Friday, April 6, 2018

Oppressors, Oppressed and System of Oppression

More on oppression:

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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Haiti

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