1. On that day they read the Book of Moses to the people, and they found that it said no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be allowed in the meeting to worship.
2. The Ammonites and Moabites had not welcomed the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they had hired Balaam to put a curse on Israel. (But our God turned the curse into a blessing.)
3. When the people heard this teaching, they separated all foreigners from Israel.
4. Before that happened, Eliashib the priest, who was in charge of the Temple storerooms, was friendly with Tobiah.