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This law forbids only the naturalization of those against whom it is
directed. It does not forbid their dwelling in the land; and seems to
refer rather to the nations than to individuals. It was not u...
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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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DISCOURSE: 215
GOD’S CARE FOR HIS PEOPLE
Deuteronomy 23:5._ The Lord thy God would not hearken unto Salaam: for
the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because
the Lord thy God l...
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1. EXCLUSION FROM THE CONGREGATION (Deuteronomy 23:1-14)
(1) PERMANENT EXCLUSION FOR THE SEXUALLY MUTILATED, CHILDREN BORN OF
ILLEGITIMATE UNION AND CERTAIN ENEMY PEOPLE (Deuteronomy 23:1-6)
He that...
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_NEVERTHELESS THE LORD THY GOD WOULD NOT HEARKEN UNTO BALAAM; BUT THE
LORD THY GOD TURNED THE CURSE INTO A BLESSING UNTO THEE, BECAUSE THE
LORD THY GOD LOVED THEE._
The Lord thy God would not hearken...
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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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BECAUSE THE LORD THY GOD LOVED THEE. — The contrast between what He
says to Israel in this book and what He said by Balaam is very
striking. (See on Deuteronomy 31:16.)...
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_[Deuteronomy 23:6]_ וְ לֹֽא ־אָבָ֞ה יְהוָ֤ה
אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙...
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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 disqualification to the privileges of GOD'S people, is expressed
by these marks, which imply defect. Who shall say, except the great
searcher of hearts, what are the causes of prevention, to unite...
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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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NEVERTHELESS, THE LORD THY GOD WOULD NOT HEARKEN UNTO BALAAM,.... To
his solicitations, and the methods he took to prevail on the Lord to
suffer him to curse Israel, which he gladly would have done fo...
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Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the
LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the
LORD thy God loved thee.
Ver. 5. _Nevertheless the Lord, &c.,...
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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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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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i.e. Forced Balaam to bless thee, who was hired and inclined to curse
thee, if possibly he could....
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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 23:5 LORD H3068 God H430 would H14 (H8804) listen H8085
(H8800) Balaam H1109 LORD H3068 God...
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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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_The Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing._
BALAAM’S CURSE TURNED INTO A BLESSING BY GOD
Here a difficult question meets us. Was there any reality whatever in
Balaam’s curse! Or was it altog...
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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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2 Corinthians 4:17; Deuteronomy 33:3; Deuteronomy 7:7; Deuteronomy
7:8;...