A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
From His holy habitation and heavenly dwelling God is a Father to the fatherless and a Judge, protector, advocate and defender of widows, showing special care for those bereaved and left vulnerable, and this assurance belongs with the rejoicing and praise of the righteous. To children who have lost a father He is nearer and dearer than earthly relatives, a faithful friend who brings peace and strength and receives them as His sons and daughters, and to the widow left alone He is a husband, giving support and consolation through His love and abiding presence so she is not left alone but can lean on her Saviour and tell Him her troubles. This care reveals His compassionate character and stands against oppression, injustice and neglect. Because the Father in heaven so cares for His professed children, believers are under solemn obligation to be like Him by being friends to the friendless, fathers to orphans and helpers of widows, supplying the place of father and mother to the young who lack a father's pitying care and a mother's tender love. Their need calls for heartfelt sympathy and practical help from the church and from individuals, especially toward widows in affliction and toward the fatherless in their education and needs and salvation.
God Protects the Vulnerable
From His holy habitation and heavenly dwelling God is a Father to the fatherless and a Judge of widows, their protector, advocate and defender, showing special care for those bereaved and left vulnerable. This assurance belongs together with the rejoicing of the righteous and their praising Him. His guardianship is part of who He is, extended as a God to widows and the fatherless when father and husband are gone. That same concern is seen when help is given to a hard-working widow and her fatherless son by supporting his education and needs and urging others to help him and seek his salvation.
He is also a husband to widows and a father to the widow left alone, so that she is not left alone when her husband dies. She can lean on her Saviour, who stands to her as a father does, giving support and consolation in times of trial through His love and abiding presence. His tender protection of the vulnerable reveals a compassionate character. It stands against oppression, injustice and neglect, and true religion reflects His care by showing love rather than oppression or neglect toward people in need and suffering.
His care from His heavenly dwelling answered the needs of Huss and his widowed, poor mother as she prayed for him, providing for the fatherless boy and defending the widow.
Comfort and Duty to Care
To children who have lost a father, God is a Father who is nearer and dearer than earthly relatives and who remains a faithful friend. He brings peace and strength for bearing the loss of parents. He promises to care for fatherless children and to receive them as His own sons and daughters when they give their hearts to Him.
A widow is not left alone when her husband dies but can lean on her Saviour. She can tell Him her troubles and trust Him even if others cause her loss. Loss and affliction can give people an experience that enables them to sympathize with others in sorrow and to support them. The verse is also a prayer that the Lord will show mercy and care to the fatherless and the widow.
Because God as a Father in heaven cares for those who profess to be His children and will finally take them to the home He has prepared for them, believers are under solemn obligation to be like Him by being friends to the friendless, fathers to orphans, and helpers of widows. This means supplying the place of father and mother to youth who lack a father's pitying care and a mother's tender love and who face the corrupting influences of the last days, learning to give them love, affection, and sympathy. Those made stewards of means must expand their hearts to provide children in need with love, care, affection, and this world's goods, being of practical use by benefiting humanity instead of living merely for self.
Their need calls for heartfelt sympathy and care. The church and individuals have a duty to help and strengthen widows in affliction, especially those whose husbands devoted their strength to God and died in His work. God watches over widows and the fatherless and stands as protector of widows and those without fathers. That concern is shown in caring for a hard-working widow and her fatherless son by supporting his education and needs, urging help for him, and seeking his salvation.
From His holy habitation and heavenly dwelling God is a Father to the fatherless and a Judge, protector, advocate and defender of widows, showing special care for those bereaved and left vulnerable, and this assurance belongs with the rejoicing and praise of the righteous. To children who have lost a father He is nearer and dearer than earthly relatives, a faithful friend who brings peace and strength and receives them as His sons and daughters, and to the widow left alone He is a husband, giving support and consolation through His love and abiding presence so she is not left alone but can lean on her Saviour and tell Him her troubles. This care reveals His compassionate character and stands against oppression, injustice and neglect. Because the Father in heaven so cares for His professed children, believers are under solemn obligation to be like Him by being friends to the friendless, fathers to orphans and helpers of widows, supplying the place of father and mother to the young who lack a father's pitying care and a mother's tender love. Their need calls for heartfelt sympathy and practical help from the church and from individuals, especially toward widows in affliction and toward the fatherless in their education and needs and salvation.
God Protects the Vulnerable
From His holy habitation and heavenly dwelling God is a Father to the fatherless and a Judge of widows, their protector, advocate and defender, showing special care for those bereaved and left vulnerable. This assurance belongs together with the rejoicing of the righteous and their praising Him. His guardianship is part of who He is, extended as a God to widows and the fatherless when father and husband are gone. That same concern is seen when help is given to a hard-working widow and her fatherless son by supporting his education and needs and urging others to help him and seek his salvation.
He is also a husband to widows and a father to the widow left alone, so that she is not left alone when her husband dies. She can lean on her Saviour, who stands to her as a father does, giving support and consolation in times of trial through His love and abiding presence. His tender protection of the vulnerable reveals a compassionate character. It stands against oppression, injustice and neglect, and true religion reflects His care by showing love rather than oppression or neglect toward people in need and suffering.
His care from His heavenly dwelling answered the needs of Huss and his widowed, poor mother as she prayed for him, providing for the fatherless boy and defending the widow.
Comfort and Duty to Care
To children who have lost a father, God is a Father who is nearer and dearer than earthly relatives and who remains a faithful friend. He brings peace and strength for bearing the loss of parents. He promises to care for fatherless children and to receive them as His own sons and daughters when they give their hearts to Him.
A widow is not left alone when her husband dies but can lean on her Saviour. She can tell Him her troubles and trust Him even if others cause her loss. Loss and affliction can give people an experience that enables them to sympathize with others in sorrow and to support them. The verse is also a prayer that the Lord will show mercy and care to the fatherless and the widow.
Because God as a Father in heaven cares for those who profess to be His children and will finally take them to the home He has prepared for them, believers are under solemn obligation to be like Him by being friends to the friendless, fathers to orphans, and helpers of widows. This means supplying the place of father and mother to youth who lack a father's pitying care and a mother's tender love and who face the corrupting influences of the last days, learning to give them love, affection, and sympathy. Those made stewards of means must expand their hearts to provide children in need with love, care, affection, and this world's goods, being of practical use by benefiting humanity instead of living merely for self.
Their need calls for heartfelt sympathy and care. The church and individuals have a duty to help and strengthen widows in affliction, especially those whose husbands devoted their strength to God and died in His work. God watches over widows and the fatherless and stands as protector of widows and those without fathers. That concern is shown in caring for a hard-working widow and her fatherless son by supporting his education and needs, urging help for him, and seeking his salvation.