Widows

Character of true Luke 2:37; 1 Timothy 5:5,10
GOD
- Surely hears the cry of Exodus 22:23
- Judges for Deuteronomy 10:18; Psalm 68:5
- Relieves Psalm 146:9
- Establishes the border of Proverbs 15:25
- Will witness against oppressors of Malachi 3:5
Exhorted to trust in God Jeremiah 49:11
SHOULD NOT BE
- Afflicted Exodus 22:22
- Oppressed Jeremiah 7:6; Zechariah 7:10
- Treated with violence Jeremiah 22:3
- Deprived of raiment in pledge Deuteronomy 24:17
SHOULD BE
- Pleaded for Isaiah 1:17
- Honoured, if widows indeed 1 Timothy 5:3
- Relieved by their friends 1 Timothy 5:4,16
- Relieved by the Church Acts 6:1; 1 Timothy 5:9
- Visited in affliction James 1:27
- Allowed to share in our blessings Deuteronomy 14:29; 16:11,14; 24:19-21
Though poor, may be liberal Mark 12:42,43
When young, exposed to may temptations 1 Timothy 5:11-14
SAINTS
- Relieve Acts 9:39
- Cause joy to Job 29:13
- Disappoint not Job 31:16
THE WICKED
- Do no good to Job 24:21
- Send, away empty Job 22:9
- Take pledges from Job 24:3
- Reject the cause of Isaiah 1:23
- Vex Ezekiel 22:7
- Make a prey of Isaiah 10:2; Matthew 23:14
- Slay Psalm 94:6
Curse for perverting judgment of Deuteronomy 27:19
Woe to those who oppress Isaiah 10:1,2
Blessings on those who relieve Deuteronomy 14:29
A type of Zion in affliction Lamentations 5:3
Were released from all obligation to former husbands Romans 7:3
Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands Genesis 38:14,19; 2 Samuel 14:2,5
Reproach connected with Isaiah 54:4
Increase of, threatened as a punishment Exodus 22:24; Jeremiah 15:8; 18:21
LAWS RESPECTING
- Not to be oppressed Exodus 22:22; Deuteronomy 27:19
- Raiment of, not to be taken in pledge by creditors Deuteronomy 24:17
- Bound to perform their vows Numbers 30:9
- Not to intermarry with priests Leviticus 21:14
- To be allowed to glean in fields and vineyards Deuteronomy 24:19
- To have a share of the triennial tithe Deuteronomy 14:28,29; 26:12,13
- To share in public rejoicings Deuteronomy 16:11,14
- When daughters of priests and childless to partake of the Holy things Leviticus 22:13
- When left childless, to be married by their husband's Nearest of kin Deuteronomy 25:5,6; Ruth 3:10-13; 4:4,5; Matthew 22:24-26
Allowed to marry again Romans 7:3
Intermarrying with, of kings considered treason 1 Kings 2:21-24
Not to be deplored by, considered a great calamity Job 27:15; Psalm 78:64
Were under the special protection of God Deuteronomy 10:18; Psalm 68:5
Were frequently oppressed and persecuted Job 24:3; Ezekiel 22:7
Specially taken care of by the Church Acts 6:1; 1 Timothy 5:9
Often devoted themselves entirely to God's service Luke 2:37; 1 Timothy 5:10
Instances of great liberality in 1 Kings 17:9-15; Mark 12:42,43
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- A desolate condition Isaiah 47:8,9
- Zion in captivity Lamentations 1:1

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