God called His people to be separate and to obey Him. Moses is in the beginning of revisiting the rules and regulations Israel is to live by. The place to start is at the beginning. While in Egypt Israel relied on the promises made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. They lived through the relationship of […]
Moses continues his recounting of the events leading up to the crossing of the Jordan. Today he tells of his firm answer from God about his own journey’s end. This is the only place where we see that Moses didn’t accept his punishment quietly. In all the other accounts we read it appears that Moses […]
Moses is recounting God’s continued building up of the new generation. He is strengthening their faith as well as putting terror into the hearts of those watching them. Og was one of the descendants of the Rephaim that Israel feared when they spied out the Promised Land the first time. The Rephaim were extraordinarily large […]
Moses is recounting the first steps in battle that Israel takes. God started with building their reputation on this side of the Jordan. When I first started reading this section I realized that God had intended for Israel to settle on both sides of the Jordan. I originally thought that the tribes of Reuben, Gad […]
Moses recounts the path the Israelites took during their wandering and waiting. God was leading them around in circles until the last of the original generation died. For 38 years God had the people going in circles around Mt. Seir. The people of Esau owned this territory. They were afraid of Israel and didn’t know […]
