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Jehovah’s Judgment Will Come Against the WickedThe Watchtower—2004 | November 15
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“This is what Jehovah has said, ‘On account of three revolts of Israel, and on account of four, I shall not turn it back, on account of their selling someone righteous for mere silver, and someone poor for the price of a pair of sandals.
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Jehovah’s Judgment Will Come Against the WickedThe Watchtower—2004 | November 15
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13 Righteous ones were being sold “for mere silver,” possibly meaning that judges who accepted silver as a bribe were sentencing the innocent. Creditors were selling the poor into slavery for the price of “a pair of sandals,” perhaps for some minor debt.
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Jehovah’s Judgment Will Come Against the WickedThe Watchtower—2004 | November 15
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14. Who were being mistreated in the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel?
14 Notice who were being mistreated. They were the righteous, poor, lowly, and meek inhabitants of the land. Jehovah’s Law covenant with the Israelites demanded that compassion be shown to the vulnerable and needy. For such individuals in the domain of the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel, however, conditions could not have been worse.
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