Core Laws · Unit 2 · Lesson 2 of 5 · about 5 minutes
The stranger too
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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
Love the person in front of you: neighbor, stranger, enemy.
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.
Check 1This verse limits love to fellow Israelites.
It says to love the stranger as thyself.
Check 2Why should Israel love the stranger?
For ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Learn the name and story of one person who is new around you.
Only check it if you did it. Nobody sees this but you.
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