STRANGER—The term “stranger” is mentioned 123 times in the Holy Bible
(Mal 3:5 KJV) And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
(Jer 14:8 KJV) O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
(Deu 1:16 KJV) And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
(Deu 10:19 KJV) Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
(Deu 24:19 KJV) When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
(Deu 24:20 KJV) When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
(Deu 24:21 KJV) When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
(Jer 7:6 KJV) If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
(Jer 22:3 KJV) Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
(Zec 7:10 KJV) And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
(Exo 22:21 KJV) Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
(Exo 23:9 KJV) Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
(Lev 25:35 KJV) And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
(Deu 10:18 KJV) He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
(Deu 10:19 KJV) Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
(Lev 19:34 KJV) But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Are the Israeli Jewish folks treating the stranger (Palestinian) as one of their own-?
STRANGER—The term “stranger” is mentioned 123 times in the Holy Bible
(Mal 3:5 KJV) And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
(Jer 14:8 KJV) O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
(Deu 1:16 KJV) And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
(Deu 10:19 KJV) Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
(Deu 24:19 KJV) When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
(Deu 24:20 KJV) When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
(Deu 24:21 KJV) When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
(Jer 7:6 KJV) If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
(Jer 22:3 KJV) Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
(Zec 7:10 KJV) And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
(Exo 22:21 KJV) Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
(Exo 23:9 KJV) Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
(Lev 25:35 KJV) And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
(Deu 10:18 KJV) He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
(Deu 10:19 KJV) Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
(Lev 19:34 KJV) But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Are the Israeli Jewish folks treating the stranger (Palestinian) as one of their own-?
Although this thread if far out-of-date, the topics bought up tangentially
are relevant.
To address basic Bible study techniques...
-- The Bible was written in ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.
So the word "stranger" (which is English) appears NOWHERE in the Bible.
Using an English translation, and assuming that it is the Bible, is the
beginning of troubles with this thread.
-- that the word "stranger" appears 123 times in some English translation
of the Bible, means what?? You need to explicitely list what you think are the
biblical teachings about a "stranger", to have a meaningful discussion.
-- It is clear in the Old Testament, that some of the regulations of the Jewish
law ARE TO BE APPLIED to all non-Jews, who are living in the ancient land of
Israel. (Such as regulations about the Passover.) This makes the ancient
Jewish situation quite different than the situation in the congregations that
Paul founded: in those, Paul declares that the moral-ethical law of God MUST
be applied to the congregation, but the duty of Christians does not extend to
applying God's law to non-Christians. This is a very different situation, than
in the Old Testament, regarding (for example) the laws about Passover.
-- the discussion of "neighbor" in the New Testament, must include the same
more subtle arguments as the use of the English "stranger" in the Old
Testament. From context and scope, there is a strong argument that "neighbor"
in the New Testament is NOT the equivalent of saying "the guy who lives next door"
(which is the sense of the English word). If in doubt, the perfect "neighbor" would
offer help to anyone in need (not knowing who it is who needs help). But if a
Christian knows who it is who needs help, the situation may be quite different.
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IF the modern Jews in Israel were to follow God's commands to the ancient
Jews, then many of the Palestinians fall into the category of idolators (many
of whom were commanded by God to exterminate, for their excessive sinfulness),
or "strangers who live among you" (if you take the modern land of Israel, as
belonging to the Jews. There is then an argument that the Israelis should
impose the law of Moses, on all those who live within the ancestral land
of "Israel". There are very few modern Christians, with the war in Gaza in
mind, who are thinking of the biblical options of religious Israelies killing
all pagan Palestinians, or enforcing the law of Moses on all Palestinians
living in the ancestral land of Israel.
Again, posts like this need to be much more specific in their assertions,
in order to engage concepts that appear in the Bible.