“He that is wounded in the stones , or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.”
Either to bear office, or to marry a wife.
“A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.”
This was to cause them to live chastely, that their posterity might not be rejected.
“Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.”
Num. 22:5 , 6 Hereby he condemneth all that further not the children of God in their vocation.
“Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever. prosperity: Heb. good”
Thou shalt have nothing to do with them.
“The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.”
If the fathers have renounced their idolatry, and received circumcision.
“Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad:”
For the necessities of nature.
“And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee: wilt: Heb. sittest down”
Meaning hereby that his people should be pure both in body and soul.
“Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:”
This is meant of the heathen, who fled for their masters’ cruelty, and embraced the true religion.
“Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.”
Forbidding hereby that any gain gotten of evil things should be applied to the service of God, Mic. 2:7 .
“Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”
If thou show thy charity to thy brother, God will declare his love toward thee. This was permitted for a time for the hardness of their hearts.
“That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.”
If the vow be lawful and godly.
“When thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.”
To bring home to thine house. Being hired for to labor.