THEOSISVissarion (Nechaev)
Show love to foreigners. The children of Israel demonstrated their love for others primarily through their strict adherence to the Lord’s commandments that favored them. The Lord, in commanding love for outsiders, sets a standard for its extent: "Let the stranger who resides among you be to you as a native-born; love him as yourself." Remember, you were once strangers in the land of Egypt. This call to care for those from outside one's community is frequently highlighted in the Mosaic laws, such as in Exodus 22:21.
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Moreover, the deeper reasoning behind this directive is articulated in Exodus 23:9: “Ye know the soul of a stranger, because ye yourselves were strangers in the land of Egypt.” In other words, draw from your own experiences to understand the hardships a foreigner faces in an unfamiliar place; reflect on the suffering you endured in Egypt, and do not replicate the actions of your former oppressors.