1. Hospitality, a neglected command
Love -of-strangers; fond of guests; generous to guests.
Congregational Theme: Daily Disciples: Good Works

2. ISBE – Hospitality is regarded as a right by the traveler, to whom it never occurs to thank his host as if for a favor. And hospitality is granted as a duty by the host, who himself may very soon be dependent on someone else’s hospitality.

3. ISBE – The traveler is made the literal master of the house during his stay; his host will perform for him the most servile offices, & will not even sit in his presence without express request. The host is in duty bound to defend his guest against all comers & to lay aside any personal hatred --the murderer of father is safe as the guest of the son.

4. Laws & Examples
Lev 19:33-34 – And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him. 34 The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, & you shall love him as yourself (cf. vs. 19); for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

5. Laws & Examples
Lev 25:23-27 – The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are strangers & sojourners with Me. 24 And in all the land of your possession you shall grant redemption of the land.

6. Laws & Examples
Exo 2:20 (Reuel) – So he said to his daughters, “And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”
Judges 13:15 (Samson’s father) – Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain You, & we will prepare a young goat for You.”

7. Laws & Examples Genesis 18:1-8 – Abraham Genesis 19:1-3 – Lot
Job 31:32 – “But no sojourner had to lodge in the street, for I have opened my doors to the traveler.”

8. Is Hospitality for Us?
1 Peter 4:9 – “Be hospitable (love of strangers) to one another”.
Romans 12:13 – “Be given (to pursue) to hospitality”.
Heb 13:2 – “Do not forget to entertain strangers (to show love to strangers)….”
Widows & Shepherds (1 Tim 5:9-10; Titus 1:7-9)

9. Proper View of Hospitality
Be Prepared To Aid Strangers
Genesis 18:1-8; 19:1-3; 3 John 5-6
Be Prepared To Aid One Another
1 Peter 4:9; Romans 12:13
Be Prepared To Aid Evangelists
Luke 9:1-6; 10:4-8; Philemon 22; 3 John 5-6
Be Prepared To Go
Matt 25:34-40, 46; Luke 10:25-37

10. Proper View of Hospitality
Be Prepared To Emulate Jesus
People came to Him (Matt 15:30; 14:19; 15:36)
He went to them (Mark 6:48; Luke 7:11-17; Jn 11)
He invited them (Matt 11:28; 19:14; John 7:37)

12. Proper Practice of Hospitality
Judges 19:16-21 – The Old Man from the hill country of Ephraim

13. Proper Practice of Hospitality
Regularly – to maintain unity & peace
Rom 12:1; 1 Pet 2:5; Eph 4:1-3
“To One Another” – including the lowly
Rom 12:10, 16; Matt 10:42
“Without Grumbling” – as to the Lord
Matt 25:34-40, 46; 2 Cor 8:1-5; 9:6-7
Not For Favor – out of preference
Luke 14:12-14; 6:32-36

14. Rom 14:19 – Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace AND the things by which one may edify another.
1 Thess 5:15 – See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves & for all.
 John 13:34-35 – A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (cf. John 17:20-23)