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Deuteronomy 23:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Deuteronomy 23:1

Verse 1 of 25

Scripture focus

He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 23:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 23:1

Theological / Devotional

He that is wounded. The intentional mutilation of the male organs in devotion to a god by some “holy men” survived into modern times. This custom prevailed among various ancient peoples as a part of their religion (see Leviticus 21:20).

Not enter. To emphasize God’s abhorrence of the mutilation of the human body. The same prohibition, applied to certain foreigners, evidently meant exclusion from the sanctuary, where the congregation worshiped (Nehemiah 13:1,7; Lamentations 1:10), but not exclusion from salvation, or God’s spiritual house (see Isaiah 56:3, 5). Later, in God’s spiritual community of Christian believers, a eunuch was highly honored by a special messenger sent from God (Acts 8:27-40). Eunuchs were employed in the service of the kings of Israel and Judah (2 Kings 9:32; Jeremiah 29:2).

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