[Raycpa]

Exodus 22: 21 "Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt.

Leviticus 19: 33 " 'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. 34 The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 14: 28 At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year's produce and store it in your towns, 29 so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Deuteronomy 16: 13 Celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. 14 Be joyful at your Feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites, the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns.

Deuteronomy 24 14 “You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates.

Ezekiel 47: 21 "You are to distribute this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. 22 You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who have settled among you and who have children. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. 23 In whatever tribe the alien settles, there you are to give him his inheritance," declares the Sovereign LORD.

Malachi 3: 5 "So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Exd 22:21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

THATS NICE YOU CHANGED ALL THE WORDS STRANGE TO ALIEN

They don't have the same meaning concerning the law

Mat 22:21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

alien occurs 5 times in 5 verses:

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Exd 18:3 And her two sons; of which the name of the one [was] Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:

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Deu 14:21 Ye shall not eat [of] any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that [is] in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

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Job 19:15 They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.

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Psa 69:8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.

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Isa 61:5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien [shall be] your plowmen and your vinedressers.

[manwiththehands]

I'm not sure in just what direction you want to spin this ... but I doubt God was talking about illegal immigrants in this or any country. All of us, including "aliens" and natives are also admonished by scripture to "subject ourselves" to the laws of the land where we live.

Illegal immigrants are lawbreakers. And they should be treated as such.

But hey, I'm a compassionate soul, too. Round 'em up, and instead of prosecuting just put them all on a bus and send them back to their homeland.

And if you want to be pragmatic: Jesus gave Mexico to the Mexicans and He gave the US to us. I don't think Jesus cares one way or another where we live, just as long as we live there legally.

[Hardastarboard]

I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages

So when is Jesus going to punish the Clintons, or at least testify against them? Or is he afraid of Arkancide?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. John 10:1

[Lurker]

Leviticus 19: 33 " 'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. 34 The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

Old Testament-and God was speaking to the Jews, just as he was in all the verses you quoted.

And in case you missed it, this ain't Israel.

L

[Wonder Warthog]

Nice quotes---but note that nowhere is the term ILLEGAL found as a modifier of same, which is what the issue is all about.

ILLEGAL aliens are criminals, pure and simple, and every day they perform the crime of THEFT from our own poor American citizens, and those aliens who "did" come here LEGALLY.

[trebb]

Refreshing! I have made many similar references to God's Word about aliens, and how I view the way the Prez has been handling it, but it would seem that many of the folks here will get up in arms when a Dim gives an apostate reference to the bible, yet will make excuses for ignoring God's Word when it clashes with their "sensibilities">

God Bless

[S0122017]

Leviticus 19: 33 " 'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. 34 The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

I hope that does NOT include the alien living inside you.. AAAAARGH IT HURTS

[Old_Mil]

Exodus 22: 21 "Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt.

Leviticus 19: 33 " 'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. 34 The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

I can't help but notice that neither of those verses contains the adjective "illegal" before the noun "alien."

[visualops]

An alien, as in non-native or someone from another land (stranger) is not the same as an illegal alien as it's defined today.
To equate the movement of peoples in biblical times to immigration and border issues of modern times is laughable.