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how do jesus' teachings on wealth and the poor resonate with or challenge this command?

The passage, plainly, with room to sit with it.

Deuteronomy 15:7-8

“If there is with you a poor man, one of your brothers, within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother; but you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wants.”

This passage is part of Moses' final instructions to the Israelites before they enter the promised land. It outlines laws for how they should live as a community under God's covenant, including specific commands about economic justice and care for the vulnerable among them.

What does 'sufficient for his need' mean for our actions towards those struggling financially today?

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Matthew 19:21
Jesus tells the rich young ruler to sell his possessions and give to the poor, showing a radical call to generosity.
Luke 6:38
Jesus speaks of giving and receiving, with a promise that 'good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be given to you.'
2 Corinthians 9:6-7
Paul encourages cheerful giving, contrasting it with reluctance or compulsion, and linking it to God's love for a cheerful giver.

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