Search results for: "exploitation" (19)

The Levite’s Concubine: Human Depravity & The Complicity of Religious Authorities (Judges 18-21)

Bible Commentary

The final episode in Judges is the most appalling event in Israel’s long slide into depravity, idolatry, and anarchy....

Exploitation of Borrowers

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Financiers have a duty to lend profitably, but they are not to profit from the vulnerability of borrowers. You shall...

Slavery (Deuteronomy 15:12-18)

Bible Commentary

A troubling topic in Deuteronomy is slavery. The allowance of slavery in the Old Testament generates a great deal of...

“You Shall Not Steal” (Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19)

Bible Commentary

The eighth commandment is another that takes work as its primary subject. Stealing is a violation of proper work because...

Jacob’s Unethical Procurement of Esau’s Birthright and Blessing (Genesis 25:19-34; 26:34-28:9)

Bible Commentary

Although it was God’s plan for Jacob to succeed Isaac (Gen. 25:23), Rebekah and Jacob’s use of deception and theft...

Abraham’s Journey Begins with Disaster in Egypt (Genesis 12:8-13:2)

Bible Commentary

The initial results of Abraham’s journeys were not promising. There was fierce competition for the land...

Treating Workers Fairly (Leviticus 19:13)

Bible Commentary

Holiness (and not practical expediency) must be at the core of our treatment of the most vulnerable workers.

“You Shall Not Steal” (Exodus 20:15)

Bible Commentary

The eighth commandment is another that takes work as its primary subject. Stealing is a violation of proper work because...

The Harshness of the Israelites’ Slave Labor in Egypt (Exodus 1:8-14)

Bible Commentary

The work that the Egyptians forced on the Israelites was evil in motive and cruel in nature. The opening scene presents...

The Final Hope

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The final hope of Christians is not to be spared the suffering that all people experience in the fallen world. It is to...

Nehemiah - A Positive Role Model

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Nehemiah is one biblical character whose attitudes, lifestyle, strategies and priorities work together to change society...

Aiding the Poor Through Spending

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It may seem odd to suggest that spending is potentially a way to aid those in poverty. We often associate spending with...