lesson 3, July 15: Further Thought

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Friday July 15

Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Law Given to Israel,” pp. 307–314; “God’s Care for the Poor,” pp. 530–536, in Patriarchs and Prophets.
The concepts of justice and mercy are seen all through the Old Testament. Look at, for instance, Deuteronomy 24:10–22. Look at the specific instructions given in these cases. We can see so clearly the Lord’s concern for the poor, for the workers, for those in debt. This concern is expressed not merely in abstract and lofty language about care for the less fortunate; instead, at least here, it also is expressed in concrete and practical instructions on what to do and what not to do in specific instances, such as with someone in debt or with a poor worker. These concepts were too important to be left totally to one’s own personal notions of what justice and benevolence were. Notice, too, how the Lord referred them back to where they had once been, to when they certainly were among the less fortunate. “Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. That is why I command you to do this” (Deut. 24:22, NIV). As Christians, regardless of our financial situation, we must always remember the grace and unmerited favor God has bestowed upon us. Thus, out of the richness and fullness of what we have in Christ (Eph. 3:19, Col. 2:10), we need to be ready to serve and help those who need our service and help.

Discussion Questions:

  1.  How does the fourth commandment’s saying that servants should rest on the Sabbath help reveal the idea of the equality of all humanity before the Lord? How, too, should that help us to understand in general how we should justly treat those who work for us or those who are under our control to some degree? Also, how does the universality of what Christ did on the cross reveal even more greatly the equality of all human beings before God?

  2.  “When the mind of Christ becomes our mind, and His works our works, we shall be able to keep the fast described by the prophet Isaiah: ‘Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens?’ [Isa. 58:6]. Find out what the poor and suffering are in need of, and then, in love and tenderness, help them to courage and hope and confidence by sharing with them the good things that God has given you.”—Ellen G. White, in Pacific Union Recorder, July 21, 1904. How do we do this? That is, how do we share what we have been given in Christ but do so in tangible ways that can truly help those in need?



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