Widow

In the old testament the word widow in Hebrew is almanah^[1] AlefLamedMemNunHeh.

The word widowhood is almon ^[2] AlefLamedMemNun. The word AlefLamedMem by itself means to bind or make silent.^[3]

A widow is not limited to a woman whose husband was dead but it could a family that was devastated by health or other physical issues. Often the care and concern for the widow is extended to the orphan or the fatherless and the stranger(temporary inhabitant, a newcomer lacking inherited rights), and even the Levite.

The people actually held title to the land and all the power of the state remained with the people. The levites were separate from the people and therefore as the called out or Church in the wilderness the church was separate from the state.

Deuteronomy 14:29 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which [are] within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

This sharing and freewill giving could consist of whatever you produced. You could turn it into something easier to transport like money but you were expected to be generous to the levite within the gates as well as the widows.

Deuteronomy 14:27 And the Levite that [is] within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. 28 At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:

This same grouping of widows and orphans with levites is seen concerning festivals in:

Deuteronomy 16:11 And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow <0490>, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.

Deuteronomy 16:14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow <0490>, that are within thy gates.

Previously in Deuteronomy 10:8^[4] there was reference to separating the Levites out to bear the ark but you do not need a whole tribe to carry a box or even set up a tent. Does bearing the ark have to do with bearing a responsibility.

The word bear was from the Hebrew nasa^[5] which consists of the root letters NunShinAlef and can be translated lift up, bear, take, or carry but also forgive, accept, regard, exalt or respect. Was it their job to carry a box or to exalt the terms of the covenant? Was carrying the box only a symbol of a weightier matter.

The Hebrew word ark is ‘arown^[6] which is the letters AlefReishVavNun. It does man a physical chest or box but the word comes from the word ‘arah^[7], AlefReishHey, to pluck or gather. It is not just any box but the ark of the covenant. The word covenant was beriyth^[8] BeitReishYodTav and is also translated league and confederacy. One could say that they were to bear the ark of the league or confederacy.

to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

Deuteronomy 26:12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow <0490>, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; 13 Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow <0490>, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:

In about AD 150, Justin Martyr, hoping to clear the misconceptions and prejudices surrounding Christianity, wrote the Emperor Antoninus Pius in defense of the Christian faith and allegiance to Christ:

There is need of repentance. We need to return to the ways of Christ and the early Church while remaining friends of the unrighteous Mammon. We the people must become the true Church and do as they did in Rome:

"And those who have among us help the needy; and we always keep together; and for all things wherewith we are supplied, we bless the Maker of all through His Son Jesus Christ, and through the Holy Ghost." Chapter LXVII.—Weekly worship of the Christians. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr.

“Therefore, elect for yourselves bishops and deacons worthy of the Lord, men who are meek and not lovers of money, true and approved, for they also perform for you the ministry of the prophets and teachers.” 15:1

1 ¶ Paul and Timotheus, the servants^[9] of Jesus Christ, to all the saints^[10] in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops^[11] and deacons: 2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Modern Christians readily apply for those benefits from these men who call themselves benefactors, which is contrary to the Christ^[12] who they say they believe in. They simply take from your neighbor through the superhuman agency or agencies of their governments. These benefits of modern Rome,^[13] once refused by early Christians, are pervasive in modern religions. Modern Christians remain oblivious to the fact they have more in common with the religion of ancient pagans, the Pharisees and the temples of Rome than they have with the early Christian Church where people gathered.^[14]

The point of all this is that there are two ways to take care of the needy of your society. There are two ways to practice and perform our duty to our fellow man. There are two religions in the world today. One is dependent upon free-will offerings of the people, for the people, and by the people, and the other is established by people electing men who call themselves benefactors but force the contributions of society by exercising authority one over the other. Both are forms of religion. One sets you free while the other may promises you liberty^[15] yet leads many people away from truth and freedom.^[16] Such covetous systems makes the people merchandise,^[17] collateral for debt^[18] and human resources.^[19]

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Footnotes

↑ 0490 ^הנמלא^ ‘almanah \@al-maw-naw’\@ from 0488; a widow; n f; AV-widow 53, desolate house 1, desolate palace 1; 55 1) widow
↑ 0489 ^ןמלא^ ‘almon \@al-mone’\@ from 0481 as in 0488; n m; AV-widowhood 1; 1 1) widowhood
↑ 0481 ^םלא^ ‘alam \@aw-lam’\@ a primitive root; v; AV-dumb 7, put to silence 1, binding 1; 9 1) to bind 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be dumb 1a2) to be bound 1b) (Piel) binding (part.)
↑ Deuteronomy 10:8 At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
↑ h05375 ^אשׂנ^ nasa’ \@naw-saw’\@ or ^הסנ^ nacah (#Ps 4:6) \@naw-saw’\@ a primitive root; v;
↑ 0727 ^ןורא^ ‘arown \@aw-rone’\@ or ^ןרא^ ‘aron \@aw-rone’\@ from 0717 (in the sense of gathering); n m; AV-ark 195, chest 6, coffin 1; 202 1) chest, ark 1a) money chest 1b) ark of the Covenant 2) (TWOT) coffin
↑ 0717 ^הרא^ ‘arah \@aw-raw’\@ a primitive root; v; AV-pluck 1, gather 1; 2 1) to pluck, gather 1a) (Qal) to pluck (grapes)
↑ h01285 ^תירב^ bᵉriyth \@ber-eeth’\@ from h01262 (in the sense of cutting [like 01254]); n f; AV-covenant 264, league 17, confederacy 1, confederate 1, confederate + 01167 1; 284 1) covenant, alliance, pledge 1a) between men
↑ This word "servant" actually means a slave, bondman. This is an important status because you cannot charge a slave for doing what his master compells him to do.
1401 ~δοῦλος~ doulos \@doo’-los\@ from 1210; n AV-servant 120, bond 6, bondman 1; 127
1) a slave, bondman, man of servile condition
1a) a slave

1b) metaph., one who gives himself up to another’s will,
those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men
1c) devoted to another to the disregard of one’s own interests

2) a servant, attendant
↑ The term saints actually had a meaning of being "Applied to persons as separated to God’s service:"
↑ 1985 ~ἐπίσκοπος~ episkopos \@ep-is’-kop-os\@ from 1909 and 4649 (in the sense of 1983); n m AV-bishop 6, overseer 1; 7
1) an overseer
1a) a man charged with the duty of seeing that things to be done by others are done rightly, any curator, guardian or superintendent

1b) the superintendent, elder, pastor, or overseer of a Christian church; the NT uses the term bishop, overseers, 1985 pastors, 4166 elders, and presbyters 4245 interchangeably {#Ac 20:17,28 Eph 4:11 Tit 1:5,7 1Pe 5:1-4 etc.}
↑ Luke 22:25-27 “And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.” Matthew 20:25, Mark 10:42.
↑ Rome vs US. Does history repeat itself because man does not repent? http://www.hisholychurch.org/news/articles/romeus.php
↑ “... all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, …. and there is a distribution to each, and a participation of that over which thanks have been given, and to those who are absent a portion is sent by the deacons.” Justin Martyr, Apology, Chapter LXVII
↑ 2 Peter 2:1 “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”
↑ 2 Peter 2:2 “And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.”
↑ 2 Peter 2:3 “And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”
↑ Not so Secure Socialism. Same old promise, Same old lie! Appeared first on NewsWithViews 8-1-10 http://www.hisholychurch.org/news/articles/notsecuress.php
↑ Employ vs Enslave, SS Video Series 7-10 7:28 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vuz-hFKM_Ts

“And the wealthy among us help the needy ... and willing, give what each thinks fit; and what is collected is deposited with the president, who succours the orphans and widows and those who, through sickness or any other cause, are in want, and those who are in bonds and the strangers sojourning among us, and in a word takes care of all who are in need.” Justin Martyr to Emperor Antoninus Pius (Ch. 65-67) explaining the Daily ministration of the Church which exemplifies the Christian conflict with Rome.

Justin would not trade his faith in Christ and his perfect law liberty though that faith and charity for the benefits of Rome because he knew that what they offered for his welfare was truly a snare of recompense.

[1] 0490 ^הנמלא^ ‘almanah \@al-maw-naw’\@ from 0488; a widow; n f; AV-widow 53, desolate house 1, desolate palace 1; 55 1) widow

[2] 0489 ^ןמלא^ ‘almon \@al-mone’\@ from 0481 as in 0488; n m; AV-widowhood 1; 1 1) widowhood

[3] 0481 ^םלא^ ‘alam \@aw-lam’\@ a primitive root; v; AV-dumb 7, put to silence 1, binding 1; 9 1) to bind 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be dumb 1a2) to be bound 1b) (Piel) binding (part.)

[4] Deuteronomy 10:8 At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

[5] 05375 ^אשׂנ^ nasa’ \@naw-saw’\@ or ^הסנ^ nacah (#Ps 4:6) \@naw-saw’\@ a primitive root; v;

[6] 0727 ^ןורא^ ‘arown \@aw-rone’\@ or ^ןרא^ ‘aron \@aw-rone’\@ from 0717 (in the sense of gathering); n m; AV-ark 195, chest 6, coffin 1; 202 1) chest, ark 1a) money chest 1b) ark of the Covenant 2) (TWOT) coffin

[7] 0717 ^הרא^ ‘arah \@aw-raw’\@ a primitive root; v; AV-pluck 1, gather 1; 2 1) to pluck, gather 1a) (Qal) to pluck (grapes)

[8] 01285 ^תירב^ bᵉriyth \@ber-eeth’\@ from h01262 (in the sense of cutting [like 01254]); n f; AV-covenant 264, league 17, confederacy 1, confederate 1, confederate + 01167 1; 284 1) covenant, alliance, pledge 1a) between men

[doulos-9] This word "servant" actually means a slave, bondman. This is an important status because you cannot charge a slave for doing what his master compells him to do.
1401 ~δοῦλος~ doulos \@doo’-los\@ from 1210; n AV-servant 120, bond 6, bondman 1; 127
1) a slave, bondman, man of servile condition
1a) a slave

1b) metaph., one who gives himself up to another’s will,
those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men
1c) devoted to another to the disregard of one’s own interests

2) a servant, attendant

[10] The term saints actually had a meaning of being "Applied to persons as separated to God’s service:"

[11] 1985 ~ἐπίσκοπος~ episkopos \@ep-is’-kop-os\@ from 1909 and 4649 (in the sense of 1983); n m AV-bishop 6, overseer 1; 7
1) an overseer
1a) a man charged with the duty of seeing that things to be done by others are done rightly, any curator, guardian or superintendent

1b) the superintendent, elder, pastor, or overseer of a Christian church; the NT uses the term bishop, overseers, 1985 pastors, 4166 elders, and presbyters 4245 interchangeably {#Ac 20:17,28 Eph 4:11 Tit 1:5,7 1Pe 5:1-4 etc.}

[12] Luke 22:25-27 “And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.” Matthew 20:25, Mark 10:42.

[13] Rome vs US. Does history repeat itself because man does not repent? http://www.hisholychurch.org/news/articles/romeus.php

[14] “... all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, …. and there is a distribution to each, and a participation of that over which thanks have been given, and to those who are absent a portion is sent by the deacons.” Justin Martyr, Apology, Chapter LXVII

[15] 2 Peter 2:1 “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”

[16] 2 Peter 2:2 “And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.”

[17] 2 Peter 2:3 “And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”

[18] Not so Secure Socialism. Same old promise, Same old lie! Appeared first on NewsWithViews 8-1-10 http://www.hisholychurch.org/news/articles/notsecuress.php

[19] Employ vs Enslave, SS Video Series 7-10 7:28 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vuz-hFKM_Ts

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