Deuteronomy 23
Overview
23:1 Who may or may not enter into the congregation;
23:9 Uncleanness is to be avoided in the host;
23:15 Of the fugitive servant;
23:17 Of filthiness;
23:18 Of abominable sacrifices;
23:19 Of usury;
23:21 Of vows;
23:24 Of trespasses. Verse 1 wounded Leviticus 21:17-21, 22:22-24; Galatians 3:28 shall not enterIt is evident that his law was not meant to exclude such Israelites either from the common benefits of civil society, or any essential religious advantages; but merely to lay them under a disgraceful distinction. This would tend to discourage parents from thus treating their children; a practice which was exceedingly common in those ages and countries. To this they were induced by the custom which prevailed, of employing such in the houses of the great and the courts of princes; so that they often rose to the highest posts of honour and authority. Some expositors therefore consider the phrase, "shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord," as meaning, that they should be incapable of bearing any office in that government which was placed over the people of God, who must thus enter a protest against this custom, and deliver selfish parents from this temptation. Deuteronomy 23:2, 23:3, 23:8; Nehemiah 13:1-3; Isaiah 56:3, 56:4; Lamentations 1:10 Reciprocal Leviticus 21:20 - or hath; 22:24 - broken Verse 2 Isaiah 57:3; Zechariah 9:6; John 8:41; Habakkuk 3:1 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 23:1 - shall not enter; 23:8 - third generation; Judges 11:2 - thrust out; Micah 2:5 - the congregation Verse 3 AmmoniteThese nations were subjected for their impiety, wickedness, and enmity to Israel - Deuteronomy 23:4 and 23:5
to peculiar disgrace; and on this account were not permitted to hold any office among the Israelites. This did not, however, disqualify them from becoming proselytes; for Ruth, who was a Moabitess, was married to Boaz, and became one of the progenitors of our Lord. Ruth 4:6, 4:10-22; Nehemiah 4:3, 4:7, 13:1, 13:2, 13:23; Isaiah 56:3 Reciprocal Genesis 19:37 - Moabites; 19:38 - children; Deuteronomy 2:29 - As the children; 23:1 - shall not enter; 23:8 - third generation; Judges 11:25 - Balak; Ruth 1:4 - wives; 1 Samuel 11:1 - Make; 2 Samuel 10:2 - show kindness; 1 Kings 14:21 - Naamah; 1 Chronicles 19:2 - the children; 2 Chronicles 12:13 - an Ammonitess; Ezra 9:1 - Ammonites; Jeremiah 49:1 - Ammonites; Lamentations 1:10 - whom; Amos 1:13 - and for Verse 4 Because they met Deuteronomy 2:28, 2:29; Genesis 14:17, 14:18; 1 Samuel 25:11; 1 Kings 18:4; Isaiah 63:9; Zechariah 2:8; Matthew 25:40; Acts 9:4 because they hired Numbers 22:5, 22:7, 22:17; Nehemiah 13:2 Reciprocal Genesis 24:10 - Mesopotamia; Numbers 22:6 - curse me; 22:32 - thy way; 23:7 - Aram; 24:10 - I called; Deuteronomy 23:3 - Ammonite; Joshua 24:9 - General; Judges 8:5 - loaves; 11:25 - Balak; Proverbs 26:2 - so; Amos 1:13 - and for; 2:1 - For three; Micah 6:5 - Balak; Acts 2:9 - Mesopotamia; 1 Timothy 6:10 - the love; 2 Peter 2:15 - who Verse 5 Nevertheless Numbers 22:35, 23:5-12, 23:16-26, 24:9; Micah 6:5; Romans 8:31; 2 Corinthians 4:17 because the Deuteronomy 7:7, 7:8, 33:3; Psalm 73:1; Jeremiah 31:3; Ezekiel 16:8; Malachi 1:2; Romans 9:13, 11:28; Ephesians 2:4, 2:5 Reciprocal Genesis 31:55 - blessed; Numbers 22:12 - for they; 22:13 - for the Lord; 24:10 - I called; Deuteronomy 23:3 - Ammonite; Joshua 24:9 - General; 2 Samuel 16:12 - requite; Nehemiah 13:2 - our God; Proverbs 26:2 - so; Amos 2:1 - For three; Mark 15:26 - the superscription; 1 Timothy 6:10 - the love; 2 Peter 2:15 - who; Revelation 1:5 - him Verse 6 Thou shalt 2 Samuel 8:2, 12:31; Ezra 9:12; Nehemiah 13:23-25 prosperityHeb. goodReciprocal Matthew 5:43 - and hate Verse 7 he is thy Genesis 25:24-26, 25:30; Numbers 20:14; Obadiah 1:10-12; Malachi 1:2 because thou Deuteronomy 10:19; Genesis 45:17, 45:18, 46:7, 47:6, 47:12, 47:27; Exodus 22:21, 23:9; Leviticus 19:34; Psalm 105:23; Acts 7:10-18 Reciprocal Genesis 36:1 - General; 36:12 - Amalek; Numbers 20:21 - wherefore; Deuteronomy 2:4 - Ye are to pass; 1 Samuel 30:11 - gave him; 1 Kings 11:25 - abhorred; Jeremiah 49:7 - Edom; Amos 1:11 - because Verse 8 enter into Deuteronomy 23:1; Romans 3:29, 3:30; Ephesians 2:12, 2:13 third generation Deuteronomy 23:2, 23:3; Exodus 20:5, 20:6 Reciprocal Micah 2:5 - the congregation Verse 9 Joshua 6:18, 7:11-13; Judges 20:26; 2 Chronicles 19:4, 20:3-13, 31:20, 31:21, 32:1-22; Luke 3:14; Revelation 19:11-14 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 20:8 - fearful; Judges 20:21 - destroyed Verse 10 Leviticus 15:16; Numbers 5:2, 5:3; 1 Corinthians 5:11-13
Verse 11 when evening Leviticus 11:25, 15:17-23 cometh onHeb. turneth towardwash himself 14:9, 15:5, 15:11, 15:13, 22:6; Psalm 51:2, 51:7; Ezekiel 36:25; Matthew 3:11; Luke 11:38, 11:39; Ephesians 5:26, 5:27; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1, 3:1; 1 Peter 3:21; Revelation 1:5 Reciprocal Exodus 29:4 - wash them; Leviticus 15:16 - General Verse 12 In Numbers 1:1 and 2:1
and indeed, as Scheuchzer remarks, in every well regulated camp, cleanliness is considered as indispensably necessary.
Verse 13 wilt ease thyselfHeb. sittest downcover that Ezekiel 24:6-8
Verse 14 walketh Genesis 17:1; Leviticus 26:12; 2 Corinthians 6:16 unclean thingHeb. nakedness of any thingReciprocal Numbers 5:3 - in the midst; Deuteronomy 7:2 - deliver; 2 Samuel 7:6 - walked; 1 Chronicles 17:6 - walked; Psalm 46:5 - God is; 114:2 - General; Jeremiah 14:9 - art; Joel 2:27 - I am; Zephaniah 3:5 - is in Verse 15 We
; 1 Samuel 30:15; Obadiah 1:14; Philemon 1:10-19 Reciprocal Proverbs 30:10 - Accuse not; Isaiah 16:4 - mine Verse 16 shall dwell Isaiah 16:3, 16:4; Luke 15:15-24; Titus 3:2, 3:3 liketh him bestHeb. is good for himthou shalt not Exodus 22:21, 23:9; Jeremiah 7:6; Zechariah 7:10; Malachi 3:5; James 2:6 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 12:11 - a place; 1 Samuel 30:15 - nor deliver Verse 17 There shall beetc. The prohibition in the text, like many others, has no direct application to practices that were common among the Israelites at that time; but was intended to guard them against the enormities which were practised among the surrounding nations. Deuteronomy 22:21, 22:29; Leviticus 19:29; Proverbs 2:16 whoreor, sodomitess, Romans 1:26 sodomite Genesis 19:4, 19:5; Judges 19:22; 1 Kings 14:24, 15:12, 22:46; 2 Kings 23:7; Romans 1:27, 1:28; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Timothy 1:10 Reciprocal Genesis 19:7 - General; 34:7 - thing; Leviticus 20:13 - General; 1 Kings 3:16 - two women; Job 36:14 - unclean; Ezekiel 16:33 - give; 16:50 - and committed; Ephesians 5:3 - fornication Verse 18 hire Ezekiel 16:33 dog Psalm 22:16; Proverbs 26:11; Isaiah 56:10, 56:11; Matthew 7:6; Philippians 3:2; 2 Peter 2:22; Revelation 22:15 any vow Deuteronomy 23:21, 12:6; Leviticus 7:16; Psalm 5:4-6; Isaiah 61:8; Habakkuk 1:13; Malachi 1:14 Reciprocal Genesis 38:16 - What wilt; Leviticus 18:27 - General; 27:11 - General; Deuteronomy 7:25 - an abomination; 17:1 - for that; Judges 11:31 - and I will; 2 Samuel 3:8 - Amos I a dog's head; Proverbs 6:16 - an; Isaiah 23:17 - and she shall; 66:3 - cut; Jonah 2:9 - I will pay; Micah 1:7 - for; Matthew 27:6 - to put; Romans 1:26 - vile; Ephesians 5:3 - fornication; 1 Timothy 6:10 - the love Verse 19 Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:35-37; Nehemiah 5:1-7; Psalm 15:5; Ezekiel 18:7, 18:8, 18:13, 18:16-18; 22:12; Luke 6:34, 6:35 Reciprocal Exodus 22:14 - borrow; Leviticus 25:36 - usury; Nehemiah 5:7 - Ye exact usury; Jeremiah 15:10 - I have; Matthew 25:27 - with; Luke 19:23 - usury Verse 20 a stranger Deuteronomy 14:21, 15:3; Leviticus 19:33, 19:34 that the Deuteronomy 15:10; Proverbs 19:17; Isaiah 1:19; Luke 14:14; 1 Corinthians 15:58 Reciprocal Exodus 22:14 - borrow; 22:25 - General; Leviticus 25:36 - usury; Nehemiah 5:7 - Ye exact usury; Psalm 15:5 - putteth; Jeremiah 15:10 - I have; Ezekiel 18:8 - hath not; Matthew 25:27 - with; Luke 19:23 - usury Verse 21 Deuteronomy 23:18; Genesis 28:20, 35:1-3; Leviticus 27:2-34; Numbers 30:2-16; Psalm 56:12, 66:13, 66:14; 76:11, 116:18; Ecclesiastes 5:4, 5:5; Jonah 1:16, 2:9; Nahum 1:15 Reciprocal Leviticus 22:21 - to accomplish; Psalm 50:14 - pay; Matthew 5:34 - Swear; Acts 5:3 - to keep Verse 22 Reciprocal Numbers 30:2 - vow a vow; Ecclesiastes 5:5 - General Verse 23 That which Numbers 30:2; Judges 11:30, 11:31, 11:35; 1 Samuel 1:11; Psalm 66:13, 66:14, 116:18; Proverbs 20:25; Ecclesiastes 5:4, 5:5 hast vowed 1 Samuel 14:24; Jeremiah 44:25-27; Mark 6:22, 6:23; Acts 23:12, 23:21 Reciprocal Jeremiah 44:17 - whatsoever; Matthew 5:33 - Thou Verse 24 thou mayest Romans 12:13; 1 Corinthians 10:26; Habakkuk 3:1 Reciprocal Mark 2:23 - to pluck Verse 25 then thou mayest Matthew 12:1, 12:2; Mark 2:23; Luke 6:1, 6:2