Leviticus 24:22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the Lord your God. 23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp" .....
This passage of scripture, like so many others show beyond the shadow of a doubt that the laws given by God on mount Sinai were not intended for the Jews only, for here we plainly see that the stranger or gentile was also to be governed by the very same standards as those who were blood line Jews. This fact is also reiterated in the fourth commandment, which also includes the stranger in the blessings of the Sabbath rest, and in the book of Isaiah, the Lord further specifies that the strangers to the commonwealth of Israel should never conclude that they were ostracized from the blessings and mercies of God, for they are directly addressed by God Himself through the prophet Isaiah. Let's read:
Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that doeth this" .... "that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. 3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people" .... 6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; 7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer"... for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
The notion that the laws given in the old Testament were for the Hebrews only is obviously without merit, and when considered in the context of our relationship with our fellowman, can never make any sense whatsoever, even though this very flawed theology has gained ground in modern Christendom. For instance, if the law which says thou shalt not kill were meant for the Jewish people alone, then a stranger would be free to kill any Jew at anytime, without being held accountable, and if this were the case, then the blessings of rest and peace from surrounding enemies, which God had promised to His people, would not be materialized, for the Hebrews would be living on edge, always looking over their shoulders, and worrying about the gentiles who are supposedly allowed to slay them for any reason.
In the first passage given in this presentation, Moses was commanded to bring the stranger who had cursed and blasphemed the name of The Lord, to the outskirts of the camp, where he would suffer the consequences for his wrong-doing. Now if God's laws were not meant for the gentiles too, then this sentence would be arbitrary, and as such the man should be left to walk free. But this is absolutely not the case, for as stated before in the scriptures, the laws of God are meant for all human beings, whether they be Jew or gentile, and therefore the man in question was found guilty of breaking the third commandment, which says "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain". Let's read:
Leviticus 24:11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses" .... 12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them. 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head" 15 Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death" .... "as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.
In our day we often hear of the Christian sabbath and the Jewish Sabbath, as if God made two different Sabbaths for Jews and gentiles. If so, the week must of necessity consist of eight days instead of seven, for the law given to the Hebrews says "Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord", and therefore an additional day must be added to the weekly cycle so that the gentiles could rest. This theology and reasoning makes no sense whatsoever, and is generally born of a stubborn resistance to the plainest commands of God, because they call for self-denial, and may be considered inconvenient by those who work and shop over the sacred hours.
We therefore end with a passage of scripture which enjoins the keeping of all God's commandments, whether we be Christian or Jew, for it makes no difference whatsoever to God, who gave us His laws for our benefit, not for our disadvantage. Let's read:
Romans 3:22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
May God add His blessing to the study and practice of His word. "Good night" and God bless!