12.16.2011 'ORPHAN' IN THE BIBLE

..exodus 22.2-YOU SHALL NOT AFFLICT ANY widow or ORPHAN

deuteronomy 10.18- (GOD) EXECUTES JUSTICE FOR THE ORPHAN and the widow and SHOWS HIS LOVE FOR the alien by giving him food and clothing.

deut. 14.28f- AT THE END OF EVERY THIRD YEAR YOU SHALL BRING OUT ALL THE TITHE of your produce in that year, AND shall DEPOSIT IT IN YOUR TOWN and the levite because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the alien, THE ORPHAN and the widow who are in your town, shall COME AND EAT AND BE SATISFIED, in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do. cf deut. 26.12-3

deut. 16.10-1- then YOU SHALL CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF WEEKS to the Lord your God WITH A TRIBUTE OF A FREEWILL OFFERING OF YOUR HAND, WHICH YOU SHALL GIVE JUST AS THE LORD YOUR GOD BLESSES YOU; AND YOU SHALL REJOICE BEFORE THE LORD YOUR GOD, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the levite who is in your town, and the stranger AND THE ORPHAN and the widow who are in your midst...

deut. 24.17 - YOU SHALL NOT PERVERT THE JUSTICE DUE AN alien or an orphan, nor take a widow's garment in pledge.

deut. 27.19 - CURSED IS HE WHO DISTORTS THE JUSTICE DUE an alien, ORPHAN and widow. and all the people shall say, amen.

job 24.1f- why are times not stored up by the Almighty, and why do those who know Him not see His days?
..some remove the landmarks;
they seize and devour flocks.
they drive away the donkeys of the ORPHANS;
they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
they push the needy aside from the road;
the poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether
v9...others snatch the ORPHAN from the breast,
v19..drought and heat consume the snow waters,
so does sheol those who have sinned
a mother will forget him;
the worm feeds sweetly till he is remembered no more.
and wickedness will be broken like a tree.

job29.11f- for when the ear heard, it called me blessed
and when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,
because I DELIVERED the poor who cried for help,
and THE ORPHAN WHO HAD NO HELPER.

job 31.16f- IF I have kept the poor from their desire,
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
or HAVE EATEN my morsel alone,
AND THE ORPHAN NOT SHARED IT
v21f..IF I HAVE LIFTED UP MY HAND AGAINST THE ORPHAN
because i saw i had support in the gate,
LET MY SHOULDER FALL FROM THE SOCKET,
AND MY ARM BE BROKEN OFF AT THE ELBOW.
for calamity from God is a terror to me,
and because of His majesty i can do nothing.

psalm 10.14- Thou hast seen it, for Thou hast beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Thy hand. the unfortunate commits himself to Thee; and THOU HAST BEEN THE HELPER OF THE ORPHAN...V17...o Lord,
THOU HAST HEARD THE DESIRE OF THE HUMBLE;
THOU WILT STRENGTHEN THEIR HEART,
THOU WILT INCLINE THINE EAR
TO VINDICATE THE ORPHAN and the oppressed,
that man who is of the earth may cause terror no more.

psalm 94

oh God of vengeance; God of vengeance, shine forth!
rise up, o Judge of the earth;
RENDER RECOMPENSE TO THE PROUD.

how long shall the wicked, o Lord,
how long shall the wicked exult?

they pour forth words, they speak arrogantly;
all who do wickedness vaunt themselves.
they crush Thy people, o Lord and afflict Thy heritage.
THEY slay the widow and the stranger,
and MURDER THE ORPHANS.
and they have said,
the Lord does not see,
nor does the God of jacob pay heed.

pay heed, you senseless among the people;
and when will you understand, stupid ones?
He who planted the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see?
He who chastens the nations, will He not rebuke,
even He who teaches man knowledge?
the Lord know the thoughts of man,
that they are mere breath.

blessed is the man whom Thou dost chasten, o Lord,
and dost teach out of Thy law;
that Thou mayest grant him relief from the days of adversity,
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
for the Lord will not abandon His people,
nor will He forsake His inheritance.
for judgment will again be righteous;
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
WHO WILL STAND UP FOR ME AGAINST EVILDOERS?
WHO WILL STAND UP FOR ME AGAINST THOSE WHO DO WICKEDNESS?

if the Lord had not been my help,
my soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
if i should say, "my foot has slipped",
Thy lovingkindness, o Lord hold me up.
when my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Thy consolations delight my soul.


CAN A THRONE OF DESTRUCTION BE ALLIED WITH THEE,
one which devises mischief by decree/
THEY BAND THEMSELVES TOGETHER AGAINST THE LIFE OF THE RIGHTEOUS,
AND CONDEMN THE INNOCENT TO DEATH.
but the Lord has been my stronghold,
and my God the rock of my refuge.
and He has brought back their wickedness upon them,
and will destroy them in their evil; the Lord our God will destroy them.




isaiah 1.16f -
wash yourselves,
make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from My sight.
cease to do evil,
learn to do good;
SEEK JUSTICE,
reprove the ruthless;
DEFEND THE ORPHAN,
plead for the widow.
come now and let us reason together, says the Lord,
though your sins are as scarlet,
they will be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they will be like wool.
if you consent and obey, you will eat the best of the land;
but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.
truly , the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
how the faithful city has become a harlot,
she who was full of justice!
righteousness once lodged in her,
but now murderers.
your silver has become dross,
your drink diluted with water.
YOUR RULERS are rebels and companions of thieves;
everyone loves a bribe and chases after rewards.
they DO NOT DEFEND THE ORPHAN,
nor does the widow's plea come before them.

isaiah 9.8f
the Lord sends a message against jacob
and it falls on israel.
and all the people know it,
that is, ephraim and the inhabitants of samaria,
asserting in pride and in arrogance of heart:
"the bricks have fallen down,
but we will rebuild with smooth stones;
the sycamores have been cut down,
but we will replace them with cedars".
therefore the Lord raises against them adversaries from rezin,
and spurs their enemies on,
the arameans on the east
and the philistines on the west;
and they devour israel with gaping jaws.

in spite of all this His anger does not turn away, and His hand is still stretched out.

yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them,
nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.
so the Lord cuts off head and tail from israel,
both palm branch and bulrush in a single day.
the head is the elder and honorable man,
and the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail.
for those who guide this people are leading them astray;
and those who are guided by them are brought to confusion.
THEREFORE THE LORD does not take pleasure in their young men,
nor does He HAVE PITY ON THEIR ORPHANS or their widows;
for every one of them is godless and an evildoer,
and ever mouth is speaking foolishness.

in spite of all this His anger does not turn away, and His hand is still stretched out.

isaiah 10.1f

WOE TO THOSE WHO ENACT EVIL STATUTES AND
TO THOSE WHO CONSTANTLY RECORD UNJUST DECISIONS,
SO AS TO DEPRIVE THE NEEDY OF JUSTICE,
and rob the poor of My people of their rights,
in order that widows may be their spoil,
AND THAT THEY MAY PLUNDER THE ORPHANS.

now what will you do in the day of punishment,
and in the devastation which will come from afar?
to whom will you flee for help?
and where will you leave your wealth?

nothing remains but to crouch among the captives
or fall among the slain.

in spite of all this His anger does not turn away, and His hand is still stretched out.

jeremiah 5.26f-
for WICKED MEN are found AMONG MY PEOPLE,
they watch like fowlers lying in wait;
they set a trap, they catch men. like a cage full of birds,
so their houses are full of deceit;
therefore they have become great and rich.
they are fat,
they are sleek,
they also excel in deeds of wickedness;
they DO NOT PLEAD the cause,
THE CAUSE OF THE ORPHAN THAT THEY MAY PROSPER;
and they do not defend the rights of the poor.
shall I not punish these people? declares the Lord,
ON A NATION SUCH AS THIS SHALL I NOT AVENGE MYSELF?
an appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land:
THE PROPHETS PROPHESY FALSELY,
AND THE PRIESTS RULE ON THEIR OWN AUTHORITY;
AND MY PEOPLE LOVE IT SO!
BUT WHAT WILL YOU DO AT THE END OF IT?

jeremiah 7.1f- the word that came to jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
stand in the gate of the Lord's house and
proclaim there this word, and
say, hear the word of the Lord, all you of judah, who enter by these gates to worship the Lord! thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of israel,
AMEND YOUR WAYS AND YOUR DEEDS,
and I will let you dwell in this place.
DO NOT TRUST IN DECEPTIVE WORDS, SAYING
THIS IS THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD,
THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD,
THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD.
forIF YOU TRULY AMEND YOUR WAYS AND YOUR DEEDS,
IF YOU PRACTICE JUSTICE between a man and his neighbor
IF YOU DO NOT OPPRESS
the alien,
THE ORPHAN,
or the widow,
AND DO NOT SHED INNOCENT BLOOD in this place,
nor walk after other gods to your own ruin,
then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave your fathers forever and ever.
behold you are trusting in deceptive words to no avail.
will you..murder..then come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My name,
and say, 'we are delivered' - that you may do all these abominations?
has this house, which is called by My name,
become a den of robbers in your sight?
behold, I, even I, have seen it, declares the Lord.

jeremiah 22.3 - thus says the Lord,
DO JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS,
and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor.
also DO NOT MISTREAT OR DO VIOLENCE TO the stranger, THE ORPHAN, or the widow;
and DO NOT SHED INNOCENT BLOOD in this place.

jeremiah 49.10-11

but I HAVE STRIPPED ESAU BARE,
I have uncovered his hiding places
so that he will not be able to conceal himself;
HIS OFFSPRING HAS BEEN DESTROYED
along with his relatives and his neighbors,
and he is no more

LEAVE YOUR ORPHANS BEHIND,
I WILL KEEP THEM ALIVE;
and let your widows trust in Me.

lamentations 5.1-5,7,21-2

REMEMBER, O LORD, WHAT HAS BEFALLEN US;
look and see our reproach!

our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our houses to aliens.
WE HAVE BECOME ORPHANS WITHOUT A FATHER,
OUR MOTHERS ARE LIKE WIDOWS.
we have to pay for our drinking water,
our wood comes to us at a price.
our pursuers are at our necks;
we are worn out,
there is no rest for us...

our fathers sinned, and are no more;
it is we who have borne their iniquities...

RESTORE US T-O T-H-E-E, oh Lord that we may be restored;
renew our days as of old.,
UNLESS THOU HAST UTTERLY REJECTED US,
AND ART EXCEEDINGLY ANGRY WITH US.


hosea 14.1 -
return, o israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.
take words with you and
return to the Lord.
say to Him,
'take away all iniquity and receive us graciously,
that we may present the fruit of our lips.
assyria will not save us,
we will not ride on horses;
nor will we say again, 'our god', to the work of our hands;
for IN THEE THE ORPHAN FINDS MERCY.

zechariah 7.9-10 thus has the Lord of hosts said,
DISPENSE TRUE JUSTICE, and
PRACTICE KINDNESS AND COMPASSION each to his brother; and
DO NOT OPPRESS the widow or THE ORPHAN, the stranger or the poor; and
DO NOT DEVISE EVIL IN YOUR HEARTS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.

malachi 3. 2,5- ..who can endure the day of His coming? and who can stand when He appears? for He is like a refiner's fire..then
I will draw near to you for judgment; and
I WILL BE A SWIFT WITNESS AGAINST
those who swear falsely, and against
THOSE WHO OPPRESS
the wage earner in his wages,
the widow and
THE ORPHAN, and
those who turn aside the alien AND DO NOT FEAR ME,
says the Lord of hosts.

john 14.18f

I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU AS ORPHANS; I WILL COME TO YOU.
after a little while the world will behold Me no more;
but you will behold Me;
because I live, you shall live also.
in that day you shall know that I am in my Father,
and you in Me,
and I in you.

james 1.27

this is PURE AND UNDEFILED RELIGION
in the sight of our God and Father,
to VISIT ORPHANS
and widows
IN THEIR DISTRESS,
and to KEEP ONESELF UNSTAINED BY THE WORLD.

'FATHERLESS' in the bible...

psalm 68.5f

A FATHER OF THE FATHERLESS and
a judge for the widows
IS GOD IN HIS HOLY HABITATION.
God makes a home for the lonely;
He leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
only the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

psalm 82

GOD takes His stand in His own congregation;
He JUDGES IN THE MIDST OF RULERS.

how long will you judge unjustly,
and show partiality to the wicked? selah

VINDICATE THE WEAK AND FATHERLESS;
DO JUSTICE TO THE AFFLICTED AND DESTITUTE.
RESCUE THE WEAK AND NEEDY;
DELIVER THEM OUT OF THE HAND OF THE WICKED.

they do not know nor do they understand;
they walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

I said, "you are gods (note: highly exalted human beings; rulers),
and all of you are sons of the Most High.
nevertheless you will die like men,
and fall like any one of the princes".

arise, o God,
judge the earth!
for it is Thou who dost possess all the nations.

psalm 146.6f

THE LORD..
made the heaven and earth
keeps truth forever..
EXECUTES JUSTICE FOR THE OPPRESSED..
gives food to the hungry..
sets the prisoners free..
opens the eyes of the blind..
raises up those who are bowed down..
loves the righteous..
protects the strangers..
HE SUPPORTS THE FATHERLESS
and the widow..
BUT HE THWARTS THE WAY OR THE WICKED.
THE LORD WILL REIGN FOREVER...
PRAISE THE LORD!

proverbs 23.10-11

DO NOT move the ancient boundary.
or GO INTO THE FIELDS OF THE FATHERLESS;
for their redeemer is strong;
He will plead their case against you.

ezekiel 22.6-7

behold, THE RULERS OF ISRAEL,
each according to his power,
HAVE BEEN IN YOU
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHEDDING BLOOD.

they have treated father and mother lightly within youl
the alien they have oppressed in your midst;
THE FATHERLESS and the widows THEY HAVE WRONGED in you.

proverbs 24.10-12

IF YOU ARE SLACK IN THE DAY OF DISTRESS,
YOUR STRENGTH IS LIMITED.

DELIVER
THOSE WHO ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY TO DEATH,
AND THOSE WHO ARE STAGGERING TO SLAUGHTER,
OH HOLD THEM BACK.

IF YOU SAY, "SEE, WE DID NOT KNOW THIS",
does He not consider it who weighs the hearts?
and does He not know it who keeps your soul?
and WILL HE NOT RENDER TO MAN ACCORDING TO HIS WORK?