James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
For instance, in some communities, one would have to pay much higher insurance or interest rates than in other well to do neighborhoods. It was found that in the distribution of funds during the pandemic, big businesses were more favored to receive payouts in front of the smaller fledgling Mom and Pops shops.
Wealth and influence were leveraged in such a way as to take care of the so-called more important first, and then, whatever remained would trickle down to those inferiors on the lower echelons of the totem pole. The same thing took place during the market crash of 2008 as billions of dollars were forked over to the big banks, while persons who had defaulted on their mortgages were left holding the proverbial bag.
At that time, it was the stated hope of officials that the financial institutions who had benefitted greatly from government spending would now show mercy to borrowers. But lo and behold, after raking in the lion share of government funds, some of those very institutions turned around and choked borrowers with an iron fist, by which millions lost their homes.
Psalms 72:4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!