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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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SHALL ENTER INTO THE CONGREGATION, &C. The Massorah (App-30) quotes
the Babylonian Codex, which reads "shall enter unto you in the
assembly of Jehovah", by reading _lakem,_ "unto you" instead of the
s...
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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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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:...
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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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THE CHILDREN THAT ARE BEGOTTEN OF THEM From this passage it is clear
that it was not only from Egypt that a “mixed multitude” came up
with Israel. It seems to have been impossible to prevent some
inte...
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_[Deuteronomy 23:9]_ בָּנִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר
־יִוָּלְד֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם דֹּ֣ור
שְׁלִישִׁ֑י יָבֹ֥א לָהֶ֖ם בִּ קְהַ֥ל
יְהוָֽה׃ ס...
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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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The children that are begotten (e) of them shall enter into the
congregation of the LORD in their third generation.
(e) If the fathers have renounced their idolatry, and received
circumcision....
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_Lord. The Rabbins explain this of the permission to marry the
grand-children of such as had embraced the Jewish religion, though
some of them suppose that an Idumean or an Egyptian woman might be
tak...
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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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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
sensi...
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THE CHILDREN THAT ARE BEGOTTEN OF THEM, Of such as became proselytes:
SHALL ENTER INTO THE CONGREGATION OF THE LORD IN THEIR THIRD
GENERATION; not in the third generation from the time that this law...
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The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the
congregation of the LORD in their third generation.
Ver. 8. _In their third generation._] The Edomites for their
consanguinity, - it is som...
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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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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 mak...
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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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Supposing their grandfather or great grandfather turned proselyte, and
the children continue in that faith received by such ancestors....
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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 23:8 children H1121 third H7992 generation H1755 born
H3205 (H8735) enter H935 (H8799) assembly H6951 LORD H3068
enter into - Deuteronomy 23:1; Romans 3:29-30; Ephesians 2:12-13
third gen...
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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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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 23:7 YOU SHALL NOT ABHOR AN EDOMITE.
Edom is descended from Esau, Jacob’s twin (Genesis 25:19). Both
Edomites and Egyptians MAY ENTER THE ASSEMBLY OF THE LORD. With God...
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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 OF FUGITIVE SLAVES.
LICENTIOUS PERSONS TO BE REMOVED, AND GIFTS THE PRICE...
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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
thei...
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Deuteronomy 23:1; Deuteronomy 23:2; Deuteronomy 23:3; Ephesians 2:12;
Ephesians 2:13; Exodus 20:5; Exodus 20:6; Romans 3:29; Romans 3:30...
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In their third generation — Supposing their grandfather, or great
— grandfather turned proselyte, and the children continue in that
faith received by such ancestors....