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A Law to Protect the Family
Commentators explain this law was not arbitrary but was designed to protect the sanctity of marriage and family. By creating a powerful social deterrent against adultery and incest, the law underscored the high value God placed on covenant faithfulness and the purity of family life within the community of Israel.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 23:2
18th Century
Theologian
A bastard - Probably, a child born of incest or adultery.
Even to his tenth generation - that is (see the next verse and Nehem…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 23:2
19th Century
Bishop
A bastard shall not enter. —Such a person would not, even now, be circumcised by the Jews, or permitted to marry an Israe…
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 23:2
16th Century
Theologian
A bastard shall not enter. All agree that by the word ממזר, mamzer, a bastard is signified—one who is born of an uncertain father…
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John Gill
On Deuteronomy 23:2
17th Century
Pastor
A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord , &c.] That is born of whoredom, as the Targum of Jonathan; a…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 23:1–8
17th Century
Minister
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…