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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 23:9-14

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. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 23:3

Deuteronomy 23:3. An Ammonite or a Moabite The Jews will have it, that the women of these two nations were not concerned in this law. And that though an Israelitish woman might not marry an Ammonite or Moabite, yet a man of Israel might marry one of their women, after she professed the Jewish religion. For ever This seems to denote the perpetuity of this law, that it should be inviolably observed in all succeeding ages. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 23:4

Deuteronomy 23:4. 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 were no public-houses of entertainment. Their fault, then, was unmercifulness to strangers and afflicted persons, which was aggravated both by their relation to the Israelites, as being the children of Lot, and by the special kindness of God and of the Israelites to them, in not... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 23:6

Deuteronomy 23:6. Thou shalt not seek their peace That is, make no contracts, either by marriages, or leagues, or commerce with them; but rather constantly keep a jealous eye over them, as enemies who will watch every opportunity to insnare or disturb thee. This counsel was now the more necessary, because a great part of the Israelites lived beyond Jordan in the borders of those people, and therefore God sets up this wall of partition between them, as well knowing the mischief caused by bad... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 23:7-8

Deuteronomy 23:7-8. 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 one injury blots out the remembrance of twenty favours. But God doth not deal so with us, nor will he have us to deal so with others, but commands us to forget injuries, and to remember kindnesses. In the third generation When they had been proselytes to the true religion... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 23:9

Deuteronomy 23:9. 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 success of thy arms depends upon God’s blessing, which wicked men have no reason to expect; and because thou dost carry thy life in thy hand, and therefore hast need to be well prepared for death and judgment. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:1-25

A holy nation (23:1-25)Various laws prohibited foreigners, eunuchs and people born through immorality from joining fully in Israel’s public worship. This discouraged Israelites from copying heathen practices or marrying heathen people. At the same time it impressed upon them the holiness God required (23:1-8). Holiness also demanded high standards of cleanliness in the camp, particularly in matters concerning discharges from sexual organs and treatment of human excrement (9-14).Other features... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 23:3

Moabite. Hebrew, masculine. Therefore not excluding Ruth the Moabitess. Matthew 1:5 . Compare Ruth 1:14-16 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 23:4

they hired. Compare Numbers 22:5 .Jude 1:11 . Mesopotamia. Hebrew = Aram-Naharaim, i.e. "Syria of the two rivers". read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Deuteronomy 23:7

Thou. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Targum of Onkelos, Syriac, Vulgate, read "But thou". thy brother. The posterity of Esau. Genesis 25:25-30 . Obadiah 1:10 , Obadiah 1:12 . read more

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