This law forbids only the naturalization of those against whom it is directed. It does not forbid their dwelling in the land and seems to refer to …

Because the Lord thy God loved thee. —The contrast between what He says to Israel in this book and what He said by Balaam…

Nevertheless, the Lord your God would not hearken to Balaam ,
&c.] To his solicitations, and the methods he took to …

We ought to value the privileges of God's people, both for ourselves and for our children, above all other advantages. No personal blemishes, no cr…