Deuteronomy
3 God Fought For Israel
Moses
tells of the resistance of another Amorite King and the victory God gave to
Israel. Og was an Amorite king, a man of gigantic stature (his bed was 13 ½
feet long! it was preserved as a museum piece at Rabbath among the Amorites). His
kingdom seemed invincible. It held over sixty separate communities. The fact that Israel was able to conquer this
great, well-fortified kingdom was evidence that God fought for Israel. The high
walls and gates were no problem to God.
He is limited only by our unbelief.
The
conquered kingdom of Og was given to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half -tribe
of Manasseh which chose to stay on the east side of the Jordan River.
Moses
prayed earnestly to God to let him enter the land which had been his goal for
forty years. Though we repent of our
sin, we will have to take the consequences of it in this life whether we like
it or not.
Moses is making it clear to this new
generation that stands ready to enter the Promised Land that Joshua is the man
the Lord has chosen to be their leader.
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J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible.
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