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Is possessing wealth a sin? The Jews became comfortable with their material possessions, their food, their entertainment and luxurious living (v 4-6), and are deserving of the prophet\u2019s admonishment. But possessing wealth alone is not the sin. It is what possessing a lot of wealth, when unchecked, can do to a person that causes the sin. Wealth is a tool like anything else, to serve and bring us closer to God.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebbe Nachman tells a story:<\/span><\/p>\n

There was once a land of great wealth. All its inhabitants were rich. This land had very strange and unusual customs, since everything was dependent on wealth. A person\u2019s status and rank were determined solely on the basis of his wealth….\u00a0 Each level of income had a banner associated with it…. If one had<\/span> x<\/span><\/i> amount of money, he was considered an ordinary human being. If he had less he would be considered a bird or a beast. He could even be considered a harmful animal…. Sometime later the people of this land agreed that if one had enough money he could achieve the rank of \u201cstar.\u201d After that, they agreed that with enough money one could be an \u201cangel.\u201d Finally, they agreed to confer the rank of \u201cgod,\u201d for if God had granted someone such fantastic wealth then that person himself must be a god.<\/span> \u2013<\/span>Rabbi Nachman\u2019s Stories<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Wealth can cause us to think we are God. It creates a sense of infallibility, grandeur and honor in the possessor that usually belongs only to God. The concept of rising wealth inequality is among the leading political and social issues in the United States. Perhaps it\u2019s as Rebbi Nachman says, those with less than a certain amount of money get treated poorly, as if they are animals, and those with more get treated like God Himself. Wealth, when it causes us to forget the Godliness of others, and focus instead on raising our own status is rightly abhorred by God.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI loathe the Pride of Jacob, And I detest his palaces. 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