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He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker,
but he who is gracious to the needy honors Him,
(Proverbs 14:31, nasb).
Sometimes there may be a subtle slight in
the way we treat the poor, the needy, and the
orphan. Although we would never knowingly
oppress orphans, are we gracious to them?
In Christian history a man of faith cared
for thousands of orphans. This was wonderful!
However, since the children were orphans,
they were considered low class by society.
Instead of sending these children to college
and encouraging them to enter ministerial
training, the boys and the girls were
apprenticed out as laborers and servants at age
15 and 17.
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