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Deuteronomy 14:1–16:17 (Food and Festivals)

The Two Testaments

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Deuteronomy 15: Predatory Debt

In Deuteronomy 15, Israel is against predatory lending practice that aims at the benefit of the lender. The text wants to shore up an economic system where all these households are in this kind of relatively equitable arrangement. But what's remarkable is that the way you learn to forgive people who aren't your family is by feasting with them and then forgiving their debt.

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