Widows: A Desolate Condition
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Isaiah 47:8,9
Therefore hear now this, you that are given to pleasures, that dwell carelessly, that say in your heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
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Psalm CXXXII.
... me that he might now listen to me, on the condition that I ... have husbands, take pride
in the protection of their husbands: widows seem desolate, and their ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxxxii.htm

Letter cxxx. (AD 412. )
... 30. Now what makes this work specially suitable to widows but their bereaved
and desolate condition? Whosoever, then, understands ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter cxxx a d 412.htm

The Gladness of the Man of Sorrows
... upon the cross, and you find him, after he bemoaned his desolate condition, comforting
himself ... for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 9 1863/the gladness of the man.htm

Letter cxxiii. To Ageruchia.
... indeed," that is, such as are desolate and have no ... can say to Timothy, "the younger
widows refuse," [3311 ... A forgetfulness of his true condition gradually creeps ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cxxiii to ageruchia.htm

"Is not this the Carpenter's Son?"
... a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel ... cut like a knife as their
real condition was set ... Behold, your house is left unto you desolate." Luke 13 ...
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Letter to a Young Widow.
... grief, nor driven out of thy natural condition of mind ... And "the younger widows" he
says "refuse;" and then he ... she who is a widow indeed and desolate hath set ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/chrysostom/on the priesthood/letter to a young widow.htm

A Discourse
... To be, as was said, in a wood, and without light too, is a condition very desolate:
the Egyptians found it so, for all they were in their houses (Exodus 10:21 ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/a discourse.htm

National Sins and Miseries
... 4. Such is the condition of Englishmen at home ... Who considered his helpless children,
now desolate orphans, " it may ... more especially to the poor widows, to the ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 130 national sins and.htm

Palestine under Pagan Kings.
... Thus was the land left desolate; and thus ended the ... In this debased and forlorn
condition the mighty conqueror ... And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail ...
/.../headley/half hours in bible lands volume 2/palestine under pagan kings.htm

The Church.
... and tremblings, with the cries of the widows, children, and ... can the world judge of
the condition of the ... Egypt; it is an empty, forlorn, desolate, solitary, and ...
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Resources
What does the Bible say about how widows are to be treated? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about orphans and widows? | GotQuestions.org

What is pure and undefiled religion (James 1:27)? | GotQuestions.org

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Widows

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Widows were Frequently Oppressed and Persecuted

Widows were Released from all Obligation to Former Husbands

Widows were Under the Special Protection of God

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Widows: A Type of Zion in Affliction

Widows: Allowed to Marry Again

Widows: Blessings on Those Who Relieve

Widows: Character of True

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Widows: Exhorted to Trust in God

Widows: God: Establishes the Border of

Widows: God: Judges For

Widows: God: Relieves

Widows: God: Surely Hears the Cry of

Widows: God: Will Witness Against Oppressors of

Widows: Great Liberality In

Widows: Increase of, Threatened As a Punishment

Widows: Intermarrying With, of Kings Considered Treason

Widows: Laws Respecting: Bound to Perform Their Vows

Widows: Laws Respecting: Not to be Oppressed

Widows: Laws Respecting: Not to Intermarry With Priests

Widows: Laws Respecting: Raiment of, not to be Taken in Pledge by Creditors

Widows: Laws Respecting: To be Allowed to Glean in Fields and Vineyards

Widows: Laws Respecting: To Have a Share of the Triennial Tithe

Widows: Laws Respecting: To Share in Public Rejoicings

Widows: Laws Respecting: when Daughters of Priests and Childless to Partake of The

Widows: Laws Respecting: when Left Childless, to be Married by Their Husband's

Widows: Not to be Deplored By, Considered a Great Calamity

Widows: Often Devoted Themselves Entirely to God's Service

Widows: Reproach Connected With

Widows: Saints: Cause Joy To

Widows: Saints: Disappoint Not

Widows: Saints: Relieve

Widows: should be Allowed to Share in Our Blessings

Widows: should be Honored, If Widows Indeed

Widows: should be Pleaded For

Widows: should be Relieved by the Church

Widows: should be Relieved by Their Friends

Widows: should be Visited in Affliction

Widows: should not Be: Afflicted

Widows: should not Be: Deprived of Raiment in Pledge

Widows: should not Be: Oppressed

Widows: should not Be: Treated With Violence

Widows: Specially Taken Care of by the Church

Widows: The Wicked: do No Good To

Widows: The Wicked: Make a Prey of

Widows: The Wicked: Reject the Cause of

Widows: The Wicked: Send, Away Empty

Widows: The Wicked: Slay

Widows: The Wicked: Take Pledges From

Widows: The Wicked: Vex

Widows: Though Poor, May be Liberal

Widows: when Young, Exposed to May Temptations

Widows: Woe to Those Who Oppress

Widows: Zion in Captivity

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