CAUSES OF POVERTY & OPPRESSION: CALAMITY & PERSONAL SINS. Exodus 1:8-22 & Exodus 5:1-21, Ruth 1:1-22, Deuteronomy 28:15-44, Proverbs 6:9-11, Amos chapters 1 & 2 What caused the situation? How did they get into the situation? How is our should it be resolved?