Deuteronomy 10

It looks like the historical narrative that Moses began several chapters ago is drawing to a close. It ends with a reminder of what God asked of his people, which although it was a fairly short list looks like it would be tough to follow perfectly. One item in particular that is called out as something they were to do was to be kind to the foreigners living among them. That caught me off guard a bit; at first I thought it was so simple and obvious that it should have gone without saying. However, upon reflection, I wonder if the way we treat immigrants in this country - legal or otherwise - might not be a good reflection of this principle. Of course there are also the laws of this land to consider, but if they actually conflict then God's commands would trump human law; I may have to think on this some more.