Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered

The Poor, and Our Duty Toward Them

The Right Attitude Toward the Poor

What is God’s attitude toward the poor? BR-ASI9 428.5

“He shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.” Psalm 72:12. BR-ASI9 428.6

For what purpose did Christ say God had anointed Him? BR-ASI9 428.7

“He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor.” Luke 4:18. BR-ASI9 428.8

What did Paul say regarding our duty to the poor? BR-ASI9 428.9

“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35. BR-ASI9 428.10

What classes are we especially enjoined to help? BR-ASI9 428.11

“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.” Isaiah 1:17. BR-ASI9 428.12

How did the patriarch Job treat the poor? BR-ASI9 428.13

“I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.” Job 29:16. BR-ASI9 428.14