Core Laws · Unit 2 · Lesson 2 of 5 · about 5 minutes

The stranger too

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1 · Read
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 19:34 · KJV
2 · The law

Love the person in front of you: neighbor, stranger, enemy.

Law 2 · Love the actual person

3 · What it means

The same chapter commands the same love for the foreigner. The reason is memory: Israel had been strangers in Egypt. Love reaches past your own group.

4 · Quick check

Check 1This verse limits love to fellow Israelites.

Check 2Why should Israel love the stranger?

5 · Do today

Learn the name and story of one person who is new around you.

6 · Reflect

When was I the outsider, and who was kind to me?

Write your answer in the journal.

Answer the checks, or play Listen to the end, to finish.

Go further: Playbook 02 · How to love · Books: Leviticus · Deuteronomy · Ruth