[Diggers350] Land, land rights, and how Israeli law-makers should behave to Palestinians, from The Bible

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Verses relating to land, land rights, and how the 
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Land Rights in The Bible

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All land on Earth is Gods personal property and 
mankind can only ever be stewards, or tenants of it:

God speaks to Moses: The land shall not be sold 
for ever: for the land is mine; and you are but my tenants. Leviticus 25:23

Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and 
the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it. Deuteronomy 10:14

The earth is the Lords, and all it contains, 
the world, and those who dwell in it  Psalm 24:1

Emacs!

Theft of land or inheritance is a cardinal sin:

You shall not covet your neighbours house
  Tenth Commandment, Exodus 20:17

Heirs have the right to receive their estates intact:

And thou shalt speak unto the children of 
Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, 
then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto 
his daughter. And if he have no daughter, then ye 
shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. And 
if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his 
inheritance unto his fathers brethren. And if 
his father have no brethren, then ye shall give 
his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to 
him of his family, and he shall possess it: and 
it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute 
of judgment, as the Lord commanded Moses.  Numbers 27:1-11

Greed for property draws the heart away from God

Woe to those who join house to house and field 
to field, until there is no more room, and you 
are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land. 
Yahweh of heavens armies has sworn in my 
hearing: Surely many houses shall be desolate, 
large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant. Isaiah 5:8-9

The poor, the lowly and the humble are the children of Christ:

But the Jews which believed not, moved with 
envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the 
baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all 
the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of 
Jason, and sought to bring them out to the 
people. And when they found them not, they drew 
Jason and certain other brethren unto the rulers 
of the city, crying, These that have turned the 
world upside down have come here also. Acts 17:5-6

Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; 
and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. Matthew 23:12

Jesus disciples and apostles held all things in common:

Then they that gladly received his word were 
baptized: and the same day there were added unto 
them about three thousand souls. And they 
continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine 
and in fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and 
in prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and 
many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. 
And all that believed were together, and had all 
things in common. And sold their possessions and 
goods, and parted them to all men, as every man 
had need. And they, continuing daily with one 
accord in the temple, and breaking bread from 
house to house, did eat their meat with gladness 
and singleness of heart, Praising God and having 
favour with all the people. And YAHWEH added to 
the church daily, such as should be saved. Acts 2:41-47

Jesus directly demonstrates the right to roam:

And it came to pass on the second Sabbath after 
the first, that He went through the corn fields; 
and his disciples plucked the ears of corn and 
did eat, rubbing them in their hands. Luke 6:1

The Jubilee provides for all debts and tenancies 
to be temporary and reset every couple of generations:

And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and 
proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all 
the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile 
unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his 
possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.  Leviticus 25:10

The Sabbath year reminds all landholders that the 
land is Gods property and it is their duty to 
manage it so the poor landless are provided for.

And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt 
gather in the fruits thereof: But the seventh 
year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that 
the poor of thy people may eat: and what they 
leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like 
manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and 
with thy oliveyard. Exodus 23:10-11

Producers must take responsibility for what they 
sell, and pay for any adverse consequences:

If, however, an ox was previously in the habit 
of goring and its owner has been warned, yet he 
does not confine it and it kills a man or a 
woman, the ox shall be stoned and its owner also 
shall be put to death.  Exodus 21:29

Respecting property boundaries:

You shall not move your neighbors boundary 
mark, which the ancestors have set. Deuteronomy 19:14

Do not move the ancient boundary or go into the 
fields of the fatherless. Proverbs 23:10

Government is only one of five co-equal 
institutions: Marriage promulgates; The family 
cultivates; Commerce invigorates; and The church 
translates.  When government goes unchecked by 
other powers, laid down by God, it is used to 
take property from the people, confiscating more 
and more for the privileged eating into the 
rights of the other four to thrive and, 
ultimately, survive. Beware of theft by runaway government in a fallen world:

So Samuel spoke all the words of the Lord to the 
people who had asked of him a king. He said, 
This will be the procedure of the king who will 
reign over you: he will take your sons and place 
them for himself in his chariots and among his 
horsemen and they will run before his chariots. 
He will appoint for himself commanders of 
thousands and of fifties, and some to do his 
plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his 
weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. He 
will also take your daughters for perfumers and 
cooks and bakers. He will take the best of your 
fields and your vineyards and your olive groves 
and give them to his servants. He will take a 
tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give 
to his officers and to his servants. He will also 
take your male servants and your female servants 
and your best young men and your donkeys and use 
them for his work. He will take a tenth of your 
flocks, and you yourselves will become his 
servants. Then you will cry out in that day 
because of your king whom you have chosen for 
yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.   1 Samuel 8:1018

The faithful shall inherit the earth through Christ:

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners 
spake in time past unto the fathers by the 
prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us 
by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all 
things, by whom also he made the worlds. Heb 1:2

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and 
joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer 
with him, that we may be also glorified together. Rom 8:17

True wealth is accumulated by ones own and ones familys labour

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but 
he that gathereth by labour shall increase. Proverbs 13:11

You are not allowed to charge interest on loans to fellow believers:

Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; 
usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any 
thing that is lent upon usury: Unto a stranger 
thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother 
thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy 
God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine 
hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.  Deuteronomy 23:19-20

The Jerusalem Temple is not Biblical:

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith YAHWEH, 
Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in: 
For I have not dwelt in an house since the day 
that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have 
gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle 
to another.  1 Chronicles 17:4-5

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, 
coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a 
bride adorned for her husband. And I saw no 
temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the 
Lamb are the temple of it. Revelation 21:2 & 22

Israel is commanded not to discriminate, but to 
love intermingled ethnic groups as themselves

But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be 
unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt 
love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the 
land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 19:34
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