Leviticus 25:35-36
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[35] "'If your brother has become poor, and his hand can't support him among you; then you shall uphold him. As a stranger and a sojourner he shall live with you. [36] Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageCanaan was the land God gave Israel, where the covenant community was to practice economic mercy toward vulnerable fellow Israelites. Egypt, from which God delivered Israel, recalled their former oppression and grounded the command not to exploit a poor brother through interest or profit.
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Leviticus 25:35-36 mentions Canaan and Egypt.
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