
[Bible]The sabbatical year was an institution of Old Testament law under which the land was to rest every seventh year and debts owed by fellow Israelites were to be released. It appears in Leviticus 25, Exodus 23, and Deuteronomy 15.
Temple Tax
[Bible]The temple tax was a payment made by adult Israelite men for the upkeep of the sanctuary (the tabernacle and later the temple) and its worship. It originated in the half-shekel regulation of Exodus and appears in the New Testament in Matthew 17.
2 Corinthians 8
[Bible]2 Corinthians 8 is the chapter in which Paul holds up the generous giving of the churches of Macedonia as an example, urges the Corinthian church to complete the collection for the saints that it had begun a year earlier, and sends Titus and two brothers to Corinth.