Paper 1 · Prophecy in Israel
In the temple sermon Jeremiah named three groups who were not to be oppressed. They were the...
Aresident alien, the fatherless and the widow
Blabourer, the debtor and the servant bound for a term
Cfarmer, the potter and the shepherd of the hill country
Dpriest, the prophet and the elder who sat in the city gate
Explanation: These three had no clan to protect them in Israelite society, so their treatment was the test of whether the community's justice was real. Including the resident alien makes the demand outward looking rather than tribal.
Derived from ZIMSEC Family and Religious Studies Paper 1, November 2020, Q8