(A) POVERTY
(1) General References to
--SEEPoor,POVERTY
(2) Of the Righteous, Examples of
-- Gideon
Jud 6:15
-- The Widow of Zarephath
1Ki 17:12
-- The Prophet's widow
2Ki 4:1
-- Christ
Mt 8:20
-- The widow who gave two mites
Mr 12:42
-- The church at Smyrna
Re 2:9
(3) Contributing Causes of Sinful
Indolence
Pr 11
Parsimony
Pr 11:24
Love of Pleasure
Pr 21:17
Drunkenness and Gluttony
Pr 23:21; Pr 24:34
Evil Associations
Pr 28:19
--SEESlothfulness,BUSINESS LIFE
Want,
(B) SPIRITUAL POVERTY
(1) Destitution of the Truth
2Ch 15:3; Ps 74:9; Ps 2:9; Eze 7:26; Am 8:11
Lu 15:14; Eph 2:12; 1Ti 6:5; Re 3:17
--SEESpiritual Drought,DROUGHT
(2) Examples of Moral and Spiritual Bankruptcy
Inhabitants of Jerusalem
Jer 5:4
The Bankrupt Servant
Mt 18:23-25
The Prodigal Son
Lu 15:14
The Gentiles
Eph 2:12
The Laodicean Church
Re 3:17
(C) THE POOR
(1) General References to
--SEEPoverty,POVERTY
Beggars,BEGGARS
&BEGGARS
(2) Divine Care for
1Sa 2:8; Job 36:6; Ps 10:14; Ps 35:10; Ec 5:8; Jer 20:13; Lu 16:22
--SEECompassion,SYMPATHY
Poor and Needy,POOR AND NEEDY
Promises to the Poor,PROMISES, DIVINE
(3) Justice to, Enjoined
Ps 82:3; Pr 21:13; Pr 29:14; Jer 22:16
--SEEOppression (1),CRUELTY
Partiality (1),INJUSTICE
Justice (2),JUSTICE
(4) Kindness to Enjoined
Ex 23:11; Le 25:25; De 15:7; De 24:12; Ps 41:1; Pr 14:21; Pr 19:17
Pr 28:27; Mt 19:21; Ga 2:10
--SEEKindness,KINDNESS
&KINDNESS
Benevolence,LIBERALITY
&LIBERALITY
Widow and Fatherless,WIDOW AND FATHERLESS
&WIDOW AND FATHERLESS
(5) Neglect and Oppression of
2Sa 12:4; Job 24:4; Ps 10:2; Ps 109:16; Pr 17:5; Pr 30:14
Isa 3:15; Isa 32:7; Eze 18:12; Am 2:6; Am 5:11; Hab 3:14
--SEEOppression,CRUELTY
Extortion Condemned,BUSINESS LIFE
Neglect,INDIFFERENCE
(6) Despised
Pr 14:20; Pr 19:7; Ec 9:16; Jas 2:6
--SEEPartiality,INJUSTICE
-- Promises to. SeePROMISES, DIVINE
(D) RICHES, EARTHLY(Select Readings)
(1) The Gift of God
De 8:18; 1Ch 29:12; Ec 5:19; Ho 2:8
(2) The Perils of
Incline to Forgetfulness of God
De 14
Beget Avarice
Ps 62:10
Endanger Integrity
Pr 28:20
Hinder Entrance into God's Kingdom
Mt 19:23
Result in Barrenness of Life
Mr 4:19
Subject Men to Powerful Temptations
1Ti 6:9
--SEEProsperity,PROSPERITY
&PROSPERITY
Worldliness,WORLDLINESS
&WORLDLINESS
Covetousness,COVETOUSNESS
&COVETOUSNESS
Trust in Riches,INSECURITY
(3) Profit not in Time of Trial
Pr 11:4; Ec 6:2; Zep 1:18; Re 18:17
(4) Not Necessarily Destructive- Good men possessed of
Ge 13:2; Ge 26:14; Ge 30:43; Ge 32:5; Ge 36:7; 2Sa 19:32; 1Ch 29:28
2Ch 1:15; 2Ch 9:22; Job 1:3; Mt 27:57
(5) Fleeting and Uncertain
Job 20:28; Ps 49:10; Pr 23:5; Pr 27:24; Ec 26; Jer 17:11
1Ti 6:7
(6) Are Deceptive Treasures
Hag 1:6; Lu 12:21; 1Ti 6:7; Heb 11:26; Re 3:17
(7) The Accumulation of, Disappointing
Job 17; Ps 39:6; Ec 2:26; Eze 28:4
Mt 6:19; Lu 12:21; Jas 5:3
--SEEAvarice,COVETOUSNESS
&COVETOUSNESS
--, Trust in. SeeINSECURITY
(E) SPIRITUAL RICHES
(1) General References to
Enduring
Pr 8:18
God's Blessing the Source of
Pr 10:22
A Paradox
Pr 13:7
Discovered by Spiritual Vision
Eph 1:18
Unsearchable
Eph 3:8
More Precious than Earthly
Heb 11:26
The Inheritance of God's Elect
Jas 2:5
--SEESpiritual Heritage,INHERITANCE
Riches of Grace,GRACE, DIVINE
(2) Examples of
1Co 1:5; 2Co 6:10; 2Co 8:9; Re 2:9
--SEEHeirs (2),CHURCH, THE
(F) SPIRITUAL INVESTMENTSsecure spiritual treasures
Mt 6:20; Mt 13:44; Mt 19:21; Lu 12:23; Php 3:8; 1Ti 6:19; Re 3:18
--SEEHeritage,INHERITANCE
&INHERITANCE
(G) SPIRITUAL TRAFFICexhortations to men to engage in