WIDOWS

- Character of true Lu 2:37; 1Ti 5:5,10 - GOD . Surely hears the cry of Ex 22:23 . Judges for De 10:18; Ps 68:5 . Relieves Ps 146:9 . Establishes the border of Pr 15:25 . Will witness against oppressors of Mal 3:5 - Exhorted to trust in God Jer 49:11 - SHOULD NOT BE . Afflicted Ex 22:22 . Oppressed Jer 7:6; Zec 7:10 . Treated with violence Jer 22:3 . Deprived of raiment in pledge De 24:17 - SHOULD BE . Pleaded for Isa 1:17 . Honoured, if widows indeed 1Ti 5:3 . Relieved by their friends 1Ti 5:4,16 . Relieved by the Church Ac 6:1; 1Ti 5:9 . Visited in affliction Jas 1:27 . Allowed to share in our blessings De 14:29; 16:11,14; 24:19-21 - Though poor, may be liberal Mr 12:42,43 - When young, exposed to may temptations 1Ti 5:11-14 - SAINTS . Relieve Ac 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 Isa 1:23 . Vex Eze 22:7 . Make a prey of Isa 10:2; Mt 23:14 . Slay Ps 94:6 - Curse for perverting judgment of De 27:19 - Woe to those who oppress Isa 10:1,2 - Blessings on those who relieve De 14:29 - A type of Zion in affliction La 5:3 - Were released from all obligation to former husbands Ro 7:3 - Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands Ge 38:14,19; 2Sa 14:2,5 - Reproach connected with Isa 54:4 - Increase of, threatened as a punishment Ex 22:24; Jer 15:8; 18:21 - LAWS RESPECTING . Not to be oppressed Ex 22:22; De 27:19 . Raiment of, not to be taken in pledge by creditors De 24:17 . Bound to perform their vows Nu 30:9 . Not to intermarry with priests Le 21:14 . To be allowed to glean in fields and vineyards De 24:19 . To have a share of the triennial tithe De 14:28,29; 26:12,13 . To share in public rejoicings De 16:11,14 . When daughters of priests and childless to partake of the holy things Le 22:13 . When left childless, to be married by their husband's nearest of kin De 25:5,6; Ru 3:10-13; 4:4,5; Mt 22:24-26 - Allowed to marry again Ro 7:3 - Intermarrying with, of kings considered treason 1Ki 2:21-24 - Not to be deplored by, considered a great calamity Job 27:15; Ps 78:64 - Were under the special protection of God De 10:18; Ps 68:5 - Were frequently oppressed and persecuted Job 24:3; Eze 22:7 - Specially taken care of by the Church Ac 6:1; 1Ti 5:9 - Often devoted themselves entirely to God's service Lu 2:37; 1Ti 5:10 - Instances of great liberality in 1Ki 17:9-15; Mr 12:42,43 - ILLUSTRATIVE OF . A desolate condition Isa 47:8,9 . Zion in captivity La 1:1

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Widows. Widows
To be treated with kindness (Ex. 22:22; Deut. 14:29; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19-21; 26:12; 27:19, etc.). In the New Testament the same tender regard for them is inculcated (Acts 6:1-6; 1 Tim. 5:3-16) and exhibited.