POOR

POOR, The

  1. Made by God # Job 34:19 Pr 22:2
  2. Are such by God’s appointment # 1Sa 2:7 Job 1:21
  3. CONDITION OF, OFTEN RESULTS FROM 3a) Sloth

    # Pr 20:13

3b) Bad company # Pr 28:19 3c) Drunkenness and gluttony # Pr 23:21 4) GOD 4a) Regards equally with the rich # Job 34:19 4b) Forgets not # Ps 9:18 4c) Hears # Ps 69:33 Isa 41:17 4d) Maintains the right of # Ps 140:12 4e) Delivers # Job 36:15 Ps 35:10 4f) Protects # Ps 12:5 109:31 4g) Exalts # 1Sa 2:8 Ps 107:41 4h) Provides for # Ps 68:10 146:7 4i) Despises no the prayer of # Ps 102:17 4j) Is the refuge of # Ps 14:6 5) Shall never cease out of the land # De 15:11 Zep 3:12 Mt 26:11 6) MAY BE 6a) Rich in faith # Jas 2:5 6b) Liberal # Mr 12:42 2Co 9:12 6c) Wise # Pr 28:11 6d) Upright # Pr 19:1 7) Christ lived as one of # Mt 8:20 8) Christ preached to # Lu 4:18 9) Christ delivers # Ps 72:12 10) Offerings of, acceptable to God # Mr 12:42-44 2Co 8:2,12 11) SHOULD 11a) Rejoice in God # Isa 29:19 11b) Hope in God # Job 5:16 11c) Commit themselves to God # Ps 10:14 11d) When converted, rejoice in their exaltation # Jas 1:9 11e) Provided for under the Law # Ex 23:11 Le 19:9,10 12) NEGLECT TOWARDS IS 12a) A neglect of Christ # Mt 25:42-45 12b) Inconsistent with love to God # 1Jo 3:17 12c) A proof of unbelief # Jas 2:15-17 13) Rob not # Pr 22:22 14) Wrong not in judgment # Ex 23:6 15) Take no usury from # Le 25:36 16) Harden not the heart against # De 15:7 17) Shut not the hand against # De 15:7 18) Rule not, with vigour # Le 25:39,43 19) Oppress not # De 24:14 Zec 7:10 20) Despise not # Pr 14:21 Jas 2:2-4 21) Relive # Le 25:35 Mt 19:21 22) Defend # Ps 82:3,4 23) Do justice to # Ps 82:3 Jer 22:3,16 24) A CARE FOR 24a) Is characteristic of saints # Ps 112:9 2Co 9:9 Pr 29:7 24b) Is a fruit of repentance # Lu 3:11 24c) Should be urged # 2Co 8:7,8 Ga 2:10 25) GIVE TO 25a) Not grudgingly # De 15:10 2Co 9:7 25b) Liberally # De 14:29 15:8,11 25c) Cheerfully # 2Co 8:12 9:7 25d) Without ostentation # Mt 6:1 25e) Specially if saints # Ro 12:13 Ga 6:10 25f) Pray for # Ps 74:19,21 26) THEY WHO IN FAITH, BELIEVE 26a) Are happy # Pr 14:21 26b) Are blessed # De 15:10 Ps 41:1 Pr 22:9 Ac 20:35 26c) Have the favour of God # Heb 13:16 26d) Have promises # Pr 28:27 Lu 14:13,14 27) By oppressing, God is reproached # Pr 14:31 28) By mocking, God is reproached # Pr 17:5 29) THE WICKED 29a) Care not for # Joh 12:6 29b) Oppress # Job 24:4-10 Eze 18:12 29c) Vex # Eze 22:20 29d) Regard not the cause of # Pr 29:7 29e) Sell # Am 2:6 29f) Crush # Am 4:1 29g) Tread down # Am 5:11 29h) Grind the faces of # Isa 3:15 29i) Devour # Hab 3:14 29j) Persecute # Ps 10:2 29k) Defraud # Am 8:5,6 29l) Despise the counsel of # Ps 14:6 30) Guilt of defrauding # Jas 5:4 31) PUNISHMENT FOR 31a) Oppressing # Pr 22:16 Eze 22:29,31 31b) Spoiling # Isa 3:13-15 Eze 18:13 31c) Refusing to assist # Job 22:7,10 Pr 21:13 31d) Acting unjustly towards # Job 20:19,29 22:6,10 Isa 10:1-3 Am 5:11,12 32) Oppression of-Illustrated # 2Sa 12:1-6 33) Care for-Illustrated # Lu 10:33-35 34) Exemplified 34a) Gideon # Jud 6:15 34b) Ruth # Ru 2:2 34c) Widow of Zarephath # 1Ki 17:12 34d) Prophet’s widow # 2Ki 4:2 34e) Saints of old # Heb 11:37 35) Regard for-Exemplified 35a) Boaz # Ru 2:14 35b) Job # Job 29:12-16 35c) Nebuzaradan # Jer 39:10 35d) Zacchaeus # Lu 19:8 35e) Peter and John # Ac 3:6 35f) Dorcas # Ac 9:36,39 35g) Cornelius # Ac 10:2 35h) Church at Antioch # Ac 11:29,30 35i) Paul # Ro 15:25 35j) Churches of Macedonia and Achaia # Ro 15:26 2Co 8:1-5