Deu 15:3 | MHM | STEP | vv. 3-4 : This release only applied to poor Israelites who could not pay their debts ( v. 3, 4 ). The law was there to stop anyone from becoming so poor that they had to leave their country or turn away from God. God wanted to prevent extreme poverty in Israel.

‏ Deuteronomy 15:3

vv. 3-4: This release only applied to poor Israelites who could not pay their debts (v. 3, 4 ^a). The law was there to stop anyone from becoming so poor that they had to leave their country or turn away from God. God wanted to prevent extreme poverty in Israel.