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To: berstbubble
"You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt." Reminding the people of biblical Israel that they had been slaves in Egypt, the Hebrews are enjoined to treat aliens, foreigners and sojourners in their midst fairly and with respect. Leviticus 19:34 echoes and expands upon the Exodus teaching. "The alien who resides among you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God."

Culturally, the context of these verses are significantly different from today's situation. Borders were more fluid and there was no massive WELFARE system that the aliens felt they were entitled to. Second contextural aspect was that they were there within the bounds of the law at that time, yet the sovernity of the country they were in was supreme, not being perverted as in today's setting.

From the New Testament Letter to the Hebrews we hear, "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing so some have entertained angels unawares."

An individual who enters your home in the middle of the night is a thief, a lawbreaker, not subject to this passage. Showing hospitality to a 'stranger' does not even come close to today's situation as in most instances these 'strangers' were often just passing through the area on a pilgrimage or business trip. Remember too, there were no Motel 6s with their lights on, and travelers relied upon the hospitality of the locals.

14 posted on 06/15/2007 2:29:40 PM PDT by Godzilla (Liberalism - a mental disease)
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To: Godzilla
Culturally, the context of these verses are significantly different from today's situation. Borders were more fluid and there was no massive WELFARE system that the aliens felt they were entitled to. Second contextural aspect was that they were there within the bounds of the law at that time, yet the sovernity of the country they were in was supreme, not being perverted as in today's setting.

Amen. If we treated the aliens like they were treated in the Old Testament, then the aliens would not get all of the education, healthcare, and other freebies that they currently take from us. Also, the politicians who are promoting amnesty are biblically immoral because they are knowingly breaking the promise that they gave to the people who have contributed to Social Security. The pols KNOW that the new aliens will even more quickly bankrupt the system. Breaking promises is biblically immoral. If the aliens stay in the USA, then no more taxpayer freebies. Make them pay their way. I believe that would be biblical because that would be fair. Help the stranger? Yes. Do so only by breaking previous promises? No.

31 posted on 06/15/2007 2:49:03 PM PDT by DeweyCA
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