Deuteronomy 15:7

“If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:”

"If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:" - Deuteronomy 15:7
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What does Deuteronomy 15:7 mean?

Deuteronomy 15:7 in the King James Version reads, "If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother." This verse is part of…

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Open Hands, Open Hearts

In the verse from Deuteronomy 15:7, we encounter a charge not only for the Israelites of ancient times but for all of us who seek to walk in the ways of God: "If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God…

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A Prayer for Compassion and Generosity: Embracing the Poor Among Us

O Lord our God, We come before You today with humble hearts, seeking Your wisdom and guidance as we reflect on the profound message found in Deuteronomy 15:7. Your Word teaches us: "If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which…

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Deuteronomy 15:7-8 - "If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs."
Deuteronomy 15:7 - "¶ If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:"
"If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs." - Deuteronomy 15:7-8
Deuteronomy 7:15 - "And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee."
Deuteronomy 3:15 - "And I gave Gilead unto Machir."
Deuteronomy 15:1 - "At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release."
Deuteronomy 14:15 - "And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,"
Deuteronomy 33:15 - "And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,"
Deuteronomy 15:15 - "And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day."
Deuteronomy 31:15 - "And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle."
Deuteronomy 11:15 - "And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full."
Deuteronomy 30:15 - "¶ See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;"
Deuteronomy 3:7 - "But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves."
John 15:7
John 15:7
Deuteronomy 5:7 - "Thou shalt have none other gods before me."
Deuteronomy 15:23 - "Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water."
"And I gave Gilead unto Machir." - Deuteronomy 3:15
Deuteronomy 15:3 - "Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;"
Deuteronomy 2:15 - "For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed."
Deuteronomy 23:15 - "¶ Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:"
Deuteronomy 29:15 - "But with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day:"
Deuteronomy 15:22 - "Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart."
Deuteronomy 19:7 - "Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee."
Genesis 15:7
Deuteronomy 10:7 - "From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters."
Deuteronomy 11:7 - "But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did."
Deuteronomy 15:13 - "And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:"
Deuteronomy 22:15 - "Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:"