Then especially take heed, because that is a time and state of confusion and licentiousness, when, as one said, the laws of God and man cannot be heard for the noise of arms; and because the success of thy arms and enterprises depends upon God's blessing, which wicked men have no reason to expect; and because thou dost then carry thy life in thy hand, and therefore hast need to be well prepared for death and judgment.
The whole passage refers not to the encampments of the nation while passing from Egypt through the wilderness, but to future warlike expeditions seat out from Canaan....
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...
ANOTHER SECTION DEALING WITH WAR (see Deuteronomy 20:1; Deuteronomy 21:10). Regulations for securing the ceremonial purity of the camp (see Numbers 5:2 (P)). The reason stated ...
WICKED. See App-44....
_VER._ 9. _WHEN THE HOST GOETH FORTH AGAINST THINE ENEMIES,_ &C.— As the Israelites were to commence a war against the Canaanites, the success of which depended immediately upon the miraculous assista...
(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...
(7) UNCLEANNESS (Deuteronomy 23:9-14) 9When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every evil thing. 10 If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reas...
_WHEN THE HOST GOETH FORTH AGAINST THINE ENEMIES, THEN KEEP THEE FROM EVERY WICKED THING._ When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing - from theft, violen...
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...
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...
Deuteronomy 23:9. PURITY OF THE CAMP. (9) WHEN THE HOST GOETH FORTH AGAINST THINE ENEMIES... KEEP THEE. — “Because Satan maketh his accusations in the hour of danger” (Rashi). (10) UNCLEANNESS THAT...
_[Deuteronomy 23:10]_ כִּֽי ־תֵצֵ֥א מַחֲנֶ֖ה עַל ־אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ
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...
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...
Thing, rapine, libertinage, &c., which are but too common among soldiers. (Calmet) --- We know what instructions St. John the baptist gave to those who followed that lawful profession, Luke iii. 14. ...
The precept here is comprehensive, and includes all; it is from every wicked thing....
9._When the host goeth forth. _What he had taught with respect to the preservation of purity at home, and in time of peace, he now extends to times of war also, so that they might keep themselves clea...
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...
WHEN THE HOST GOETH FORTH AGAINST THINE ENEMIES,.... An army of soldiers march in order to meet the enemy and fight him: THEN KEEP THEE FROM EVERY WICKED THING; the Targum of Jonathan adds, by way of...
When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing. Ver. 9. _Then keep thee from every wicked thing._] Walk accurately, as carrying thy life in thy hand; for "the...
_Keep from every wicked thing_ Then especially take heed, because that is a time of confusion and licentiousness; when the laws of God and man cannot be heard for the noise of arms; because the succes...
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...
When the host, the army of Israel as represented by its camp of soldiers, GOETH FORTH AGAINST THINE ENEMIES, THEN KEEP THEE FROM EVERY WICKED THING, namely, from defilement and uncleanness of the body...
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS DURING CAMPAIGNS OF WAR...
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...
9-14 The camp of the Lord must have nothing offensive in it. If there must be this care taken to preserve the body clean, much more should we be careful to keep the mind pure....
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...
Deuteronomy 23:9 army H4264 out H3318 (H8799) enemies H341 (H8802) keep H8104 (H8738) wicked H7451 thing...
KEEPING THE MILITARY CAMP RITUALLY CLEAN (DEUTERONOMY 23:9). Having established the purity of the assembly of Israel Moses now moved on to the question of the purity of the military camp of Israel. I...
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:...
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...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 23:9 When Israel’s army was fighting the enemy, it was considered a religious gathering. Laws of cleanness applied. ⇐...
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...
EXPOSITION CIVIL RIGHTS. WHO MAY AND WHO MAY NOT ENTER INTO THE CONGREGATION. UNCLEANNESS IN THE CAMP TO BE AVOIDED. RECEPTION...
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...
2 Chronicles 19:4; 2 Chronicles 20:3; 2 Chronicles 31:20; 2 Chronicles 31:21;...
Keep from every wicked thing — Then especially take heed, because that is a time of confusion and licentiousness; when the laws of God and man cannot be heard for the noise of arms; because the succes...