Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.

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Bible References

We, our sons

Psalm 127:3
Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Psalm 128:2
When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands,
You will be happy and it will be well with you.
Malachi 2:2
If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name,” says the Lord of hosts, “then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.

We take up corn

Genesis 41:57
The people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.
Genesis 42:2
He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die.”
Genesis 43:8
Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the lad with me and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, we as well as you and our little ones.

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Exodus 22:25
If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.
Amos 8:6
So as to buy the helpless for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”