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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 15:1

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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15:1-23 The Law included the regulation of borrowing and lending so that the poor could survive deprivation. It provided restrictions to allow the rich to minister to the needs of the poor without exploiting them. 15:1 cancel the debts: This technical term refers to releasing people in financial bondage from their creditors and from any penalty for their default.
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