In the news recently we have been seeing a mass exodus of peoples fleeing the war torn regions of the Middle East and surrounding regions. A lot of these people are fleeing to save their lives and the lives of their loved ones from persecution and food shortages, and in some cases certain death. Many of these refugees have been met with a cold shoulder by not allowing them access into other countries.
Some are met with walls and barb wire fences meant to keep the refugees from entering into other countries which might provide help. Much in the same way many have greeted those fleeing the drug wars, killings and poverty in Mexico have been met by the same minded peoples and government here in the U.S.
This lack of compassion and mercy for our fellow man is just another sign of the end times for a world that has hardened its heart to the words of the Lord concerning loving your neighbor, loving your enemies and oppress not the stranger.
Here are a few verses to refresh your memory on what the Lord desires of his saints.
Exodus 22:21 “Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”
Leviticus 19:33 “And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.”
Leviticus 19:34 “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.”
Leviticus 24:22 “Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the Lord your God.”
Leviticus 25:35 “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.”
Numbers 15:16 “One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.”
Deuteronomy 10:18 “He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.”
Deuteronomy 10:19 “Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”
Deuteronomy 24:14 “Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:”
Deuteronomy 24:17 “Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:”
Deuteronomy 27:19 “Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Jeremiah 7:5-7 “For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;[SUP]6 [/SUP]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:[SUP]7 [/SUP]Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.”
Jeremiah 22:3 “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.”
Ezekiel 22:7 “In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.”
Ezekiel 22:29 “The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.”
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Some are met with walls and barb wire fences meant to keep the refugees from entering into other countries which might provide help. Much in the same way many have greeted those fleeing the drug wars, killings and poverty in Mexico have been met by the same minded peoples and government here in the U.S.
This lack of compassion and mercy for our fellow man is just another sign of the end times for a world that has hardened its heart to the words of the Lord concerning loving your neighbor, loving your enemies and oppress not the stranger.
Here are a few verses to refresh your memory on what the Lord desires of his saints.
Exodus 22:21 “Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”
Leviticus 19:33 “And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.”
Leviticus 19:34 “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.”
Leviticus 24:22 “Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the Lord your God.”
Leviticus 25:35 “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.”
Numbers 15:16 “One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.”
Deuteronomy 10:18 “He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.”
Deuteronomy 10:19 “Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”
Deuteronomy 24:14 “Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:”
Deuteronomy 24:17 “Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:”
Deuteronomy 27:19 “Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Jeremiah 7:5-7 “For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;[SUP]6 [/SUP]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:[SUP]7 [/SUP]Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.”
Jeremiah 22:3 “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.”
Ezekiel 22:7 “In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.”
Ezekiel 22:29 “The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.”
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