Oppressors, Oppressed, Systems of Oppression

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Old Testament

     Oppressors:  Pharaoh; Exodus, chapter 1

                           Rich, religious leaders; Jeremiah 6 and 7

     Oppressed:  Hebrew slaves; Exodus chapter 1

                          Poor masses; Jeremiah 6 and 7, Isaiah 61 (NSRV)

     System of Oppression:  slavery; Exodus 1

                                            temple, "den of robbers"  Jeremiah 7

     Definition of Oppression:  "Oppression smashes the body and crushes

                                                the spirit."  Thomas Hanks

     Damage caused by Oppression:  broken in spirit; individual, family,

                                                           community and cultural dysfunction

                                                           or mass PTSD; Exodus 6:9

     Solution:  Justice;  Amos 5:24, Lev. 25, Deut. 15, Neh. 5, Isaiah's

                                    Messianic passages: 9:7; 11:1-4; 16:5; 28:16-17:

                                    42:1-4; 61:1-4 (NRSV) 

New Testament

Oppressors:  rich, religious leaders; Woe to the rich because the rich 

                      oppress the poor.  Luke 6:24 and James 2:6.

Oppressed:  the poor masses of Palestine, around 80 percent were

                     poor or near poor.  Luke 4:18

System of Oppression:  economic/landlords; James 5

                                       temple, "den of robbers" Luke 19:46

Definition of Oppression:  "Oppression smashes the body and crushes

                                           the spirit."

Damage caused by Oppression:  poor in spirit, spirit of despair, Mt. 5:3

Solution:  Jubilee justice, Luke 4:19; kingdom justice, Mt. 6:33 (NEB)

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