Ezekiel 47:22-23 Proper Care For Strangers

Ezekiel 47:22-23 (KJV)  And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD. 

Here is stipulated a principle for the care of strangers in Israel. It is with reference to those who sojourn among them. These ones have set up families. It is thus instructed from the Lord that these families be given inheritance from the Lord GOD.

Although these strangers come from without, when they worship and serve the God of Israel, they are to be accorded inheritance in the land. Such is the proper care that God intended for them. This is God’s heart even for strangers. How much more He cares for the Israelites in the land.

God’s way is indeed wise. He shows us the equitable way. May the people of God understand His holy will and bless His Name. Amen.