Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men:
But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
The wicked craves the spoils of those of those who rob others, but the righteous are content with whatever they produce honestly, on their own. (Translation by Rashi)
Rightly did the Lord give us so many warnings against covetousness. Rightly did He make His Holy Instruction an antithesis to lust and covetousness. Our creator knows what we are made of; He knows that our hearts are bent towards evil. We only have to look at Leviticus 25 to understand God’s principles in economy.
God’s economy is one in which faith takes precedence over profit; Sabbaths are placed before harvests; the individual is more important than the bottom line; family heritage is prized before expansion and growth; and God is the owner of both land and human resources. In the economy of Torah, loans are made without interests, and debts are forgiven every seven years. The poor and the needy are continually at the center of concern. It is a completely different kind of approach, and one that requires a generous portion of faith and trust.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men:
But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
The wicked craves the spoils of those of those who rob others, but the righteous are content with whatever they produce honestly, on their own. (Translation by Rashi)
Rightly did the Lord give us so many warnings against covetousness. Rightly did He make His Holy Instruction an antithesis to lust and covetousness. Our creator knows what we are made of; He knows that our hearts are bent towards evil. We only have to look at Leviticus 25 to understand God’s principles in economy.
God’s economy is one in which faith takes precedence over profit; Sabbaths are placed before harvests; the individual is more important than the bottom line; family heritage is prized before expansion and growth; and God is the owner of both land and human resources. In the economy of Torah, loans are made without interests, and debts are forgiven every seven years. The poor and the needy are continually at the center of concern. It is a completely different kind of approach, and one that requires a generous portion of faith and trust.
(Quotation from FFOZ Torah Club Vol. 5)
Men and women today try to lure us to their side making high and lofty promises to heal our economic woes. The only economic system that will heal our world is imbedded in the Word of the Holy Book.
Men and women today try to lure us to their side making high and lofty promises to heal our economic woes. The only economic system that will heal our world is imbedded in the Word of the Holy Book.
Let us go back to God’s economy and behold, His blessings will return.
Turn thou us unto thee, O Yahweh, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
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