May 10, 2021
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Reading along with us in Deuteronomy? Here’s today’s reading:
Deuteronomy 23 (NIV)
Exclusion From the Assembly
1 No one who has been emasculated by crushing or cutting may enter the assembly of the Lord.
2 No one born of a forbidden marriage nor any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation.........Continue Reading
This chapter dealt with some uncomfortable topics and again i am struck by God’s attention to detail as well as specific in everything and I mean everything seeing as how we discussed how to handle our bodily waste appropriately.
I did have to look up some of the things discussed in this chapter like the emasculated and the prostitutes and I read that these obviously were all usually derivatives of pagan culture and far from God’s laws so while they may have become common place among other people, like the Ammonites or Moabites, God was being very clear that it was unacceptable before Him and that they should separate themselves from these sins.
Deuteronomy 23
Wow, this chapter covers things that are not thought about on a daily basis at least not for me and I did have to look up the term nocturnal emission, just to make sure it was what I thought it was, That is when I realized that when people say the Bible contains everything we need to know, I said to myself yeah, it certainly does cover every topic
Deuteronomy 23
The temple was a holy place and so would be the camp of Israel. Things that were common, or dysfunctional, sinful or people’s who had harmed the Israelites would be forbidden. How grateful we can be for Christ that He purifies all and therefore looks for those who worship Him in Spirit and in truth. And yet for the people of Israel, God’s holiness needed to be reenforced. I also couldn’t help but think of Jesus summarization of the law and that is to love the Lord your God and your neighbor as yourself…..that is much easier to remember.
God care for slaves, gracious treatment when loaning money and things and people keeping their word to Him are defined in the next verses. And God is not interested in benefiting from funds that come from sinful means….
I have read through this chapter a few times. I wonder if we sometimes take God’s grace a bit too lightly. Do I make “vows” to God and never fulfill them?
The treatment of slaves and such must mean slaves from a distant country because all were to be killed in the promised land. When I read this, I have to try to puzzle through my thoughts of how we as believers should respond to immigrants to our land who seek asylum.
I read the enduring word commentary on this chapter.
It seems these are random topics, but they all seem to be about holiness, cleanliness and righteousness in all aspects of life.
23Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the Lord your God with your own mouth.