Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
God barred the Ammonites and Moabites from Israel's congregation because of their cruelty and treachery toward Israel. The exclusion was permanent, to remain in force for all time, with their peace and prosperity never to be sought forever. Nehemiah later enforced the command by expelling Tobiah the Ammonite from a room in the temple which the high priest had allowed him to occupy.
God barred the Ammonites and Moabites from Israel's congregation because of their cruelty and treachery toward Israel. The exclusion was permanent, to remain in force for all time, with their peace and prosperity never to be sought forever. Nehemiah later enforced the command by expelling Tobiah the Ammonite from a room in the temple which the high priest had allowed him to occupy.