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1 | what does the bible say about widows? | Ex 22:22 | Makarios | 217601 | ||
Greetings Rocket007, Exodus 22:22 "You shall not afflict any widow or orphan." (NASB) Other Scriptures: Deut. 24:17; Jeremiah 7:6-7 * Tithes were used to benefit widows - Deut. 26:12, 14:28-29 * Widows were included in the celebration of Feasts - Deut. 16:11,14 * Widows were able to glean from the leftovers in the field - Deut. 24:19-21; Lev. 19:9-10; Ruth 2:3 * Widows witnessed a miracle - Acts 9:39-42 * "Honor your father and Mother (which is the first commandment with a promise)," - Ephesians 6:2; Exodus 20:12, Deut. 5:16 * Church instructions for caring for widows - Acts 6:1-6; 1 Timothy 5:3-16; James 1:27 * Unmarried widows can be married again - 1 Cor. 7:8-9; 1 Tim. 5:14 * Three widows in one family - Ruth 1:1-5 * Numerous widows shown as a sign of God's judgment - Jeremiah 15:8 * Concubine widows - 2 Samuel 20:3 (2 Sam. 15:16, 16:21-22) * Widow threatened by a creditor - 2 Kings 4:1 * Widows not able to weep - Job 27:15 * God is a judge for the widow - Psalm 68:5; Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47 * Special instructions for priests concerning marrying a widow - Ezekiel 44:22 * Long years of widowhood but still able to minister - Luke 2:36-37 * Jesus mentions a widow - Luke 4:25-26 (1 Kings 17:8-24) * Jesus performs miracle for a widow - Luke 7:12-17 * Jesus uses a widow as an example in a parable - Luke 18:3-5 * Widow's mite - Mark 12:42-44; Luke 21:1-4 Blessings to you, Makarios |
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2 | what does the bible say about widows? | Ex 22:22 | Vintage68 | 217609 | ||
Hi Makarios When you say "Unmarried widows can be married again "- 1 Cor. 7:8-9; 1 Tim. 5:14 Isn't that a given, a widow would be unmarried wouldn't she? Isn't the following the criteria for determining who a widow is? brackets are mine. 1 Tim. 5:9,10,11 9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, (having been the wife of one man), 10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work. 11 But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry; Blessings to you Vintage68 |
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3 | what does the bible say about widows? | Ex 22:22 | Makarios | 217621 | ||
Greetings Vintage68, Good question! 1 Timothy 5:3 says "Honor widows who are truly widows" - therefore, invest the church's resources into those widows who do not already have family to lean on. If a widow has family, then they should be ministering to the widows in need if they are not already, rather than the church's resources be unnecessarily burdened (1 Tim. 5:16). Other qualifications for the church to take leadership of the welfare of widows is that the widow be over the age of 60 (1 Tim. 5:9) and have a reputation for good works (1 Tim. 5:10). But any widow under the age of 60 is encouraged to marry again (1 Tim. 5:14). When I stated that "unmarried widows can be married again," I phrased that in such a way as to allow the state of a remarried widow. A remarried widow (now the wife of someone) can always say that she was, at one time, a widow, and perhaps still hold to the status that she is the widow of some gentleman (perhaps pointing out that status due to negotiations for property rights), even though now remarried. But yes, 1 Cor. 7:8-9 and 1 Tim. 5:14 stress the possibility that a married woman who saw her spouse die could be married again, and this possibility that is pointed out in scripture is separate from the overall instructions given to the church in 1 Tim. 5, since it is clear that those instructions are for widows who are not married, have no hope of being married again, and have no other help but the church. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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