BECAUSE WE HAVE REJECTED GOD

 

Aliens we let in our country will rule over us. We will build houses, plant crops and they will take them

Below is a bible study followed by a message for you to use in your home Sabbath gathering.

We will learn why srictly from Scripture, letting the Bible define its own terms and warnings—without political slogans or modern labels. In the Bible, “strangers,” “foreigners,” and “aliens” are often used to describe non-covenant peoples living among Israel when Israel departs from God. The issue presented is loss of sovereignty as a divine judgment.

1. Foreigners Rising Above the Nation

Deuteronomy 28:43–44

“The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.”

Key points:

• The strangers are “within thee” (illegals inside the country)
• They rise to rule economically and politically
• Israel (The United States, England and other white western nations) becomes dependent

This chapter is explicitly about national curses for disobedience.

2. Building Houses, Planting Crops — Others Take Them

Deuteronomy 28:30–33

“Thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein…
Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes…
The fruit of thy land, and all thy labors, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up.”

• We build
• We plant
• Others consume
• They are described as a foreign nation

3. Our Land and Homes Given to Strangers

Lamentations 5:2

“Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.”

This was written after judgment had already occurred—a lament of what Israel experienced when they lost control of their land.

4. Serving Strangers in Our Own Land

Nehemiah 9:36–37

“Behold, we are servants this day…
and it yieldeth much increase unto the kings (politicians) whom thou hast set over us…
they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure.”

Israel is:

• In its own land
• Producing wealth
• But others rule over it

5. Foreigners Devour the Land

Isaiah 1:7

“Your country is desolate… your land, strangers devour it in your presence.”

Not a metaphor—this is an economic and territorial reality described plainly.

6. Crops Taken by Foreigners

Jeremiah 5:17

“And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread…
they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds…
they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees.”

7. Planting but Not Eating

Micah 6:15

“Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap…
thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil.”

8. Houses Built — Not Lived In

Amos 5:11

“Ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them;
ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.”

What Scripture Is Teaching

Biblical pattern:

1. God grants a nation land and blessings
2. The nation rejects God’s law
3. God removes protection
4. Foreigners gain control
5. The people labor — others benefit

This is not presented as accidental or political—it is shown as divine judgment for national rebellion.

Not because we put Democrats in or Republicans in, BUT BECAUSE WE PUT GOD OUT!

Important Balance (Biblical Context)

Scripture also commands kindness to strangers who respect God’s law
(Exodus 12:49; Leviticus 19:34)

The problem arises when:

• God’s law is rejected
• Borders and authority collapse
• The covenant people lose moral and spiritual restraint

Summary Verse (The Warning in One Line)

Deuteronomy 28:33

“The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed always.”

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If you want to use the study as a message for your gathering on Sabbath.

Below is a clear, Scripture-driven sermon outline, suitable for Sabbath teaching. It stays anchored in the Bible, lets Scripture speak for itself, and follows a logical teaching flow.

SERMON OUTLINE

“When Strangers Rise and the Nation Falls”

Key Theme: Loss of national sovereignty as a consequence of rejecting God’s law

I. INTRODUCTION: A BIBLICAL WARNING, NOT A MODERN OPINION

Opening Scripture:
Deuteronomy 28:1–2 – Blessings for obedience
Deuteronomy 28:15 – Curses for disobedience

Teaching Point:

• God clearly outlines national blessings and national curses
• These are not private, individual punishments
• They apply to entire peoples and nations

This sermon examines one specific curse:
Foreign domination within the land

II. GOD FORETOLD FOREIGNERS WOULD RISE ABOVE ISRAEL

A. Strangers Within the Land

Deuteronomy 28:43–44

“The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.”

Key Points:

• The strangers are already inside the land
• Power shifts upward to them
• God’s people become the tail, not the head

B. Economic Control by Foreigners

Nehemiah 9:36–37

“They have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure.”

Teaching Emphasis:

• Israel labored
• Others ruled
• This occurred in their own land

III. BUILDING HOUSES — BUT NOT LIVING IN THEM

A. Houses Taken

Deuteronomy 28:30

“Thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein.”

Amos 5:11

“Ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them.”

Lamentations 5:2

“Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.”

Teaching Point:

• Ownership does not equal control
• Labor does not guarantee benefit when judgment falls

IV. PLANTING CROPS — BUT OTHERS EAT THEM

A. Harvest Devoured

Deuteronomy 28:33

“The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up.”

Jeremiah 5:17

“They shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread.”

Micah 6:15

“Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap.”

B. Strangers Devour the Land

Isaiah 1:7

“Your land, strangers devour it in your presence.”

Teaching Emphasis:

• This is not symbolic
• It describes economic displacement
• The people watch their own land benefit others

V. WHY THIS HAPPENS: NATIONAL REJECTION OF GOD

A. The Root Cause

Deuteronomy 28:45

“Because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God.”

Isaiah 1:4

“Ah sinful nation… they have forsaken the LORD.”

Key Principle:

• This is not about race
• This is about covenant rejection
• God removes protection → chaos fills the vacuum

VI. IMPORTANT BIBLICAL BALANCE

A. God Commands Kindness to Obedient Strangers

Exodus 12:49

“One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger.”

Leviticus 19:34

“The stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you.”

Clarification:

• Judgment comes when law and order collapse

VII. PROPHETIC APPLICATION FOR TODAY

Luke 21:24

“Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”

Hosea 8:7

“They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.”

Teaching Point:

• History repeats when nations ignore God
• The Bible warns ahead of time so repentance is possible

VIII. CONCLUSION: THE WARNING AND THE HOPE

A. The Warning

Deuteronomy 28:48

“He shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck.”

B. The Hope

2 Chronicles 7:14

“If my people… shall humble themselves… I will heal their land.”

CLOSING THOUGHT

God does not warn to frighten—
He warns to invite repentance.

When God’s law is restored,
blessings return, borders stabilize, and justice is re-established.