The Seventh Word and the Assembly of the Lord

Deuteronomy 23:1-8
The Seventh Word and the Assembly of the Lord
The Seventh Word, Part Five
Sermon Notes for February 6, 2011 by Pastor Dennis Tuuri

Deuteronomy 23:18 (NKJV)

1 He who is emasculated by crushing or mutilation shall not enter the assembly of the LORD.

2 One of illegitimate birth shall not enter the assembly of the LORD;
even to the tenth generation
none of his descendants
shall enter the assembly of the LORD.
3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the LORD;
even to the tenth generation
none of his descendants
shall enter the assembly of the LORD forever,

4 because they did not meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.

5 Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam,
but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you,
because the LORD your God loves you.

6 You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.

7 You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were an alien in his land.
8 The children of the third generation
born to them
may enter the assembly of the LORD.

A Story of Jacobs family begins: Jacob returns from Aram 32:13
B Jacob sends presents to appease Esau (Edom) 32:422
C Jacob and a man at the Jabbok-name changed 32:2333
D Jacob/Israel and Esau/Edom are reconciled 33:117
X Jacob/Israel erects an altar at Shechem 33:1820
D Jacob/Israel & the Hivites are alienated: Dinah's rape 34:124
C Jacob and an angel at Bethe-name