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Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 23:3

(3) An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter. According to Rashi, “shall not marry an Israelitish woman.” It must be remembered that the children, according to Jewish law, follow the father, not the mother. The case of Ruth would not, therefore, be touched by this precept. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Deuteronomy 23:4

(4) 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 2:19; Deuteronomy 2:29). No one not acquainted with the details of Israel’s intercourse with these people on their journey could have written thus.Because they hired against thee Balaam.—See Numbers 22:0 and Numbers 31:16, and Numbers 25:0. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:1-25

LAWS OF KINDNESSWITH 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, eludes the rude compulsion of law, properly so called. It ceases to be kindness when it loses spontaneity and freedom. Precept, therefore, not law, is the utmost that any lawgiver can give in respect to it; and this is precisely what we have in Deuteronomy, so far as it endeavors to incite men to... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Deuteronomy 23:1-25

19. The Congregation of Jehovah and Its Constitution and Holiness CHAPTER 23 1. The constitution of the congregation of Jehovah (Deuteronomy 23:1-8 ) 2. The cleanness of the camp in time of war (Deuteronomy 23:9-14 ) 3. Concerning the escaped slave and the harlot (Deuteronomy 23:15-18 ) 4. Usury forbidden (Deuteronomy 23:19-20 ) 5. Concerning vows (Deuteronomy 23:21-23 ) 6. The neighbor’s vineyard and field (Deuteronomy 23:24-25 ) The congregation of Israel is called in this... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Deuteronomy 23:1

23:1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, {a} shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.(a) Either to bear office, or to marry a wife. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Deuteronomy 23:2

23:2 {b} A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.(b) This was to cause them to live chastely, that their posterity might not be rejected. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Deuteronomy 23:4

23:4 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. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 23:1-25

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 makes a clear distinction between men and women, and in the present day each has distinct functions in the assembly of God. So that the spiritual lesson for us is that we fully assume the responsibilities of our God-given place. Of course in the Church of God today one's physical deformities make no... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:1-25

MORE REGULATIONS PUBLIC PRIVILEGES (Deuteronomy 23:1-9 ) The privileges referred to here are doubtless honors in the state and perhaps, in the case of foreigners, incorporation with Israel by marriage. Eunuchs and bastards were denied these privileges (Deuteronomy 23:1-2 ), and also members of what Gentile nations (Deuteronomy 23:3 )? What caused the latter prohibition (Deuteronomy 23:4-6 )? Such passages as Nehemiah 13:1 ; Ruth 4:10 ; and 2 Kings 10:2 show that there were some exceptions... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Deuteronomy 23:1

CONTENTS This chapter is but a continuation of the same subject as in the former. Here are certain laws for the preservation of Israel, as an holy people to the LORD, without blemish and without imperfection; laws, also, for the keeping in purity the camp, and the persons of LORD'S people; against whoredom, usury, the breach of vows, and encroachments on another's property. read more

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