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 1woundedLeviticus 21:17-21, 22:22-24; Galatians 3:28shall 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 1:10ReciprocalLeviticus 21:20 - or hath; 22:24 - brokenVerse 2Isaiah 57:3; Zechariah 9:6; John 8:41; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalDeuteronomy 23:1 - shall not enter; 23:8 - third generation; Judges 11:2 - thrust out; Micah 2:5 - the congregationVerse 3AmmoniteThese 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 56:3ReciprocalGenesis 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 forVerse 4Because they metDeuteronomy 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 9:4because they hiredNumbers 22:5, 22:7, 22:17; Nehemiah 13:2ReciprocalGenesis 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 - whoVerse 5NeverthelessNumbers 22:35, 23:5-12, 23:16-26, 24:9; Micah 6:5; Romans 8:31; 2 Corinthians 4:17because theDeuteronomy 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, 2:5ReciprocalGenesis 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 - himVerse 6Thou shalt2 Samuel 8:2, 12:31; Ezra 9:12; Nehemiah 13:23-25prosperityHeb. goodReciprocalMatthew 5:43 - and hateVerse 7he is thyGenesis 25:24-26, 25:30; Numbers 20:14; Obadiah 1:10-12; Malachi 1:2because thouDeuteronomy 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 7:10-18ReciprocalGenesis 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 - becauseVerse 8enter intoDeuteronomy 23:1; Romans 3:29, 3:30; Ephesians 2:12, 2:13third generationDeuteronomy 23:2, 23:3; Exodus 20:5, 20:6ReciprocalMicah 2:5 - the congregationVerse 9Joshua 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 19:11-14ReciprocalDeuteronomy 20:8 - fearful; Judges 20:21 - destroyedVerse 10Leviticus 15:16; Numbers 5:2, 5:3; 1 Corinthians 5:11-13
Verse 11when eveningLeviticus 11:25, 15:17-23cometh onHeb. turneth towardwash himself14:9, 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 1:5ReciprocalExodus 29:4 - wash them; Leviticus 15:16 - GeneralVerse 12 InNumbers 1:1 and 2:1 and indeed, as Scheuchzer remarks, in every well regulated camp, cleanliness is considered as indispensably necessary.
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 1woundedLeviticus 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 1:10ReciprocalLeviticus 21:20 - or hath; 22:24 - broken Verse 2Isaiah 57:3; Zechariah 9:6; John 8:41; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalDeuteronomy 23:1 - shall not enter; 23:8 - third generation; Judges 11:2 - thrust out; Micah 2:5 - the congregation Verse 3AmmoniteThese 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 56:3ReciprocalGenesis 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 4Because they metDeuteronomy 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 hiredNumbers 22:5, 22:7, 22:17; Nehemiah 13:2ReciprocalGenesis 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 5NeverthelessNumbers 22:35, 23:5-12, 23:16-26, 24:9; Micah 6:5; Romans 8:31; 2 Corinthians 4:17 because theDeuteronomy 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, 2:5ReciprocalGenesis 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 6Thou shalt2 Samuel 8:2, 12:31; Ezra 9:12; Nehemiah 13:23-25 prosperityHeb. goodReciprocalMatthew 5:43 - and hate Verse 7he is thyGenesis 25:24-26, 25:30; Numbers 20:14; Obadiah 1:10-12; Malachi 1:2 because thouDeuteronomy 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 7:10-18ReciprocalGenesis 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 8enter intoDeuteronomy 23:1; Romans 3:29, 3:30; Ephesians 2:12, 2:13 third generationDeuteronomy 23:2, 23:3; Exodus 20:5, 20:6ReciprocalMicah 2:5 - the congregation Verse 9Joshua 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 19:11-14ReciprocalDeuteronomy 20:8 - fearful; Judges 20:21 - destroyed Verse 10Leviticus 15:16; Numbers 5:2, 5:3; 1 Corinthians 5:11-13
Verse 11when eveningLeviticus 11:25, 15:17-23 cometh onHeb. turneth towardwash himself14:9, 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 1:5ReciprocalExodus 29:4 - wash them; Leviticus 15:16 - General Verse 12 InNumbers 1:1 and 2:1
and indeed, as Scheuchzer remarks, in every well regulated camp, cleanliness is considered as indispensably necessary.
Verse 13wilt ease thyselfHeb. sittest downcover thatEzekiel 24:6-8
Verse 14walkethGenesis 17:1; Leviticus 26:12; 2 Corinthians 6:16 unclean thingHeb. nakedness of any thingReciprocalNumbers 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 1:10-19ReciprocalProverbs 30:10 - Accuse not; Isaiah 16:4 - mine Verse 16shall dwellIsaiah 16:3, 16:4; Luke 15:15-24; Titus 3:2, 3:3 liketh him bestHeb. is good for himthou shalt notExodus 22:21, 23:9; Jeremiah 7:6; Zechariah 7:10; Malachi 3:5; James 2:6ReciprocalDeuteronomy 12:11 - a place; 1 Samuel 30:15 - nor deliver Verse 17There 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 sodomiteGenesis 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 1:10ReciprocalGenesis 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 18hireEzekiel 16:33 dogPsalm 22:16; Proverbs 26:11; Isaiah 56:10, 56:11; Matthew 7:6; Philippians 3:2; 2 Peter 2:22; Revelation 22:15 any vowDeuteronomy 23:21, 12:6; Leviticus 7:16; Psalm 5:4-6; Isaiah 61:8; Habakkuk 1:13; Malachi 1:14ReciprocalGenesis 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 19Exodus 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, 6:35ReciprocalExodus 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 20a strangerDeuteronomy 14:21, 15:3; Leviticus 19:33, 19:34 that theDeuteronomy 15:10; Proverbs 19:17; Isaiah 1:19; Luke 14:14; 1 Corinthians 15:58ReciprocalExodus 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 21Deuteronomy 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 1:15ReciprocalLeviticus 22:21 - to accomplish; Psalm 50:14 - pay; Matthew 5:34 - Swear; Acts 5:3 - to keep Verse 22ReciprocalNumbers 30:2 - vow a vow; Ecclesiastes 5:5 - General Verse 23That whichNumbers 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 vowed1 Samuel 14:24; Jeremiah 44:25-27; Mark 6:22, 6:23; Acts 23:12, 23:21ReciprocalJeremiah 44:17 - whatsoever; Matthew 5:33 - Thou Verse 24thou mayestRomans 12:13; 1 Corinthians 10:26; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalMark 2:23 - to pluck Verse 25then thou mayestMatthew 12:1, 12:2; Mark 2:23; Luke 6:1, 6:2