Deuteronomy 23

• Deuteronomy 23:1-8 – Those excluded from the assembly of the Lord
  • It is not entirely clear what is meant by “assembly” here. Possibly, they were to be excluded from the nation of Israel.
• Deuteronomy 23:9-25 – More miscellaneous laws
  • Deuteronomy 23:15 – Slaves could find refuge in Israel.
  • Deuteronomy 23:19 – Interest on lended money cannot be charged to fellow Israelites.
  • Deuteronomy 23:24-25 – Travelers were allowed to take from the land on their way through, but not harvest.

Deuteronomy 24

• Deuteronomy 24:1-4 – Divorce and remarriage
  • God set up laws even around things that were not supposed to happen in the first place. Compare Deuteronomy 17:14-20. Perhaps this was a contingency plan to limit the damage once the wrong path had been chosen. See Matthew 19:3-9. Matthew 13:8 would lend support to the idea that this was a contingency plan. See also Matthew 5:31-32.
• Deuteronomy 24:5-22 – Miscellaneous laws
  • Deuteronomy 24:7 – Human trafficking was a capital offense!
  • Deuteronomy 24:16 – Everyone shall answer for his own deeds.