{"id":60391,"date":"2025-10-20T11:20:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T08:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=60391"},"modified":"2025-10-26T15:43:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T12:43:01","slug":"what-is-oppression-injustice-biblically-matthew-611","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2025\/10\/20\/what-is-oppression-injustice-biblically-matthew-611\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Oppression\/Injustice Biblically? (Matthew 6:11)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Answer: Let us reflect\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genesis 6:11\u201313<\/strong>
“Now the earth was corrupt in God\u2019s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, \u2018I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.\u2019”<\/em><\/p>\n

From a general understanding, oppression (or injustice) is the act of denying someone their rightful due. For example, if money has been entrusted to you and you refuse to return it while having the ability, that is oppression. Similarly, if someone has a right to receive a service or help from you and you withhold it for personal reasons, you are committing injustice. In this sense, oppression is a sin.<\/p>\n

However, in the Bible, the meaning of oppression<\/strong> extends far beyond merely denying someone their rights. It includes violence, tyranny, evil, and rebellion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

So, when the word \u201coppression\u201d is mentioned in Scripture, it carries a broader meaning than what we might commonly understand today. For example, in Genesis 6:11\u201313<\/strong>, oppression refers to all acts of violence, tyranny, rebellion, and the denial of justice to others. This was the reason God judged the first world with the flood.<\/p>\n

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Genesis 6:11\u201313 (NIV)<\/strong>:
“Now the earth was corrupt in God\u2019s sight and was full of violence. God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. So God said to Noah, \u2018I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.\u2019”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Other passages mentioning oppression include:<\/p>\n