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These shall not enter—
Deu 23:1-6 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. A bastard (born of a Jewish father / Gentile mother) shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD. An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD forever: 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. Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee. Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days forever.
Ammonites / Moabites in Bible history–
Rth 4 Ruth was a Moabite woman but was accepted into Israel and married Boaz
Neh 13:1-8 Nehemiah evicted Tobiah (an Ammonite) from a chamber in the house of God
Neh 13:23-25 Nehemiah rebuked the Jews who had married wives of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab
These may enter—
Deu 23:7, 8 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.
Isa 56:2-7 God invited foreigners and eunuchs to join themselves to Him and take hold of His covenant
Rom 3:29, 30 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
Eph 2:12, 13 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
The offense of the Ammonites and Moabites mentioned in Deuteronomy 23:4 is addressed in Jesus’ parable in Matthew 25.
Mat 25:41-43 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.