Covenant of Compassion

Caring for the Marginalized and Disadvantaged in the Old Testament

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About the Book

In general conference, President Russell M. Nelson spoke about poverty and other humanitarian concerns, declaring, 鈥淎s members of the Church, we feel a kinship to those who suffer in any way. . . . We heed an Old Testament admonition: 鈥楾hou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy鈥 (Deuteronomy 15:11).鈥 President Nelson鈥檚 linking of Old Testament law with modern social concerns highlights the continued relevancy of the Old Testament for confronting modern challenges, including poverty, ethnocentrism, and the world鈥檚 growing refugee crisis.

ISBN 978-1-9503-0414-1

Published in 2021