Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Deuteronomy 23:17
Compare the marginal reference. Prostitution was a common part of religious observances among idolatrous nations, especially in the worship of Ashtoreth or Astarte. Compare Micah 1:7; Baruch 6:43.
Compare the marginal reference. Prostitution was a common part of religious observances among idolatrous nations, especially in the worship of Ashtoreth or Astarte. Compare Micah 1:7; Baruch 6:43.
Verse Deuteronomy 23:17. _THERE SHALL BE NO WHORE_] See on Genesis 38:15-1....
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...
WHORE. sodomitess. Hebrew means one consecrated as such in connection with heathen worship. Hence her name _kedeshah,_. separated one. Compare 1 Kings 14:24. 1Ki 15:12. 1 Kings 22:46; Job 36:14 ("uncl...
(2) MORALITY, ILLEGITIMATE PRACTICES AND WAGES (Deuteronomy 23:17-18) There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt n...
_THERE SHALL BE NO WHORE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL, NOR A SODOMITE OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL._ THERE SHALL BE NO WHORE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL, х_ QªDEESHAAH_ (H6948)] - a female devoted to the servic...
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...
WHORE AND SODOMITE seem both intended to be taken in the sense in which they belonged to the temples of Baal and Ashtaroth, of persons dedicated to impurity....
_[Deuteronomy 23:18]_ לֹא ־תִהְיֶ֥ה קְדֵשָׁ֖ה מִ בְּנֹ֣ות
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...
Israel. Some hence very erroneously infer, that before this prohibition the thing was not criminal. (Selden, Jur. v. 4.) Notwithstanding the law, such lewd practices continued to be very common. The o...
Is not the same said with respect to spiritual Israel now? Rev 22:15; 1 Corinthians 6:9....
This passage is akin to the foregoing; for in the first clause He forbids that girls should be prostituted. Some think that a whore is called in Hebrew קדשה, _kedeshah_, because she is exposed to, and...
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...
THERE SHALL BE NO WHORE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL,.... The word for "whore" is "kedeshah", which properly signifies an "holy" one; and here, by an antiphrasis, an unholy, an impure person, one that i...
There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. Ver. 17. _There shall be no whore._] And what a stinking shame is that, that stews and brothel houses are lic...
_There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel_ No common prostitute, such as were tolerated and encouraged by the Gentiles, and used even in their religious worship. Not that such practices were...
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...
Various Duties Within the Congregation....
There shall be no whore, a so-called consecrated prostitute, OF THE DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL, NOR A SODOMITE OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL, both of whom prostituted their bodies in the service of the Phenician god...
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...
WHORE: Or, sodomitess...
15-25 It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptat...
No common prostitute, such, as were tolerated and encouraged by the Gentiles, and used even in their religious worship. OF THE DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL; not that such practices were allowed to the stranger...
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 23:17 harlot H6948 daughters H1323 Israel H3478 one H6945 sons H1121 Israel H3478 There shall be -...
BOTH MALE AND FEMALE PROSTITUTION FORBIDDEN IN ISRAEL (DEUTERONOMY 23:17). In contrast with the welcome given to the escaped slave are the unwelcome Israelite male and female prostitutes. Deuteronom...
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 23:15__ These laws address property offenses related to the eighth commandment: “You shall not steal” (Deuteronomy 5:19)....
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 23:17 CULT PROSTITUTE. Cultic prostitution was a part of Canaanite fertility rites. It was strictly prohibited for Israel....
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...
1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Kings 14:24; 1 Kings 15:12; 1 Kings 22:46;...
No whore — No common prostitute, such as were tolerated and encouraged by the Gentiles, and used even in their religious worship. Not that such practices were allowed to the strangers among them, as i...
Was homosexuality condemned because it was connected with idolatry? PROBLEM: Some argue that the biblical condemnations used against homosexuality were because of the temple cult-prostitutes who were...