Thematic Bible: How not to treat strangers


Thematic Bible




Do not be hard on the man from a strange country who is living among you; for you have had experience of the feelings of one who is far from the land of his birth, because you yourselves were living in Egypt, in a strange land. Verse ConceptsGentiles, In OtCruelty, God's attitude toForeignersCovenant breakersethics, socialAbuse Of Authority, Warnings AgainstHospitality, A Duty Of God's PeopleOppression, Nature OfOutsidersSensitivitySympathyAliens, Believers DutyExperimental KnowledgeAccepting OthersOppressing ForeignersTroubling Groups Of PeopleImmigrantsAliens

Do not be hard on a servant who is poor and in need, if he is one of your countrymen or a man from another nation living with you in your land. Verse ConceptsThe NeedyAbuse Of Authority, Warnings AgainstMastersUnkindnessEmployersMasters Duties Towards ServantsAdvantagesForeigners Included In The LawNot Helping The PoorAliens

This is what the Lord of armies has said: Let your judging be upright and done in good faith, let every man have mercy and pity for his brother: Do not be hard on the widow, or the child without a father, on the man from a strange country, or on the poor; let there be no evil thought in your heart against your brother.

And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him; Verse ConceptsForeignersLaw, OtAliens, Believers DutySojourningStrangers in israelImmigrantsAliens

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain