16. “ If God’s character includes a zeal for justice that leads him to have the tenderest love and closest involvement with the socially weak, then what should God’s people be like?...”
17. They must be people who are likewise passionately concerned for the weak and vulnerable.”
18. “ I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him…
19. … The man who was dying blessed me; I made the widow’s heart sing…
20. … I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban…
21. … I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the immigrant…
22. … I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.” Job 29:12-17
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