583 - Still More Regulations

Still More Regulations

“If a man’s testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be admitted to the assembly of the Lord. 

“If a person is illegitimate, by birth, neither he nor his descendants, for ten generations, may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord. 

“No Ammonite, or Moabite, or any of their descendants, for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord. 

These nations did not welcome you, with food and water, when you came out of Egypt. 

Instead, they hired Balaam, son of Beor, from Pethor, in distant Aram-naharaim, to curse you. 

But the Lord, your God, refused to listen to Balaam. 

He turned the intended curse into a blessing, because the Lord, your God, loves you. 

As long as you live, you must never promote the welfare and prosperity, of the Ammonites …or Moabites. 

“Do not detest the Edomites… or the Egyptians, because the Edomites are your relatives …and you lived, as foreigners, among the Egyptians. 

The third generation of Edomites …and Egyptians may enter the assembly of the Lord. 

“When you go to war, against your enemies, be sure to stay away from anything that is impure. 

“Any man who becomes ceremonially defiled, because of a nocturnal emission, must leave the camp and stay away all day. 

Toward evening, he must bathe himself, and at sunset, he may return to the camp. 

“You must have a designated area, outside the camp, where you can go to relieve yourself. 

Each of you must have a spade, as part of your equipment. 

Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement. 

The camp must be holy, for the Lord your God moves around in your camp, to protect you …and to defeat your enemies. 

He must not see any shameful thing among you, …or He will turn away from you. 

Deuteronomy 23:1–14 (NLT)

Praise be to God!



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