Exodus 22:22-24
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“You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child. If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry; and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEgypt was the land where Israel had lived as oppressed foreigners before the exodus. Although not named in these verses, that memory underlies God’s demand that Israel protect vulnerable widows and orphans, reflecting his justice and compassion.
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Exodus 22:22-24 mentions Egypt.
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