Usury or Interest

Usury or Interest

The lending of money or other property for increase - Le 25:37

Those enriched by unlawful, not allowed to enjoy their gain - Pr 28:8

The curse attending the giving or receiving of unlawful, alluded to - Jer 15:10

THE JEWS

• Forbidden to take, from brethren
- De 23:19
• Forbidden to take, from brethren specially when poor
- Ex 22:25; Le 25:35-37
• Often guilty of taking
- Ne 5:6,7; Eze 22:12
• Required to restore
- Ne 5:9-13
• Allowed to take, from strangers
- De 23:20

True and faithful Israelites never took, from their brethren - Ps 15:5; Eze 18:8,9

Judgments denounced against those who exacted unlawful - Isa 24:1,2; Eze 18:13

Illustrative of the improvement of talents received from God - Mt 25:27; Lu 19:23