- Defined Philippians 1:18
- MIGHT DEMAND
- Pledges Deuteronomy 24:10,11; Proverbs 22:27
- Security of others Proverbs 6:1; 22:26
- Mortgages on property Nehemiah 5:3
- Bills or promissory notes Luke 16:6,7
- To return before sunset, garments taken in pledge Exodus 22:26,27; Deuteronomy 24:12,13; Ezekiel 18:7,12
- PROHIBITED FROM
- Taking millstones in pledge Deuteronomy 24:6
- Violently selecting pledges Deuteronomy 24:10
- Exacting usury from brethren Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36,37
- Exacting debts from brethren during sabbatical year Deuteronomy 15:2,3
- Might take interest from strangers Deuteronomy 23:20
- Sometimes entirely remitted debts Nehemiah 5:10-12; Matthew 18:27; Luke 7:42
- Often cruel in exacting debts Nehemiah 5:7-9; Job 24:3-9; Matthew 18:28-30
- OFTEN EXACTED DEBTS
- By selling the debtor or taking him for a servant Matthew 18:25; Exodus 21:2
- By selling the debtor's property Matthew 18:25
- By selling the debtor's family 2 Kings 4:1; Job 24:9; Matthew 18:25
- By imprisonment Matthew 5:25,26; 18:34
- From the sureties Proverbs 11:15; 22:26,27
- Were often defrauded 1 Samuel 22:2; Luke 16:5-7
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- God's claim upon men Matthew 5:25,26; 18:23,25; Luke 7:41,47
- The demands of the law Galatians 5:3
Reuben Archer Torrey (28 January 1856 – 26 October 1928) was an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. He aligned with Keswickian theology.[1]
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