Has the Time Come for a Biblical Immigration Policy?
What would a Bible-believing nation do about aliens?
Living in the South, you hear a lot of folks say we need to abide by Biblical teaching. You also hear people complaining about non-Americans coming to live and work here.
So, I thought to myself, “What does the Bible have to say about that? What was Biblical policy for folks in the Holy Land?” Having a Bible handy, I looked it up.
Here’s what I found, and I trust my “Bible believing” neighbors will be in full support….
There shall be one law for the native and for the alien who resides among you.
— Exodus 12:49
You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien.
— Exodus 22:21
You shall not oppress a resident alien; you know the heart of an alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
— Exodus 23:9
This shall be a statute to you forever: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall fast, and shall do no work, neither the citizen nor the alien who resides among you.
— Leviticus 16:29
You shall keep my statutes and my ordinances and commit none of these abominations, either…
