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1 | What is the "Congregation of the Lord/" | Deut 23:2 | Praze2theLord | 147465 | ||
“Congregation of the Lord,” what is it? Is this considered all of Israel (actually as well as spiritual), or is this leadership, elders of the religious community or political or possibly both? I’m going through the Bible using the One Year Bible and these two verses in Deuteronomy 23 have arrested my attention. (Verse three: An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation their descendants shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord forever,) I know that Ruth, Naomi’s daughter-in-law was a Moabite and she was David’s grandmother (1 Chronicles 2:10-13) so how does that fact fit in with what the third verse of Deut 23 states. I’m thinking that all of this, verse 2 and 3 has something to do with lifestyle choices and that is what causes you to be Israel and or a Moabite. Judah produced two sons out of wedlock and by his daughter-in-law (Gen. 38) Tamar who were in Jesus’ lineage. And yes I know that this discretion happened before the Law was given to Moses. Also one of Israel’s judges, Jephthah was born out of wedlock (Judges 11). So what does this all mean? |
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2 | What is the "Congregation of the Lord/" | Deut 23:2 | DocTrinsograce | 147467 | ||
Hi, Praze2theLord! No doubt this did not prohibit the taking of wives from the Ammonites and Moabites (see Ruth 1:4 and 4:13 as you pointed out). I looked to see what the Jews think of this, and they point out that it does not mention "Ammonitess or Moabitess." Certainly there was to be a certain kind of disgrace on these people. God was creating a partition in order to prevent the evil and ungodly consequences of close interaction with these idolaters. In Him, Doc |
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