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The Edomite, as descended from Esau the twin brother of Jacob (compare
Deuteronomy 2:4), and the Egyptian, as of that nation which had for
long shown hospitality to Joseph and his brethren, were not t...
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19. THE CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH AND ITS CONSTITUTION AND HOLINESS
CHAPTER 23
_ 1. The constitution of the congregation of Jehovah (Deuteronomy
23:1)_
2. The cleanness of the camp in time of war (De...
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Classes to be refused admission into the religious community.
Deuteronomy 23:1. Here two, but in Leviticus 22:24 two additional
methods of making eunuchs are mentioned. Such mutilations were
required...
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THOU. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Targum of Onkelos,
Syriac, Vulgate, read "But thou".
THY BROTHER. The posterity of Esau. Genesis 25:25; Obadiah 1:10;
Obadiah 1:12....
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_VER._ 7, 8. _THOU SHALT NOT ABHOR AN EDOMITE—AN EGYPTIAN_— The
first, the descendants of Esau, the brother of Jacob, were thereby
more than _neighbours;_ they were the _brethren_ of the Israelites:
a...
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(2) TEMPORARY EXCLUSION FOR EGYPTIANS, MOABITES AND PHYSICALLY UNCLEAN
(Deuteronomy 23:7-14)
7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt
not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wa...
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_THOU SHALT NOT SEEK THEIR PEACE NOR THEIR PROSPERITY ALL THY DAYS FOR
EVER._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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23:7 sojourner (a-22) Or 'stranger.'...
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LAWS REGARDING ADMITTANCE TO THE CONGREGATION, CLEANLINESS IN THE
CAMP, UNCHASTITY, USURY, AND VOWS
1. Shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord] i.e. not merely
as priests (see Leviticus 21:1...
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DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE
LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD
DEUTERONOMY
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 23
V1 ‘A person may squeeze hard or cut off the sex parts of a man. The
man with the physical da...
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THOU SHALT NOT ABHOR AN EDOMITE... AN EGYPTIAN. — The contrast
between these and the Moabite and Ammonite is drawn rather well by
Rashi in this passace. “Learn here,” he says, “that he who makes
a man...
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_[Deuteronomy 23:8]_ לֹֽא ־תְתַעֵ֣ב אֲדֹמִ֔י
כִּ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ
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LAWS OF KINDNESS
WITH the commands we now have to consider, we leave altogether the
region of strict law, and enter entirely upon that of aspiration and
of feeling. Kindness, by its very nature, elude...
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Under the Mosaic law certain persons were excluded from worship and
others from the camp. Any who in any way violated the requirements of
personal perfection in physical matters were not to be allowed...
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Brother. Esau and Jacob were twins. --- Land. The Egyptians had for
some time afforded the Hebrews an asylum in their country, and though
the kings of late had persecuted them, the people seem not to...
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It is remarkable from the first, in the instances of the fathers of
both houses, Jacob as the head of Israel, and his brother Esau as the
head of Edom, how the LORD drew the line of separation: see Ma...
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7._Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite. _In order that the punishment
denounced against the Moabites and Ammonites should be more strongly
marked, he commands the Edomites and Egyptians to be admitted in...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22, 23, 24, AND 25.
Chapter 22 appears to contain ordinances to guard the people from want
of benevolence and mercy, and of that which would offend the
sensib...
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THOU SHALL NOT ABHOR AN EDOMITE,.... Or an Idumean, the descendants of
Esau, whose name was Edom, Genesis 25:30 the Targum of Jonathan adds,
"that comes to be made a proselyte"; he was not to be rejec...
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_Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he [is] thy brother: thou shalt
not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land._
Ver. 7. _For he is thy brother._] And therefore to be borne wit...
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_Thou wast a stranger_ And didst receive habitation, protection, and
provision from them a long time, which kindness thou must not forget
for their following persecution. It is ordinary with men that...
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1 Who may or may not enter into the Congregation.
9 Vncleannesse to bee auoided in the hoste.
15 Of the fugitiue seruant.
17 Of filthinesse.
18 Of abominable sacrifices.
19 Of vsury.
21 Of vowes...
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Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, for he is thy brother, and the
obligations of brotherhood had not been ignored by them to the extent
practiced by the Ammonites and Moabites, Deuteronomy 2:6; THOU SHA...
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SOME RULES CONCERNING MEMBERSHIP...
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NECESSARY EXCLUSIONS
(vs.1-8)
A man who was emasculated in any way could not be recognized as one of
Israel's congregation (v.1). Such mutilation deprives one of his
proper masculinity. The Lord make...
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1-8 We ought to value the privileges of God's people, both for
ourselves and for our children, above all other advantages. No
personal blemishes, no crimes of our forefathers, no difference of
nation,...
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AN EDOMITE; the children of Edom; only the Amalekites are excepted by
God's particular order, and upon special reason, DEUTERONOMY 25:17.
THY BROTHER, by Esau, Jacob's brother. THOU WAST A STRANGER IN...
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The portion of our book on which we now enter, though not calling for
elaborate exposition, yet teaches us two very important practical
lessons In the first place, many of the institutions and ordinan...
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Deuteronomy 23:7 abhor H8581 (H8762) Edomite H130 brother H251 abhor
H8581 (H8762) Egyptian H4713 alien H1616 l
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CHAPTER 23 REGULATION CONCERNING THOSE WHOM YAHWEH MAKES WELCOME AND
UNWELCOME (1-18): REGULATIONS CONCERNING HONEST DEALINGS (19-25).
Moses now came to the question as to whom in the future were to...
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CONTENTS: Divers regulations.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses.
CONCLUSION: We must take care to keep the camp of the saints pure from
moral, ceremonial and natural pollution.
KEY WORD: Holy, Deuteronomy 23:...
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Deuteronomy 23:1. _Shall not enter the congregation._ Eunuchs might
worship there, as appears from the viiith of Acts; but they could not
hold any office. In regard to devotion, God has promised the p...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—From the sanctification of domestic relations, to
which laws of marriage and chastity in the previous chapter pointed,
Moses now proceeds to legislate for the purity of the congregatio...
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EXPOSITION
CIVIL RIGHTS. WHO MAY AND WHO MAY NOT ENTER INTO THE CONGREGATION.
UNCLEANNESS IN THE CAMP TO BE AVOIDED. RECEPTION...
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In chapter twenty-three, we find those that were restricted from
coming into the temple. Eunuchs were forbidden in the temple.
An Ammonite or Moabite was forbidden unto the tenth generation, for
their...
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Acts 7:10; Deuteronomy 10:19; Exodus 22:21; Exodus 23:9; Genesis 25
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Thou wast a stranger — And didst receive habitation, protection and
provision from them a long time, which kindness thou must not forget
for their following persecution. It is ordinary with men, that...