Forever, O Lord, Your word stands firm in the heavens. Psalm 119:89 Chabad Stands – The Hebrew verb nāṣab has two meanings. The first is “to stand (upright);” the second “to establish.” Perhaps you can see the relationship. What’s important here is that the English translation chooses one but not both, while we need both…
Do not require interest from loans to your countrymen, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land that you are about to enter and possess. Deuteronomy 23:20 Interest – The Bible is a culturally-produced document. Let that sink in for a minute. That means that if we…
When you make a loan of any sort to your countryman, you must not enter his house to seize his pledge. You must remain outside, while the man to whom you made the loan brings the pledge out to you. Deuteronomy 24:10-11 Pledge – If you make a loan to a member of the community…
