Leviticus 23:22"'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap into the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest: you shall leave them for the poor, and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.'"
The setting
Mount Sinai region, ~1446 BC. Moses receives detailed laws for Israel's agricultural society in the Sinai Peninsula, modern-day Egypt...
The emotion here: passionate about justice for the vulnerable
The original word
pe'ah (פֵּאָה) — corners, edges, the unharvested portion deliberately left behind
Why it matters
Jewish tradition required leaving 1/60th of the field unharvested for the poor
Read with care
What most readers miss in Leviticus 23:22
This wasn't charity — it was built-in economic justice requiring landowners to leave income on the table
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about voluntary charity, but it was mandatory economic law. God legally required landowners to take a financial hit so the poor could eat.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Leviticus 23:22
Bible Genome reading
Leviticus 23:22 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Leviticus 23:22 comes from the book of Leviticus, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include social justice, provision for poor, generosity. Notable phrases: corners of your field; gather the gleanings. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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