Because they (c) met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
(c) By this he condemns all who do not aid the children of God in their calling.
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...
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...
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...
THEY HIRED. Compare Numbers 22:5.Jude 1:11. MESOPOTAMIA. Hebrew. Aram-Naharaim, i.e. "Syria of the two rivers"....
DISCOURSE: 214 BENEVOLENCE TOWARDS GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE Deuteronomy 23:3._ An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not en...
_VER._ 4. _BECAUSE THEY MET YOU NOT WITH BREAD AND WATER_— It was a piece of ancient hospitality, to give strangers in their travels refreshment of _bread and water;_ that is, of _meat and drink._ The...
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...
_BECAUSE THEY MET YOU NOT WITH BREAD AND WITH WATER IN THE WAY, WHEN YE CAME FORTH OUT OF EGYPT; AND BECAUSE THEY HIRED AGAINST THEE BALAAM THE SON OF BEOR OF PETHOR OF MESOPOTAMIA, TO CURSE THEE._ NO...
23:4 Mesopotamia, (b-35) Same as Aram-naharaim, see Genesis 24:10 , and Note....
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...
BECAUSE THEY MET YOU NOT WITH BREAD AND WITH WATER. — We learn incidentally from this passage how the Moabites and the Ammonites requited the forbearance shown them by the Israelites (Deuteronomy 2:9;...
_[Deuteronomy 23:5]_ עַל ־דְּבַ֞ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא ־קִדְּמ֤וּ...
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...
_Water: the necessaries of life. This inhumanity is highly resented. --- Son. Hebrew, "of Beor, of Pethor, a city of Mesopotamia, to curse thee." (Haydock) (Numbers xxii. 5.)_...
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...
4._And because he hired. _(306) Although there was a common reason why both nations should not be admitted, yet the number of the verb seems to be changed designedly, because Balac king of Moab hired...
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...
BECAUSE THEY MET YOU NOT WITH BREAD AND WITH WATER,.... To supply them therewith, either as a gift, which was a piece of humanity to strangers and travellers, or rather to sell unto them, for on no ot...
Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. Ver...
_They met you not with bread and water_ That is, meat and drink; as the manner of those times and countries was, with respect to strangers and travellers, which was the more necessary because there we...
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...
because they met you not with bread and time water in the way when ye came forth out of Egypt, thus violating every custom of hospitality, as it was practiced even by savage tribes, Deuteronomy 2:19,...
SOME RULES CONCERNING MEMBERSHIP...
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...
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,...
THEY MET YOU NOT, as the manner of those times was to wait and provide for strangers and travellers; see GENESIS 14:17, GENESIS 18:2,3 19:1,2 JUD 19:17-21; which was the more necessary, because in tho...
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 23:4 because H1697 meet H6923 (H8765) bread H3899 water H4325 road H1870 out H3318 (H8800) Egypt
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...
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 23:2 TENTH GENERATION may mean forever (see v. Deuteronomy 23:6). no Ammonite or Moabite
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 Kings 18:4; 1 Samuel 25:11; Acts 9:4; Deuteronomy 2:28; Deuterono
They met you not with bread and water — As the manner of those times was to wait and provide for strangers and travellers, which was the more necessary, because in those times and countries, there wer...