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It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
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Radical Obedience to the Law
Upon hearing the law from Deuteronomy 23, the people took immediate and drastic action. Commentators explain this involved separating from all foreigners in their midst, likely including the painful act of divorcing foreign spouses and sending them away, as Ezra had done previously. This demonstrates a renewed, serious commitment to obeying God's commands, no matter the personal cost.
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Nehemiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A separation like that made by Ezra, some 20 years previously (Ezra 10:15–44), seems to be intended. The pagan wives were divorced and …
19th Century
Anglican
Reform as to mixed marriages.
On that day. —Probably the season of the Feast of Tabernacles, as before. But portio…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law Or the law concerning the Ammonite and the Moabite, and which inclu…
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