Nehemiah 5:10
I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let us stop charging interest!
Nehemiah 5:11
Give back to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves and houses, and also the interest you are charging them—one percent of the money, grain, new wine and olive oil.”
Shalom sdr, my devotion today, Wed, Dec. 1, INTEREST (Neh. 5:10-11). Some of The Israelites also did the same thing just as the other people did. They gave interest to their fellow Israelites. But, they did more things that other people didn’t do.
1. Low interest.
They only gave a very low interest to their fellow Israelites. It was actually already blessings. But Nehemiah didn’t satisfy.
2. Look after the things.
The things that were lent to them were kept or developed well. They didn’t sell them again to somebody else. They still had the things. The things were in good conditions, so the things could be returned to the original owners back in good condition.
3. Laid off the lending.
They stopped directly the practice. They returned the field and all the interests. No more debts. No more disruptive feeling of asking and paying. So, to the brothers, we try to be loving and helping. ASH.
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