Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Exodus)
我夜间的歌曲《出埃及记》
Text: Exodus 23: 9
MEDITATION
Exodus 23:9
9 Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. The focus
a. The focus of this law was the future.
b. These instructions would apply when Israel entered the land of Canaan.
2. The immediate context
a. There were “no strangers” in their midst en route to Canaan.
b. All the people were “the children of Israel”.
3. No oppression of strangers
a. This was very possible.
b. They would become the conquerors of the land.
c. There would be people who would like to live among them.
d. These would be called “strangers”.
e. The modern-day word:
i. Foreigners
ii. Immigrants
iii. Possible “citizens”
f. In any case, they must not be oppressed simply because they were not of the stock of Israel.
g. This law was very far-sighted.
4. “For you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt”
a. Israel’s years of being enslaved by Egypt must never be forgotten.
b. The suffering they endured must make them more understanding.
c. They must never oppress others:
i. Because they had been oppressed.
ii. They must understand the hearts of all who are oppressed.
经文:出埃及记 23:9
沉思
《出埃及记 23:9》
9 不可欺压寄居的,因为你们在埃及地做过寄居的,知道寄居的心。