22:21 Immigrants Mistreated, oppressed, enslaved—this was the Israelites’ experience as foreigners in Egypt. It would have been tempting for them to treat the foreigners in their midst in exactly the same way. But God’s heart reaches out to those who find themselves in an unknown land among unknown people. They are not strangers to him, and he expects his people to treat them with the same love and concern that he has for them.
22:22-23 Protecting the Weak The same God who promised the people of Israel a future in a land they could call their own assures widows and orphans that they, too, have a future under his watchful care. He is keenly sensitive to the sound of their voice (“I will certainly hear their cry”), and calls upon his people to intentionally reach out to widows and orphans in their time of “distress” (Jas 1:27).
22:25-27 God’s Fairness In God’s economy, even the most ordinary business transactions are to be governed by a spirit of compassion. Borrowers are quite literally at the mercy of their lenders, and God’s people should conduct their business affairs in light of his mercy toward them. God has “poured out” his grace upon us (Eph 1:6), so we ought to be open-handed with our grace toward others.