What DOES the Bible say about the fatherless? Several years ago, I was assigned a term paper in college which eventually led me to look up every verse in the Bible that used the word “fatherless”. I was amazed at what I found! The word is there 43 times! But the context around each one of those usages makes them even more powerful. So, in the fall of 2011 I began a series of blogs that works its way through each of these. We made it all the way through the Old Testament! The blogs were posted to the FTN website, but as we begin looking at the New Testament I felt this blog is a better spot for them, it offers greater functionality and fewer technical problems. It also has the potential to reach more people with this very important message, which is something that is very important! (Please share them with others!)
So, without further ado, Let’s begin. The Old Testament blogs will be transferred over here, one week at a time. Unless in re-posting I find some glaring error, only the first 5 will be changed. Those 5 have been put into a more devotional format rather than the original “20 Questions” format. Each day’s posting will be posted separately, but they will all be indexed here on this page. Once the Old Testament series has been re-posted, Lord willing, the New Testament Posts will be ready as well!
I pray that the Lord will use this to stir many hearts not just with the “needs” of the fatherless, but to the obedience of God’s commands concerning them.
Week One: Lessons From the Law
Day 1: Look Out For That Sword – The Initial Command
Day 2: Our Terrible God – The Basis of the Command
Day 3: God’s Reminder – The Purpose of the Command
Day 4: The Pocket Book – God’s Plan for Provision
Week Two: Lessons from Job
Day 1: Lessons from Mr. Job – Introduction to the Fatherless in Job
Day 2: Finger-pointing – The Accusations of Eliphaz
Day 3: The Accusations Answered
Day 5: Where the Rubber Meets the Road – Making it Personal
Week Three: Lessons from Job Cont’d
Day 1: After “If” comes “Then”
Day 2: Job’s Reasoning (Part 1)
Day 3: Job’s Reasoning (Part 2)
Week Four: Part 1 – Lessons from Psalms and Proverbs
Day 1: The Wicked and the Fatherless
Day 2: God, Government and the Fatherless
Day 3: God’s People and the Fatherless
Week Four: Part 2 – Lessons from the Prophets
Day 5: Isaiah and the Fatherless
Week Five: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d
Day 1: In Thee the Fatherless Findeth Mercy
Day 2: Jeremiah and the Fatherless
Day 3: When a Nation Neglects the Fatherless
Day 4: Ezekiel and the Stranger
Week Six: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d
Day 1: Individual Responsibility
Day 3: When the Enemy Volunteers
Day 4: When the Enemy Frustrates our Purpose
Week Seven: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d
Day 1: Living a Submitted Life or Building a Memorial
Day 3: Zechariah and the Fatherless
Day 4: Orphaned – The Cold, Hard Facts
Week Eight: Lessons from the Prophets Cont’d
Day 1: Stopping the Fatherless Pandemic
Day 3: Malachi – Setting the Stage
Day 5: Dung on Your Face (Part 2) – Priests Gone Astray
Week Nine: Lessons from the Prophet’s Cont’d
Day 2: Malachi and the Fatherless
New Testament
Week One: Getting Started
Day 2: Lessons From A Man Who Eats Locusts
Week Two: Lessons From The Pharisees
Day 1: Alms, Alms For The Poor
Day 3: Lessons From the Pharisees
Day 5: No “To Do” List – Principle in Action Cont’d
Week Three, Part 1: Lessons From The Pharisees Cont’d
Day 1: Eating With Dirty Hands
Day 2: For Viewing Purposes Only
Week Three, Part 2: Widows Indeed
Week Four: Widows Indeed Cont’d
Day 2: Taking and Teaching Responsibility
Day 3: It Won’t Just Happen – Be Intentional
Week Four, Part 2: The New Testament and Children
Day 5: Loving Beyond Beautiful
Week 5: The New Testament and Children Cont’d
Day 1: God Cares for His Children
Day 2: Follow – As Dear Children
Day 3: Faith. Courage. Dedication.
Day 4: Walking in Daddy’s Shoes
Week 6: The New Testament and Children Cont’d
Week 7: The New Testament and Children Cont’d
Week 8: The New Testament and Children Cont’d
Day 2: When God Spanks Us, Part 1
Day 3: When God Spanks Us, Part 2
Week 8, Part 2: The New Testament and Adoption
Week 9: The New Testament and Adoption Cont’d
Day 1: The Benefits of Belonging
Day 2: The Waiting of Adoption
Day 5: The Process and Price of Adoption
Week 10, Part I: The New Testament and Adoption Cont’d
Week 10, Part II: James and the Fatherless
Day 2: The Audience and the Servant
Day 4: The Work of Experience and Hope
Day 5: The Testing of our Faith
Week 11: James and the Fatherless
Day 4: Not For The Faint Of Heart
Week 12: James and the Fatherless
Day 1: The Blessings of Enduring
Day 2: Confronting Wrong Reasoning
Day 5: When It’s Okay To Be Dumb
“You may choose to look away, but you can never say again that you did not know.”
– William Wilberforce
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