Thematic Bible: Oppression of
Thematic Bible
Strangers » Mosaic law relating to » Oppression of
“You shall not take advantage of a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether [he is] one of your countrymen or one of the strangers (resident aliens, foreigners) who is in your land inside your cities.
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“You shall not pervert the justice due a stranger or an orphan, nor seize (impound) a widow’s garment as security [for a loan].
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‘Cursed is he who distorts (perverts) the justice due to a stranger, an orphan, and a widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Verse Concepts
Thus says the Lord, “Execute justice and righteousness, and rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor. And do no wrong; do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
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- Advantages
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- Aliens, God's Attitude
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- Employers
- Exploitations
- Foreigners
- Foreigners Included In The Law
- Gentiles, In Ot
- Immigrants