Who Is Responsible For Helping The Poor?
The foundation for all care for the poor is God himself Throughout the Bible, God reveals Himself as having a special concern for the poor. The Bible repeatedly says that God works to lift up the poor and the oppressed. In the Exodus account we repeatedly read that God intervened because He hated to see the oppression experienced by His people (Ex. 3:7-8; 6:5-7, etc.). Psalm 140:12 reads I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy In fact, God so identifies with the poor that caring for them is likened to helping God He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord (Proverbs 19:17). On the other hand, the person who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker (Proverbs 14:31). As a general rule, though, God does not meet the needs of the poor directly from heaven. While He provided manna from heaven for the Israelites during their wilderness journey, that seems to be a once in history occurrence. The main way God provides for the poor is by pa
