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NASB | Deuteronomy 23:3 "No Ammonite or Moabite shall enter the assembly of the LORD; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall ever enter the assembly of the LORD, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 23:3 "An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the LORD; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall ever enter the assembly of the LORD, |
Bible Question:
Shalom y'all, I'm missing something here, so I need some help. Deut. 23:3 says that a Moabite will "never" enter into the assembly of God. Wasn't Ruth a Moabitess? How do we reconcile a Moabitess joining Israel (and becoming a part of the lineage of Jesus) to Deut. 23:3? What am I missing? Thanks in advance Cheri |
Bible Answer: Hi sis, John Gill may be able to shed some light on that for you. Verse 3. An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord,.... Or marry an Israelitish woman, as Jarchi, and so the Targum of Jonathan, "the male Ammonites and Moabites are not fit to take a wife of the congregation of the Lord;" for the Jews restrain this to men, because it is, as Aben Ezra observes, an Ammonite, not an Ammonitess, a Moabite, not a Moabitess; they allow that females of those nations might be married to Israelites, that is, provided they were proselytesses, as Ruth was." John Gill We too, just as Ruth, her being a believer, and proslatite, fall under the Christian dispensation, from the law of Moses. Psalm 28 speaks of God's jugment, and his geace. In it's sumation, verse 9, we see his blessing on all those who trust in Him. "Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever." John |