Leviticus 19:9–10 We are our brothers keepers!

In both the New and the Old Testament the poor and the marginalized of the culture were under  the care of believers. If we call ourselves a Christian nation there is no other way to see it. Jesus gave us a new command that we are to love our neighbors as we do ourselves. Who are our neighbors? Every person on earth. We are all creations of God and His breath gave life to all of us. We are our brothers keepers.Carla

Leviticus 19:9–10  When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. 10 And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God.

We must speak up in behalf of the marginalized or in our silence we are condoning the actions of those who want to hurt them.

Some of the produce was to be left in the field to provide food for poor people and travelers (Ruth 2:3–7). The Hebrew word used here, pe'ah, can also mean “corner.” No size for the corner is specified. Jewish tradition called for 1/60th of the harvest to be left. The remnant refers to what falls to the ground during reaping. Faithlife  Study Bible

Providing for the poor and the stranger (the alien who could not own land) was a priority in ancient Israelite society. Reserving the gleanings of a harvest for the poor is a very effective way of providing food for them. I am the Lord your God: The generosity of God’s people was rooted in God’s generosity toward the Israelites. The NKJV Study Bible

They should leave the gleanings of their harvest and vintage for the poor, (verse 9). Works of piety must be always attended with works of charity, according to our ability. We must not be covetous, griping, and greedy of every thing we can lay claim to, nor insist upon our right in all things. We are to be honest and true in all our dealings, (verse 11). Whatever we have in the world, we must see that we get it honestly, for we cannot be truly rich, or long rich, with that which is not so. Reverence to the sacred name of God must be shown, (verse 12). We must not detain what belongs to another, particularly the wages of the hireling, (verse 13). We must be tender of the credit and safety of those that cannot help themselves, (verse 14). Do no hurt to any, because they are unwilling or unable to avenge themselves.  Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

Deuteronomy 24:19–22 “When you reap your harvest in your field, and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow…

Leviticus 23:22 ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the LORD your God.’ ”

Ruth 2:2–7 So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.”And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”Then she left, and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech…

Ruth 2:15–19 And when she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her. Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her; leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.”…

Isaiah 17:5–6 

It shall be as when the harvester gathers the grain,

And reaps the heads with his arm;

It shall be as he who gathers heads of grain

In  the Valley of Rephaim.

Yet gleaning grapes will be left in it,

Like the shaking of an olive tree,

Two or three olives at the top of the uppermost bough,

Four or five in its most fruitful branches

“Says the LORD God of Israel

Acts 4:29 (ESV) "And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness ..."

In Greek, the word for "boldness" here is parresia, denoting fearless confidence and cheerful courage. The believers looked to the Holy Spirit to help them speak Truth without pause or fear of what could happen next. Throughout the New Testament, God's Word reminds us to maintain parresia, or courage, both as we proclaim the gospel and as we approach the Lord in prayer. Hebrews 4:16 says, "Let us then with confidence [parresia] draw near to the throne of grace." (Ephesians 3:12; Philippians 1:20 and Philemon 1:8 ) The Holy Spirit empowers us to have confidence in our relationships with people and in our relationship with the Lord. First5