Deut 23:1-16, August 28, 2022; Laws to Prevent Destruction from within Israel

Deuteronomy 23:1-8 describes people groups who were to be excluded from the Israelite community, and Pastor Kevin explains how these laws helped preserve Israel from destruction from within. We also see how God later extended His grace to these people, including the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8) and foreigners, including Ruth, the Moabitess, who is in the lineage of Jesus. In verses 9-14, we see God instructing His people in various rules of hygiene millennia before people understood how human waste and other discharges could spread disease. Both sets of laws helped ensure the continuation of the Jewish race until today. Verses 15 and 16 address compassionate treatment of slaves who have escaped their (in context, foreign) master, a picture of the freedom we receive in Jesus.
Associated notes and links are at calvarypo.org under Sermon Archives, Deuteronomy, Laws to Prevent Destruction from Within Israel. Deuteronomy 23:1-16, https://calvarypo.org/sermons/laws-to-prevent-destruction-from-within-israel-deut-231-16/
Maranatha!