1 "A man shall not marry his father's wife, nor shall he dishonor his father's bed.
2 "No one whose testicles have been crushed or whose penis has been cut off may be admitted into the community of the LORD.
3 No child of an incestuous union may be admitted into the community of the LORD, nor any descendant of his even to the tenth generation.
4 No Ammonite or Moabite may ever be admitted into the community of the LORD, nor any descendants of theirs even to the tenth generation,
5 because they would not succor you with food and water on your journey after you left Egypt, and because Moab hired Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor in Aram Naharaim, to curse you;
6 though the LORD, your God, would not listen to Balaam and turned his curse into a blessing for you, because he loves you.
7 Never promote their peace and prosperity as long as you live.
8 But do not abhor the Edomite, since he is your brother, nor the Egyptian, since you were an alien in his country.
9 Children born to them may in the third generation be admitted into the community of the LORD.
10 "When you are in camp during an expedition against your enemies, you shall keep yourselves from everything offensive.
11 If one of you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he shall go outside the camp, and not return until,
12 toward evening, he has bathed in water; then, when the sun has set, he may come back into the camp.
13 Outside the camp you shall have a place set aside to be used as a latrine.
14 You shall also keep a trowel in your equipment and with it, when you go outside to ease nature, you shall first dig a hole and afterward cover up your excrement.
15 Since the LORD, your God, journeys along within your camp to defend you and to put your enemies at your mercy, your camp must be holy; otherwise, if he sees anything indecent in your midst, he will leave your company.
16 "You shall not hand over to his master a slave who has taken refuge from him with you.
17 Let him live with you wherever he chooses, in any one of your communities that pleases him. Do not molest him.
18 "There shall be no temple harlot among the Israelite women, nor a temple prostitute among the Israelite men.
19 You shall not offer a harlot's fee or a dog's price as any kind of votive offering in the house of the LORD, your God; both these things are an abomination to the LORD, your God.
20 "You shall not demand interest from your countrymen on a loan of money or of food or of anything else on which interest is usually demanded.
21 You may demand interest from a foreigner, but not from your countryman, so that the LORD, your God, may bless you in all your undertakings on the land you are to enter and occupy.
22 "When you make a vow to the LORD, your God, you shall not delay in fulfilling it; otherwise you will be held guilty, for the LORD, your God, is strict in requiring it of you.
23 Should you refrain from making a vow, you will not be held guilty.
24 But you must keep your solemn word and fulfill the votive offering you have freely promised to the LORD.
25 "When you go through your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat as many of his grapes as you wish, but do not put them in your basket.
26 When you go through your neighbor's grainfield, you may pluck some of the ears with your hand, but do not put a sickle to your neighbor's grain.
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Deuteronomy 23 deals with social laws and norms that govern the life of the community of Israel. The chapter begins with people who cannot be part of the Assembly of God, including the eunuchs, the Ammonites and the Moabites. Then instructions on the cleaning of the camp, personal hygiene and the treatment of fugitive slaves are given. The chapter continues with the rules for dealing with the vows made to God and ends with the guidelines on the harvest and the sharing of land products.
1 Kings 21:1-3: "It succeeded, after these things, that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had a vineyard by the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria. Then he said the Naboth, saying, Give me your vineyard so that Serve me from a vegetable garden, for it is close to my house; and I will give you another better vineyard; or if you get you, I will give you your value in cash. But Nabote said to Ahab: Keep me The Lord that I give you the inheritance of my parents. " This verse talks about the possession of the earth, which is mentioned in Deuteronomy 23:23. The earth belongs to God, and the people of Israel must respect the laws and regulations He has established for their proper possession and use.
Psalm 15:1-2: "Lord, who will dwell in your tabernacle? Who will live in your holy mountain? This verse talks about moral purity, which is mentioned in Deuteronomy 23:9-14. Personal hygiene is important to moral purity, and the people of Israel must be aware to avoid any impurities, both physical and moral.
Jeremiah 38:6: "They then took to Jeremiah, and thrown him into the Cistern of Malkiah, son of the king, who was in the guardian atrium; and they descended Jeremiah with ropes; in the cistern there was no water, but mud; and If Jeremiah in the mud. " This verse talks about punishment and torture, which are mentioned in Deuteronomy 23:15-16. The people of Israel should not treat their fugitive slaves with cruelty or excessive punishments.
Isaiah 56:4-5: "For thus says the Lord, to the eunuchs who keep my Saturdays, and choose what I like, and embrace my covenant, I will give them in my house and inside my walls A memorial and a better name than children and daughters; an eternal name I will give each one of them, which will never go out. " This verse talks about the eunuchs, which are mentioned in Deuteronomy 23:1 as being excluded from the Assembly of the Lord. Here Isaiah says that those who keep the Saturdays of the Lord and embrace His covenant will be blessed with an eternal name in the house of the Lord.
Numbers 22:12: "And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not with them or curse this people, because blessed is." This verse talks about the fact that God forbids the Ammonites and the Moabites from being part of the Assembly of the Lord, which is mentioned in Deuteronomy 23:3-6. The Ammonites and the Moabites could not enter the Lord's Assembly until the tenth generation, because of the way they treated Israel on the way to Canaan.
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