Inhospitableness

How Nave’s arranged it

• INSTANCES OF
• Toward the Israelites
• EdomNumbers 20:18–21
• SihonNumbers 21:22Numbers 21:23
• Ammonites and MoabitesDeuteronomy 23:3–6
• Men of Gibeah toward a LeviteJudges 19:15
• Nabal toward David1 Samuel 25:10–17
• Some Samaritans toward JesusLuke 9:53
• See Hospitality

The passages, in Bible order (7)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 7 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Numbers 20:18–21

   But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”

   ›Commentary on Numbers 20:18–211 voice

   “And Edom said unto him,.... The king of Edom replied to Israel, represented by the messengers sent in their name: thou shall not pass by me; through my country: lest I come out against thee with the sword; or with those that use the sword, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan; that is, with an army of soldiers with their drawn swords in their hands, to slay them as enemies.

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2. Numbers 21:22

   “Let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”

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3. Numbers 21:23

   But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.

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4. Deuteronomy 23:3–6

   No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 23:3–62 voices

   “He that is wounded . . ., shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord--"To enter into the congregation of the Lord" means either admission to public honors and offices in the Church and State of Israel, or, in the case of foreigners, incorporation with that nation by marriage.

   “This law forbids only the naturalization of those against whom it is directed. It does not forbid their dwelling in the land; and seems to refer rather to the nations than to individuals. It was not understood at any rate to interdict marriage with a Moabitess; compare Rth 1:4; Rth 4:13. Ruth however, and her sister were doubtless proselytes. Deu 23:4 Compare the marginal reference. The Moabites and the Ammonites are to be regarded as clans of the same stock rather than as two independent nations, and as acting together. Compare 2Ch 20:1.

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5. Judges 19:15

   They stopped to go in and lodge in Gibeah. The Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one would take them into his home for the night.

   ›Commentary on Judges 19:152 voices

   “Hence we conclude that the custom, which is still frequently witnessed in the cities of the East, was then not uncommon, for travellers who were late in arriving and who had no introduction to a private family, to spread their bedding in the streets, or wrapping themselves up in their cloaks, pass the night in the open air.

   “A street - Probably the square or place within the gates, where courts were held, bargains made, and where the chief men and strangers congregated.

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6. 1 Samuel 25:10–17

   But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.

   ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 25:10–171 voice

   “Their protection creates a claim for some kind of tribute, in the shape of supplies of food and necessaries, which is usually given with great good will and gratitude; but when withheld, is enforced as a right. Nabal's refusal, therefore, was a violation of the established usages of the place.

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7. Luke 9:53

   But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.

   ›Commentary on Luke 9:532 voices

   “YOU hardly need that I should explain this action of the Samaritans. Probably our Savior's nearest road to Jerusalem lay through Samaria and He did not avoid that district, as many Jews did who went a long way around rather than pass through that unfriendly country. The Lord Jesus was so gentle, so meek and lowly, so much more a Man than a Jew, that it is somewhat strange that the Samaritans did not make an exception in His favor and treat Him courteously when He passed through their land.

   “Let us notice in these verses — the steady determination with which our Lord Jesus Christ regarded His own crucifixion and death. We read that, "When the time approached for Him to be taken up to Heaven — Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem." He knew full well what was before Him. The betrayal, the unjust trial, the mockery, the scourging, the crown of thorns, the spitting, the nails, the spear, the agony on the cross — all, all were doubtless spread before His mind's eye, like a picture.

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