Deuteronômio 23

Deuteronômio 23

McGee - God said there were not to be harlots or sodomites among His people. God says that under no circumstance will He accept income from that which is illegal or from that which is immoral or wrong. He does not want any of it.Now I am going to say something that I know is not popular to say. I do not believe that any Christian organization should receive money from any industry that is illegal or immoral. I thank God for the two schools that turned down a gift from a large brewery. Many questionable businesses try to gain respectability by giving to charity, as you know. (Thru the Bible) Brown on hire...wages...abomination - The way we earn our money is important. Believers must ensure that their wages are not obtained by employment which is either degrading to themselves, damaging to others or dishonouring to God. In the early Christian period certain occupations were considered unsuitable for Christians and, in the late second century, the North African writer Tertullian took the trouble to mention some of them. It is important in our own times to ensure that we are not earning our money at other people’s moral or emotional expense. Some high-pressure salesmanship, for example, encourages thoughtless people to purchase goods they can ill-afford on deferred payment schemes. In some situations, high unemployment levels could drive some desperate, high-principled people into unsuitable and unhelpful work. Believers will want to subject their daily employment to divine scrutiny and so make sure that their daily work is not displeasing to the Lord. (Bible Speaks Today-Deut) Harlot (Play the harlot) (02181) zanah is a verb meaning to fornicate, to prostitute and refers to marital infidelity or unfaithfulness. It was word used elsewhere in the OT to describe prostitution (Lev 21:7, Pr 7:10). Many of the uses of zanah are figurative describing Israel 's (Jehovah's "wife") commission of "spiritual prostitution" by having "intercourse" so to speak with other gods (cp 1 Co 6:16). Indeed, idolatry is looked upon as prostitution (Isa 50:1, 2, 3; 54:6, 7, 8; Jer 2:1, 2, 3; 3:1ff; Hos 2:1ff; Jas 4:4-note; Rev 2:4-note). In addition zanah describes Israel’s improper relationships with other nations (Isa. 23:17; Ezek. 23:30; Nah. 3:4). "The thought seems to be of having relations with these nations for the sake of political and monetary benefit, although in the case of Nineveh the added element of alluring, deceitful tactics leading on to oppressive dominance is implied." (TWOT) "A third figurative meaning is found in Isa 1:21, where the Israelites’ departure from God’s approved moral standards is called harlotry." (TWOT) Vine - Zanah became the common term for spiritual backsliding. The act of harloting after strange gods was more than changing gods, however. This was especially true when Israel went after the Canaanite gods, for the worship of these pagan deities involved actual prostitution with cult prostitutes connected with the Canaanite shrines. In the Old Testament sometimes the use of the phrase “go a whoring after” gods implies an individual’s involvement with cult prostitutes. The religious theory behind such activity at the Canaanite shrine was that such sexual activity with cult prostitutes, both male and female, who represented the gods and goddesses of the Canaanite fertility cult, would stimulate fertility in their crops and flocks. Such cult prostitutes were not designated as prostitutes but rather “holy ones” or “set-apart ones,” since the Semitic term for “holy” means, first of all, to be set apart for a special use. This is illustrated in Deut. 23:17 his theme of religious harlotry looms large in the prophets who denounce this backsliding in no uncertain terms. Ezekiel minces no words as he openly calls both Judah and Israel “harlots” and vividly describes their backsliding in sexual terms (Ezek. 16:6-63; 23). The Book of Hosea, in which Hosea’s wife Gomer became unfaithful and most likely was involved in such cult prostitution, again illustrates not only Hosea’s heartbreak but also God’s own heartbreak because of the unfaithfulness of his wife, Israel. Israel’s unfaithfulness appears in Hos. 9:1KJV: “Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every corn floor.” Dog 03611. כֶּלֶב keleḇ: A masculine noun meaning a dog, a male prostitute. It refers to a large and varied group of canines, usually domesticated. In various contexts, it refers to a watchdog (Isa. 56:10, 11); a hunting dog (Ps. 22:16[17]); a stray dog (1 Kgs. 14:11). The concept is used in figurative expressions of contempt: of a scorned person (1 Sam. 17:43); of abasing oneself (1 Sam. 24:14[15]; 2 Sam. 3:8); of a male cult prostitute (Deut. 23:18[19]). It was used in a mocking sense of a false sacrifice as if it were the sacrifice of a dog (Isa. 66:3), a pagan practice. The manner in which a dog lapped its water is noted in Judges 7:5. Dogs ate up Jezebel’s dead body as a sign of reprobation toward her (2 Kgs. 9:10, 36). Dogs were known to growl and be menacing in their demeanor (Ex. 11:7), but God protected His people from even this, figuratively, as they left Egypt. Swanson - כֶּלֶב (kě·lěḇ): n.masc.; ≡ Str 3611; TWOT 981a—1. dog, i.e., a mammal of the Canus family (1Ki 14:11; Pr 26:11), note: this animal was not clean for ritual sacrifice, and never referred to as ceremonially clean for eating; 2. dog, i.e., a person of low status (1Sa 17:43; 2Ki 8:13); 3. male prostitute (Dt 23:19); 4. evil person, formally, a dog, i.e., a violent, evil person (Ps 22:17); 5. unit: כֶּלֶב מוּת (kě·lěḇ mûṯ) scum, formally, dead dog, i.e., a person of very low status (1Sa 24:15; 2Sa 9:8; 16:9); 6. unit: רֹאשׁ כֶּלֶב (rō(ʾ)š kě·lěḇ) puppet, formally, a dog’s head, i.e., a person of low status in the pay of another as a traitor (2Sa 3:8) Keleb - 31v - Exod. 11:7; Exod. 22:31; Deut. 23:18; Jdg. 7:5; 1 Sam. 17:43; 1 Sam. 24:14; 2 Sam. 3:8; 2 Sam. 9:8; 2 Sam. 16:9; 1 Ki. 14:11; 1 Ki. 16:4; 1 Ki. 21:19; 1 Ki. 21:23; 1 Ki. 21:24; 1 Ki. 22:38; 2 Ki. 8:13; 2 Ki. 9:10; 2 Ki. 9:36; Job 30:1; Ps. 22:16; Ps. 22:20; Ps. 59:6; Ps. 59:14; Ps. 68:23; Prov. 26:11; Prov. 26:17; Eccl. 9:4; Isa. 56:10; Isa. 56:11; Isa. 66:3; Jer. 15:3 Abomination (detestable, loathsome) (08441) toebah refers to an abominable custom or thing. Abomination. Loathsome. Detestable thing. Something or someone who is loathsome and abhorrent. Deuteronomy 23:19 "You shall not charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest. Ex 22:25 Lev 25:35-37 Ne 5:1-7 Ps 15:5 Eze 18:7,8,13,16-18 Eze 22:12 Lu 6:34,35 Deuteronomy 23 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage: Exodus 22:25+ “If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest. Leviticus 25:35-37+ ‘Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. 36 ‘Do not take usurious interest from him, but revere your God, that your countryman may live with you. 37 ‘You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for gain. REAL INTEREST-FREE LOANS You shall not charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest. Most agree that the loans in view here were those to relieve distress. Interest was not to be charged of fellow Israelites (probably including resident aliens) in cases of poverty. In Deuteronomy, though not in Exodus, it is explicitly stated that interest may be charged on loans to non-Israelites.