11 Bible Verses about Aliens, God's Attitude

Stand at the gate of Jehovah's house and proclaim there this word: 'Hear the word of Jehovah, all you of Judah who enter by these gates to worship Jehovah! Thus says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: Amend (make right) your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place. Do not trust in deceptive words. They say: 'This is the Temple of Jehovah, the Temple of Jehovah, and the Temple of Jehovah.read more.
For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a man and his neighbor, if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin, then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land I gave to your fathers from generation to generation and for a very long time.'

The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice.'

This is what Jehovah says: Judge fairly, and do what is right. Rescue those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, or widows, and do not oppress them. Do not kill innocent people in this place.

And the word of Jehovah came to Zechariah: Jehovah of Hosts has spoken: Every man should execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion to his brother! Do not oppress the widow. Do not oppress the fatherless. Do not oppress the stranger and do not oppress the poor. And you should not devise evil in your heart against your brother.

Suppose someone unintentionally fails to keep some of these regulations Jehovah gave Moses. Also suppose that in the future the congregation fails to do everything Jehovah commanded through Moses. If the mistake was made because of the ignorance of the congregation, they are to offer a bull as a burnt offering, an odor that pleases Jehovah. Use the proper grain offering and wine offering. In addition, they are to offer a male goat as a sin offering.read more.
The priest will perform the ritual of purification for the congregation. They will be forgiven since the mistake was unintentional and they brought their sin offering as a food offering to Jehovah The whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners living among them will be forgiven, because everyone was involved in the mistake.

Jehovah your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords! He is the great, the powerful, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe. He executes justice for the orphan and the widow. He shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.

Jehovah says: Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed. Blessed is the man who does this, the man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil. No foreigner bound to Jehovah should say: 'Jehovah will surely exclude (separate) me from his people. No eunuch should complain: I am only a dry tree.'read more.
For Jehovah says: To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose what pleases me. They hold fast to my covenant. I will give to those within my Temple and its walls a memorial and a name that is better than sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off. Foreigners have become allied with Jehovah, to serve Jehovah, to love the name of Jehovah, and to worship him. They keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and hold fast to my covenant. I will bring them to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar. My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations. The Sovereign Lord Jehovah declares: He who gathers the exiles of Israel, I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.

People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.'

I will approach you people for judgment! I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers and those acting fraudulently with the wages of the worker, the widow and the fatherless. I will be a speedy witness against those who swear falsely and take advantage of the stranger, and do not show me reverence, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Jehovah protects the strangers. He supports the fatherless and the widow, but he overthrows the way of the wicked.

When you enter the land Jehovah your God gives you as an inheritance you will possess it and live in it. Take some of the first of all the produce of the ground that you bring in from your land that Jehovah your God gives you, and put it in a basket and go to the place where Jehovah your God chooses to establish His name. Go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him: I declare this day to Jehovah my God! I have entered the land Jehovah swore to our fathers to give us.read more.
The priest will take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of Jehovah your God. Answer before Jehovah your God: 'My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and traveled there. They were few in number but he became a great, mighty and populous nation. The Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us. They imposed hard labor on us. We cried out to Jehovah, the God of our fathers, and Jehovah heard our voice. He saw our affliction and our toil and our oppression. Jehovah brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with great terror and with signs and wonders. He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. Now behold, I have brought the first of the produce of the ground that You, O Jehovah have given me. Set it down before Jehovah your God, and worship before Jehovah your God.' You, the Levite and the alien among you will rejoice in all the good Jehovah your God has given you and your household.