Deuteronomy 23:1
No man whose genitals have been damaged or cut off is allowed to enter the Lord's sanctuary.
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Leviticus 18:8Don't have sex with any of your father's wives and shame your father.
Leviticus 22:22Don't present to the Lord an animal that is blind, injured, or damaged in some way, or has warts, skin sores, or scabs. Don't place any animal that has these on the altar as a food offering to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 23:2No one of mixed race is allowed to enter the Lord's sanctuary, and none of his descendants may do so either, up to the tenth generation.
Deuteronomy 27:20“A curse on any man who sleeps with his father's wife, for he has disgraced his father!” Everyone says “Amen!”
Isaiah 56:3Don't allow foreigners who have dedicated themselves to the Lord say, “The Lord will definitely exclude me from his people.” And don't allow eunuchs to say, “Look at me—I'm as worthless as a dried-up tree because I'm childless.”
Galatians 3:28There's no longer Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female—you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:1
The laws of this chapter provide, I. For the preserving of the purity and honour of the families of Israel, by excluding such as would be a disgrace to them, ver. 1-8 . II. For the preserving of the purity and honour of the camp of Israel when it was abroad, ver. 9-14 . III. For the encouraging and entertaining of slaves who fled to them, ver. 15, 16 . IV. Against whoredom, ver. 17, 18 . V. Against usury, ver. 19, 20 . IV. Against the breach of vows, ver. 21-23 . VII. What liberty a man might take in his… Read the whole commentary →