Widows

Widows [E]

• Character of true
  Luke 2:37 ; 1 Timothy 5:5 1 Timothy 5:10

• God
  • Surely hears the cry of
    Exodus 22:23
  • Judges for
    Deuteronomy 10:18 ; Psalms 68:5
  • Relieves
    Psalms 146:9
  • Establishes the border of
    Proverbs 15:25
  • Will witness against oppressors of
    Malachi 3:5

• Exhorted to trust in God
  Jeremiah 49:11

• SHOULD NOT BE
  • Afflicted
    Exodus 22:22
  • Oppressed
    Jeremiah 7:6 ; Zechariah 7:10
  • Treated with violence
    Jeremiah 22:3
  • Deprived of raiment in pledge
    Deuteronomy 24:17

• SHOULD BE
  • Pleaded for
    Isaiah 1:17
  • Honoured, if widows indeed
    1 Timothy 5:3
  • Relieved by their friends
    1 Timothy 5:4 1 Timothy 5:16
  • Relieved by the Church
    Acts 6:1 ; 1 Timothy 5:9
  • Visited in affliction
    James 1:27
  • Allowed to share in our blessings
    Deuteronomy 14:29 ; Deuteronomy 16:11 Deuteronomy 16:14 ; 24:19-21

• Though poor, may be liberal
  Mark 12:42 Mark 12:43

• When young, exposed to may temptations
  1 Timothy 5:11-14

• SAINTS
  • Relieve
    Acts 9:39
  • Cause joy to
    Job 29:13
  • Disappoint not
    Job 31:16

• THE WICKED
  • Do no good to
    Job 24:21
  • Send, away empty
    Job 22:9
  • Take pledges from
    Job 24:3
  • Reject the cause of
    Isaiah 1:23
  • Vex
    Ezekiel 22:7
  • Make a prey of
    Isaiah 10:2 ; Matthew 23:14
  • Slay
    Psalms 94:6

• Curse for perverting judgment of
  Deuteronomy 27:19

• Woe to those who oppress
  Isaiah 10:1 Isaiah 10:2

• Blessings on those who relieve
  Deuteronomy 14:29

• A type of Zion in affliction
  Lamentations 5:3

• Were released from all obligation to former husbands
  Romans 7:3

• Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands
  Genesis 38:14 Genesis 38:19 ; 2 Samuel 14:2 2 Samuel 14:5

• Reproach connected with
  Isaiah 54:4

• Increase of, threatened as a punishment
  Exodus 22:24 ; Jeremiah 15:8 ; 18:21

• LAWS RESPECTING
  • Not to be oppressed
    Exodus 22:22 ; Deuteronomy 27:19
  • Raiment of, not to be taken in pledge by creditors
    Deuteronomy 24:17
  • Bound to perform their vows
    Numbers 30:9
  • Not to intermarry with priests
    Leviticus 21:14
  • To be allowed to glean in fields and vineyards
    Deuteronomy 24:19
  • To have a share of the triennial tithe
    Deuteronomy 14:28 Deuteronomy 14:29 ; Deuteronomy 26:12 Deuteronomy 26:13
  • To share in public rejoicings
    Deuteronomy 16:11 Deuteronomy 16:14
  • When daughters of priests and childless to partake of the holy things
    Leviticus 22:13
  • When left childless, to be married by their husbands nearest of kin
    Deuteronomy 25:5 Deuteronomy 25:6 ; Ruth 3:10-13 ; Ruth 4:4 Ruth 4:5 ; Matthew 22:24-26

• Allowed to marry again
  Romans 7:3

• Intermarrying with, of kings considered treason
  1 Kings 2:21-24

• Not to be deplored by, considered a great calamity
  Job 27:15 ; Psalms 78:64

• Were under the special protection of God
  Deuteronomy 10:18 ; Psalms 68:5

• Were frequently oppressed and persecuted
  Job 24:3 ; Ezekiel 22:7

• Specially taken care of by the Church
  Acts 6:1 ; 1 Timothy 5:9

• Often devoted themselves entirely to Gods service
  Luke 2:37 ; 1 Timothy 5:10

• Instances of great liberality in
  1 Kings 17:9-15 ; Mark 12:42 Mark 12:43

• ILLUSTRATIVE OF
  • A desolate condition
    Isaiah 47:8 Isaiah 47:9
  • Zion in captivity
    Lamentations 1:1

[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Bibliography Information

Torrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Widows'". "The New Topical Text Book". . 1897.