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Simon's Cat: A Day in the Life

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sagehen9/05/2017 10:53:28 am PDT

Exodus 22:21 - Moses gives God’s law: “You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien; for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.”

Leviticus 19:9-10 and 23:22 - Moses gives God’s law: “You shall not strip your vineyards bare…leave them for the poor and the alien.”

Leviticus 19:33-34 and 24:22 - When the alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”

Leviticus 24:23 - Moses receives God’s law: “With me you are but aliens and tenants.”

Numbers 9:14 and 15:15-16 - “…you shall have one statute for both the resident alien and the native.”

Numbers 35 and Joshua 20 - The Lord instructs Moses to give cities of refuge to the Levites so that when the Israelites must flee into Canaan they may have cities of refuge given to them.

Deuteronomy 1:16 - “Give the members of your community a fair hearing, and judge rightly between one person and another, whether citizen or resident alien.”

Deuteronomy 6:10-13 - The people of Israel are made aware that the land had come to them as a gift from God and they were to remember that they were once aliens.

Deuteronomy 10:18-19 - “For the Lord your God…loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.”

Deuteronomy 14:28-29 and 26:12-13 - Tithing was begun, in part, for resident aliens.

Deuteronomy 24:14 - “You shall not withhold the wages of poor and needy laborers, whether other Israelites or aliens who reside in your land…”

Deuteronomy 24:17-18 - “You shall not deprive a resident alien…of justice.”

Deuteronomy 24:19-22 - Leave sheaf, olives, grapes for the alien.

Deuteronomy 27:19 - “Cursed be anyone who deprives the alien…of justice.”