Hospitality

Commanded — Ro 12:13; 1Pe 4:9.

Required in ministers — 1Ti 3:2; Tit 1:8.

A test of Christian character — 1Ti 5:10.

Specially to be shown to

Strangers. — Heb 13:2.

The poor. — Isa 58:7; Lu 14:13.

Enemies. — 2Ki 6:22,23; Ro 12:20.

Encouragement to — Lu 14:14; Heb 13:2.

Exemplified

Melchizedek. — Ge 14:18.

Abraham. — Ge 18:3-8.

Lot. — Ge 19:2,3.

Laban. — Ge 24:31.

Jethro. — Ex 2:20.

Manoah. — Jdj 13:15.

Samuel. — 1Sa 9:22.

David. — 2Sa 6:19.

Barzillai. — 2Sa 19:32.

Shunammite. — 2Ki 4:8.

Nehemiah. — Ne 5:17.

Job. — Job 31:17,32.

Zacchaeus. — Lu 19:6.

Samaritans. — Joh 4:40.

Lydia. — Ac 16:15.

Jason. — Ac 17:7.

Mnason. — Ac 21:16.

People of Melita. — Ac 28:2.

Publius. — Ac 28:7.

Gaius. — 3Jo 1:5,6.