Proverbs 14:31
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker:
But he that honoureth Him hath mercy on the poor.
Careful studies of toratic Instructions unveil a very sound financial system that reflects the heart of the Creator concerning the poor. The Maker of the universe knows the world in which we live. He is aware of weather catastrophes; He is not in denial of family tragedies; but most of all, He knows the selfishness of man. The Torah actually teaches us a financial system with pre-emptive built-in elements to counteract the effects of bankruptcy.
Tithes were designated for the support of Levites who were disseminated within the country as Word teachers. Tithes were also to be welfare system for the orphan, the widow and the stranger who did not have a possession in the land. Every seven years there was a jubilee year when every debt was forgiven. The whole financial system rebooted for the sole reason that the rich would not become too rich and the poor would not become too poor. You could not refuse to lend just because you knew the jubilee year was soon coming. On that year also fields were not cultivated. This allowed for people to have less work; to spend more time interacting with each other and get off the daily ‘money’ grind. When someone faced bankruptcy, he was to be bailed out by his relatives. The family would take ownership of the land and house of their bankrupt relative to guard it for him. They were then supposed to give him a job in their household until he got back on his feet, at which time he could regain his land and house. I believe that this will be our financial system during the millennium.
With so much food production, our contemporary world should not know hunger yet, W.H.O statistics estimate that 1/3 of the world is over-fed; 1/3 of the world is under-fed; and 1/3 is starving. The culprit for this modern-day famine is not the weather or any tragedy other than the selfishness of man reflected in today’s global financial system.
Many financial experts agree that the present financial debacle is due to greed.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker:
But he that honoureth Him hath mercy on the poor.
Careful studies of toratic Instructions unveil a very sound financial system that reflects the heart of the Creator concerning the poor. The Maker of the universe knows the world in which we live. He is aware of weather catastrophes; He is not in denial of family tragedies; but most of all, He knows the selfishness of man. The Torah actually teaches us a financial system with pre-emptive built-in elements to counteract the effects of bankruptcy.
Tithes were designated for the support of Levites who were disseminated within the country as Word teachers. Tithes were also to be welfare system for the orphan, the widow and the stranger who did not have a possession in the land. Every seven years there was a jubilee year when every debt was forgiven. The whole financial system rebooted for the sole reason that the rich would not become too rich and the poor would not become too poor. You could not refuse to lend just because you knew the jubilee year was soon coming. On that year also fields were not cultivated. This allowed for people to have less work; to spend more time interacting with each other and get off the daily ‘money’ grind. When someone faced bankruptcy, he was to be bailed out by his relatives. The family would take ownership of the land and house of their bankrupt relative to guard it for him. They were then supposed to give him a job in their household until he got back on his feet, at which time he could regain his land and house. I believe that this will be our financial system during the millennium.
With so much food production, our contemporary world should not know hunger yet, W.H.O statistics estimate that 1/3 of the world is over-fed; 1/3 of the world is under-fed; and 1/3 is starving. The culprit for this modern-day famine is not the weather or any tragedy other than the selfishness of man reflected in today’s global financial system.
Many financial experts agree that the present financial debacle is due to greed.
Could it be that the God who is the side of the poor is judging man for not honoring Him through having mercy on the poor?
Could it be that many today just reap the financial whirlwind cause by the wind they have sown?
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