September 1, 2011 – Deuteronomy 2

Here we review the end of the journey and the beginning of the conquering of lands. Notice how there are only certain lands that will be conquered. The Lord is very specific about what land is to be given and which land has already been given and cannot be touched. Also notice that the groups that are conquered work towards God’s end with efficiency. Instead of Israel going around to all the separate leaders and conquering them, they team up to defeat Israel. Thus, with their defeat, Israel gets all the lands while only fighting one large battle. It is also to show God strength. While any of the smallest countries could have defeated Israel if they disobeyed God, which in fact happened to the first generation, not even nations combined could stand against them when God was with them.