When the Israelites retuned from exile to rebuild Jerusalem the "peoples of the land" offered to help. Worried about maintaining their religious purity, Isrealite leaders vehemently rejected this offer. 

This raises important questions. How do God's people partner with those outside the faith? And what are the consequences, intended and unintended, of those choices. 

Sub-question: Have you ever wondered where the Samaritans came from?