Nehemiah 13:23 Meaning and Explanation
“In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:”
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Read Full Chapter →Nehemiah found that some of the people had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
What Does Nehemiah 13:23 Mean?
A third disorder comes to light. Nehemiah saw that some of the Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab, the very nations whose ways had long drawn Israel from the Lord.
The concern was never the women's ancestry as such but the pull of foreign worship that such alliances brought, for the law had warned that they would turn the heart from God. Faithfulness to the Lord was meant to shape even the closest bonds of life. The verse calls God's people to keep their devotion whole and undivided.
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What does Nehemiah 13:23 mean?
Nehemiah found that some of the people had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.