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‘Ger’ - The immigrant in the Hebrew Bible
The Aquila Report ^ | 5-29-2010 | Tom Hobson

Posted on 10/18/2010 8:35:42 AM PDT by stan_sipple

Allow me to enter the debate about the use of our English word “immigrant” to translate the Hebrew Bible term ger and to apply it to our situation in the United States today

Let’s correct one common misunderstanding. The ger was not a full citizen. There is no evidence that the ger could hold land in Israel, or participate in jurisprudence. The ger and the citizen remain rigidly distinguished. A ger can become a citizen only by conversion, i.e. circumcision. The ger has neither the right nor the obligation to celebrate Passover.

The pro-illegal-immigration crowd wants to define oppression as broadly as possible. But the language, in context, does not permit us to equate oppression with enforcement of legitimate laws

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TOPICS: Current Events; History; Mainline Protestant; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: illegalaliens; immigration; lamestreamprotestant

1 posted on 10/18/2010 8:35:46 AM PDT by stan_sipple
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To: stan_sipple

“To be a citizen, I gotta do WHAT?” “YGBSM!”


2 posted on 10/18/2010 8:41:39 AM PDT by Nabber
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To: Nabber

The Gers had “green cards” in ancient Israel, they had to obey the law and did nt have liberal ministers setting up day labor centers for them


3 posted on 10/18/2010 8:56:25 AM PDT by stan_sipple
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To: stan_sipple

“ger” as in “german”? That would be ironically funny.


4 posted on 10/18/2010 9:04:00 AM PDT by CodeToad (Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)
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To: CodeToad

Like what Im hearing from Merkel on immigration. She would be a good Homeland Security Secy but she’s too good looking


5 posted on 10/18/2010 9:26:57 AM PDT by stan_sipple
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