“Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; that saith, ‘I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows;’ and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know Me?” saith the LORD. “But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.”
Jeremiah 22:13-17
Part of the reason for God’s wrath on Judah and Israel is that they were dividing the people by showing favor to one over another. Someone with wealth could pay a price (a bribe) and be found “Innocent of a crime. Another thing the courts were stacked in favor of the wealthy over the poor.
Let us consider a possible situation – a man, a man with a wife and children, rent a spot from a wealthy land owner, the poor man and family have a crisis come into their home which causes them to fail to pay their debt(s). They have a landlord who is tight with his wealth, and because of the poor man’s debt to him, the land owner takes to man to court, and sues him, sues the poor man, or makes a bond slave of him. He has come came into the court trusting that there could be a merciful judgment. Instead there is no mercy because the judge has received some money under the table. Or the judge renders a verdict in favor of the landowner,
That is not justice. Justice is to do the right thing. It is judgment, but a false and evil, rule of corruption. The Lord GOD, hates this kind of thing among His people.
Our God loves the poor, and He will not long tolerate His people hoarding money and ignoring those whom He loves. I am not espousing any kind of organization, nor am I starting a new ministry, but I am as simply as I know how, that God cares for the poor, and He will not ignore or forget the ones who come to aid the poor.
Who are the poorest of the poor? The man or woman without Jesus Christ is a very poor individual – the poorest of the poor. The poor person, who has Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior of their lives, has all that they need.
Jesus was raised in a poor family. They were rich though. with love, mercy and grace. He came from the glory and splendor of Heaven a very wealthy place, to become poor that we who believe Him, and become rich in Him.