Deut.15.1
15:1 cancel the debts: This technical term refers to releasing people in financial bondage from their creditors and from any penalty for their default.
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15:1 cancel the debts: This technical term refers to releasing people in financial bondage from their creditors and from any penalty for their default.
15:11 The reality that there will always be some . . . who are poor in a fallen world is no excuse for indifference to their plight. Instead, it should emphasize the need for the rich to contribute to the well-being of the poor (Matt 26:6-13).
15:12 If a fellow Hebrew sells himself or herself to be your servant: This arrangement allowed a debtor to work off financial obligations to a creditor. The limit of this arrangement was seven years (but see 15:16-17).
15:1-23 The Law included the regulation of borrowing and lending so that the poor could survive deprivation. It provided restrictions to allow the rich to minister to the needs of the poor without exploiting them.
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