Poverty and need are nothing new. They have been a part of the human condition ever since the fall. In fact, they're both a byproduct of sin's entrance into the world. With sin came death. And not just the physical kind. Poverty is a form of economic death that leaves an individual, a family, or even a community experiencing the slow and debilitating loss of life. When the resources necessary for experiencing fullness of life are unavailable, it results in a host of people who become like the walking dead, robbed of their dignity and devoid of any real hope of change. In Deuteronomy 15:12-18, Moses addresses the issue of poverty among the people of Israel and gives them God's divine plan for alleviating it. In a nation that was guaranteed the blessings of God, there should be no one who suffered want. God's blessings were meant to be shared.