TOPICAL BIBLE
Liberality
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Ezra 6:20All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves.Ezra 6:21The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.Ezra 6:22For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.Ezra 7:13I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.Ezra 7:14You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.Ezra 7:15Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,Ezra 7:16together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.Ezra 7:17With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.Ezra 7:18You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.Ezra 7:19You must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.Ezra 7:20And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.Ezra 7:21I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,Ezra 7:22up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.Ezra 7:23Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?Ezra 7:24And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.Ezra 7:25And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.Ezra 7:26If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.Ezra 7:27Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,Ezra 8:24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,Ezra 8:25and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.Ezra 8:26I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,Ezra 8:2720 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.Ezra 8:28Then I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.Ezra 8:29Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”Ezra 8:30So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.Ezra 8:31On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.Ezra 8:32So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days.Ezra 8:33On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.Ezra 8:34Everything was verified by number and weight, and the total weight was recorded at that time.Ezra 8:35Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and a sin offering of 12 male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.Ezra 8:36They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.Ezra 10:32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.Ezra 10:33From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.Ezra 10:34From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,Ezra 10:35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,Ezra 10:36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,Ezra 10:37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.Ezra 10:38From the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,Ezra 10:39Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,Psalm 41:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.Psalm 41:2The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.Psalm 41:3The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.Psalm 76:11Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.Psalm 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.Psalm 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.Psalm 132:1A song of ascents. O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,Psalm 132:2how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:Psalm 132:3“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,Psalm 132:4I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,Psalm 132:5until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”Proverbs 3:9Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;Proverbs 3:10then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.Proverbs 11:25A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.Proverbs 13:7One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.Proverbs 19:6Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.Proverbs 21:26All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.Proverbs 22:9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.