Where to Go? Deut. 2

 

Deuteronomy 2 – Where to Go?

 

Clearly the Israelites are lost and don’t know where to go since they cannot go into the promised land.  We are talking of the first generation here.  They are now going back into the wilderness and go round and round Mt. Seir. They are on a Merry go round and don’t know what to do.  God tells them that they are not to meddle with the children of Esau. Esau was Jacob’s brother who received the birthright and God gave to Jacob the Promised land.  God had given Esau Mount Seir as their possession. The city of Petra still exists today. God has set the bounds of the nations. Most wars are fought because the boundaries of the nations are not respected. Another important lesson to learn is that God always keeps His promises.  He promised to take care of Esau, and so He did. God does not give us the promises of luxuries of life, but God provides the necessities of life.

 

God also preserved His people from destruction.  He allowed the Israelites to take over the land of King Sihon, which was formerly the land of the Moabites. King Sihon had conquered the Moabites but when he set out to conquer the Israelites, he was killed and his forces were scattered. God has shown them that He was with them, and He will keep His promises to them.

 

God does that for many of us today.  He permits us to have a difficult experience, maybe a sad one, to prepare us for life- or to prepare us to be helpful to others.

 

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.