![]() ![]() Those without a husband or father to protect them were typically the poorest in the community. In the patriarchal world of the ancient Near East, women and children often lacked a means to inherit property. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” (Deuteronomy 10:17–19). ![]() “For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing. This post is a section of a paper titled “God: The Defender of the Oppressed.” This paper was written by Stephanie Franco, one of my students in the course “OT 458 Old Testament Theology: The God of the Old Testament.” This course was taught at Northern Baptist Seminary in the Spring quarter 2014. ![]()
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