Bible Cross References
mortgaged
Genesis 47:15-25
15
When all the money in Egypt and Canaan was spent, the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, "Give us food! Don't let us die. Do something! Our money is all gone."
16
Joseph answered, "Bring your livestock; I will give you food in exchange for it if your money is all gone."
17
So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, sheep, goats, cattle, and donkeys. That year he supplied them with food in exchange for all their livestock.
18
The following year they came to him and said, "We will not hide the fact from you, sir, that our money is all gone and our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left to give you except our bodies and our lands.
19
Don't let us die. Do something! Don't let our fields be deserted. Buy us and our land in exchange for food. We will be the king's slaves, and he will own our land. Give us grain to keep us alive and seed so that we can plant our fields."
20
Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for the king. Every Egyptian was forced to sell his land, because the famine was so severe; and all the land became the king's property.
21
Joseph made slaves of the people from one end of Egypt to the other.
22
The only land he did not buy was the land that belonged to the priests. They did not have to sell their lands, because the king gave them an allowance to live on.
23
Joseph said to the people, "You see, I have now bought you and your lands for the king. Here is seed for you to sow in your fields.
24
At the time of harvest you must give one-fifth to the king. You can use the rest for seed and for food for yourselves and your families."
25
They answered, "You have saved our lives; you have been good to us, sir, and we will be the king's slaves."
Leviticus 25:35-39
35
If any Israelites living near you become poor and cannot support themselves, you must provide for them as you would for a hired worker, so that they can continue to live near you.
36
Do not charge Israelites any interest, but obey God and let them live near you.
37
Do not make them pay interest on the money you lend them, and do not make a profit on the food you sell them.
38
This is the command of the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt in order to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
39
If any Israelites living near you become so poor that they sell themselves to you as a slave, you shall not make them do the work of a slave.
Deuteronomy 15:7
"If in any of the towns in the land that the LORD your God is giving you there are Israelites in need, then do not be selfish and refuse to help them.
because
Malachi 3:8-11
8
I ask you, is it right for a person to cheat God? Of course not, yet you are cheating me. 'How?' you ask. In the matter of tithes and offerings.
9
A curse is on all of you because the whole nation is cheating me.
10
Bring the full amount of your tithes to the Temple, so that there will be plenty of food there. Put me to the test and you will see that I will open the windows of heaven and pour out on you in abundance all kinds of good things.
11
I will not let insects destroy your crops, and your grapevines will be loaded with grapes.