Topical Bible: Sojourneth

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The term "sojourneth" is derived from the Hebrew word "gur" and the Greek word "paroikeo," both of which convey the idea of residing temporarily or dwelling as a foreigner. In the biblical context, sojourning often implies living in a place without permanent status, reflecting a transient or pilgrim lifestyle. This concept is significant throughout Scripture, illustrating themes of faith, dependence on God, and the transient nature of earthly life.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, the concept of sojourning is frequently associated with the patriarchs, particularly Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Abraham is described as a sojourner in the land of Canaan, living in tents and moving from place to place. Genesis 12:10 states, "Now there was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land." This highlights Abraham's dependence on God's guidance and provision during his temporary residence in foreign lands.

The Israelites' experience in Egypt is another significant example of sojourning. Initially welcomed during Joseph's time, they eventually became oppressed foreigners. Exodus 12:40-41 notes, "Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years. At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt." This period of sojourning culminated in the Exodus, symbolizing deliverance and the fulfillment of God's promises.

Laws Concerning Sojourners

The Mosaic Law contains specific instructions regarding the treatment of sojourners, reflecting God's concern for justice and compassion. Leviticus 19:33-34 commands, "When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him. You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God." These laws emphasize the importance of hospitality and fairness, reminding the Israelites of their own history as sojourners.

New Testament Perspective

In the New Testament, the concept of sojourning takes on a spiritual dimension. Believers are often described as sojourners or pilgrims in the world, reflecting their temporary status on earth and their ultimate citizenship in heaven. 1 Peter 2:11 exhorts, "Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul." This passage encourages Christians to live holy lives, recognizing their transient existence and eternal hope.

The Apostle Paul also touches on this theme in his letters. In Philippians 3:20 , he writes, "But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ." This reinforces the idea that believers, while living in the world, are ultimately citizens of a heavenly kingdom.

Theological Implications

The theme of sojourning in the Bible underscores the transient nature of human life and the call to live by faith. It serves as a reminder of the believer's dependence on God and the anticipation of a future, eternal home. The treatment of sojourners in the biblical narrative also highlights God's justice and compassion, calling His people to reflect these attributes in their interactions with others.

Throughout Scripture, the sojourner's journey is a metaphor for the spiritual journey of faith, characterized by trust in God's promises and the hope of eternal life.

Library

The Six Cities.
... These were the cities appointed for all the Children of Israel, and for the stranger
that sojourneth among them, that whosoever Killeth any person at unawares ...
/.../macduff/the cities of refuge or the name of jesus/ii the six cities.htm

The Eve of the Restoration
... and build the house of the Lord God of Israel (He is the God), which is in
Jerusalem.4. And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the eve of the restoration.htm

The Cities of Refuge
... Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.9. These were the cities appointed
for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the cities of refuge.htm

Zain.
... This is the low estate, in the house of mortality, of the man who sojourneth away
from Paradise and the Jerusalem above, whence one going down to Jericho fell ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/zain.htm

The Return of the Exiles
... And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place
help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 45 the return of.htm

Rom. xiii. 1
... 17, writes, "But the heavenly city, or rather that part of it which sojourneth in
this mortal state, and liveth by faith, must likewise make use of this kind ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xxiii rom xiii 1.htm

Solomon's Temple Spiritualized
... was commanded to the Jews, and their glory shone when they did accordingly: 'And
it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/solomons temple spiritualized.htm

The Holy City; Or, the New Jerusalem:
The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the holy city or the.htm

Thesaurus

Sojourneth (27 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Sojourneth (27 Occurrences). ... Genesis 21:34 and Abraham
sojourneth in the land of the Philistines many days. (YLT). ...
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Sojourns (18 Occurrences)
... Exodus 3:22 but every woman shall ask of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth
in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment; and ye ...
/s/sojourns.htm - 12k

Home-born (14 Occurrences)
... Home-born (14 Occurrences). Exodus 12:49 One law shall be to him that is home-born,
and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. (ASV DBY WBS). ...
/h/home-born.htm - 11k

Inadvertence (13 Occurrences)
... Numbers 15:26 and it shall be forgiven the whole assembly of the children of Israel,
and the stranger that sojourneth among them; for with all the people there ...
/i/inadvertence.htm - 11k

Sojourners (37 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 17:8 And unto them thou sayest: Any man of the house of Israel, or of
the sojourners, who sojourneth in your midst, who causeth burnt-offering or ...
/s/sojourners.htm - 18k

Lasting (40 Occurrences)
... Numbers 15:15 As to the congregation, there shall be one statute for you, and for
the stranger that sojourneth with you, an everlasting statute throughout your ...
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Native (35 Occurrences)
... Exodus 12:48 And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee, and hath made a passover
to Jehovah, every male of his 'is' to be circumcised, and then he doth come ...
/n/native.htm - 19k

Sojourner (81 Occurrences)
... The ger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and
thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were gerim in the land of Egypt ...
/s/sojourner.htm - 48k

Ignorance (27 Occurrences)
... Numbers 15:26 And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel,
and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people were ...
/i/ignorance.htm - 21k

Sojourning (35 Occurrences)

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Concordance

Sojourneth (27 Occurrences)

Genesis 20:1
And Abraham journeyeth from thence toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourneth in Gerar;
(YLT)

Genesis 21:34
and Abraham sojourneth in the land of the Philistines many days.
(YLT)

Exodus 3:22
But every woman shall borrow of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
(KJV JPS ASV)

Exodus 12:48
And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee, and would hold the passover to Jehovah, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and hold it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land; but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
(DBY YLT)

Exodus 12:49
One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 16:29
And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 17:8
And unto them thou sayest: Any man of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners, who sojourneth in your midst, who causeth burnt-offering or sacrifice to ascend,
(YLT)

Leviticus 17:12
Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 18:26
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Leviticus 19:33
And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him;
(YLT)

Leviticus 19:34
The stranger that sojourneth with you shall be unto you as the home-born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.
(See JPS ASV DBY)

Leviticus 25:6
And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee.
(KJV WBS)

Numbers 9:14
And when a sojourner sojourneth with you, then he hath prepared a passover to Jehovah, according to the statute of the passover, and according to its ordinance, so he doth; one statute is to you, even to a sojourner, and to a native of the land.'
(YLT)

Numbers 15:14
and when a sojourner sojourneth with you, or whoso 'is' in your midst to your generations, and he hath made a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah, as ye do so he doth.
(YLT)

Numbers 15:15
One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Numbers 15:16
One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Numbers 15:26
And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people were in ignorance.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Numbers 15:29
Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Numbers 19:10
And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Deuteronomy 1:16
And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and him also that sojourneth with him.
(DBY)

Deuteronomy 18:6
And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourneth, and come with all the desire of his soul unto the place which Jehovah shall choose;
(See JPS ASV DBY)

Deuteronomy 26:5
And thou hast answered and said before Jehovah thy God, A perishing Aramaean 'is' my father! and he goeth down to Egypt, and sojourneth there with few men, and becometh there a nation, great, mighty, and numerous;
(YLT)

Joshua 20:9
These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY)

2 Kings 8:2
And the woman riseth, and doth according to the word of the man of God, and goeth, she and her household, and sojourneth in the land of the Philistines seven years.
(YLT)

Ezra 1:4
And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Ezekiel 14:7
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
(KJV WBS)

Ezekiel 47:23
And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Sojourneth

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