Pro 22:2 | KingComments | STEP | The point is not that God made people rich or poor, but that He made both those who are rich and those who are poor ( ). They come into the world the same way and that is naked; they leave the world the same way and that is without being able to take anything of their possessions with them ( ). In the life in between, rich and poor “have a common bond”, literally “meet together”, both in daily life and in the church, and always in God’s direct presence. In God’s presence there is no distinction. All are sinners and all can be saved. We can deal well with all social differences only if we all remember that God made us. He makes no distinctions and does not favor some over others precisely because they are “all the work of His hands” ( ). He lets us be severely warned through the apostle James in His Word that in the church we are not to distinguish between the rich and the poor ( ). At the same time, the verse makes it clear that God also has everything to do with what we possess. Not only are we His making, but He also knows how we deal with our wealth or poverty and how we as rich and poor live and deal with each other.

‏ Proverbs 22:2

The LORD Is the Maker of All

The point is not that God made people rich or poor, but that He made both those who are rich and those who are poor (Job 31:13 ; 15). They come into the world the same way and that is naked; they leave the world the same way and that is without being able to take anything of their possessions with them (1Tim 6:7). In the life in between, rich and poor “have a common bond”, literally “meet together”, both in daily life and in the church, and always in God’s direct presence. In God’s presence there is no distinction. All are sinners and all can be saved.

We can deal well with all social differences only if we all remember that God made us. He makes no distinctions and does not favor some over others precisely because they are “all the work of His hands” (Job 34:19). He lets us be severely warned through the apostle James in His Word that in the church we are not to distinguish between the rich and the poor (Jam 2:1-9).

At the same time, the verse makes it clear that God also has everything to do with what we possess. Not only are we His making, but He also knows how we deal with our wealth or poverty and how we as rich and poor live and deal with each other.