Gates, and bars - literally, “Double gates and a bar.” The stone doors of Bashan, their height pointing to a race of great stature, and the numerous cities (deserted) exist to illustrate the statements of these verses.
CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The conquest of Og (Deuteronomy 3:1)_ 2. The land possessed (Deuteronomy 3:12) 3. Joshua in the place of Moses (Deuteronomy 3:21) In obedience to the word of the
A shorter account of the victory over Og, king of Bashan, occurs in Numbers 21:33, based on the present passage, the first person plural being changed to the third to suit the new context....
CITIES. See note on Deuteronomy 3:4....
Duet Deuteronomy 1:6 to Deuteronomy 3:29. Historical Part of the First Introductory Discourse Spoken in the land of Moab (Deuteronomy 1:5) in _the gai_or _glen, over against Beth Pe-or_...
_the unwalled towns_ Heb. _towns of the Perazi_, or _country-folk; perazôth_, Ezekiel 38:11, are open, rural places in contrast to fenced cities....
b. CONQUEST OF OG, KING OF BASHAN (Deuteronomy 3:1-11) Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at Edrei. 2 and...
_ALL THESE CITIES WERE FENCED WITH HIGH WALLS, GATES, AND BARS; BESIDE UNWALLED TOWNS A GREAT MANY._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE....
FIRST DISCOURSE (DEUTERONOMY 1:14 TO DEUTERONOMY 4:43) The long sojourn in the wilderness is now drawing to a close. The Israelites are encamped in the Plains of Moab within sight of the Promised Land...
DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 3 V1 ‘Next we turned and we went along the route towards Bashan. Og, king of Bashan, came out w...
These details are not given in Numbers. Professor Porter, in the _Griant Cities of Bashan,_ has well described the impression made upon him by verifying this description in detail. “The whole of Basha...
כָּל ־אֵ֜לֶּה עָרִ֧ים בְּצֻרֹ֛ות חֹומָ֥ה גְבֹהָ֖ה...
THE DIVINE GOVERNMENT Deuteronomy 1:1; Deuteronomy 2:1; Deuteronomy 3:1 AFTER these preliminary discussions we now enter upon the exposition. With the exception of the first two verses of chapter 1,...
THE INHERITANCE OF REUBEN, GAD AND MANASSEH Deuteronomy 3:1 Sihon's defeat, described in the previous chapter, compelled his ally Og to take the field and oppose the further advance of Israel. “ _He...
All these cities [were] fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside (b) unwalled towns a great many. (b) As villages and small towns....
Walls. Tacitus remarks, that "a great part of Judea is covered with villages, though towns may likewise be found in the country. (Hist. v. 8.) See 3 Kings iv. 13. Septuagint, "besides the towns of Phe...
This victory was considered so important (as no doubt it was) that we find the church celebrating it in a song of praise in one Psalm, and echoing to the same again in another. See Psalms 125:5, and P...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1, 2, 3, AND 4. Let us examine a little more closely these Chapter s, which shew the pains the Spirit took, to set before the eyes of the people all the moti...
ALL THESE CITIES WERE FENCED WITH HIGH WALLS, GATES, AND BARS,.... That is, all the cities in the kingdom of Bashan; and though they were, it hindered not their falling into the hands of the Israelite...
All these cities [were] fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many. Ver. 5. _All those cities._] And they were threescore. How well might Moses have been styled πτολι...
1 The story of the conquest of Og king of Bashan. 11 The bignes of his bed. 12 The distribution of those lands to the two tribes and halfe. 23 Moses prayer to enter into the land. 26 He is permitt...
All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many. The entire region is now known as the Hauran....
THE OVERTHROW OF KING OG OF BASHAN...
OG, KING OF BASHAN, DEFEATED (vs.1-11) The history of Og's defeat is in Numbers 21:33. Moses recounts this. Og and his people came out against Israel to battle, just as the ungodly would oppose the t...
HIGH WALLS, GATES, AND BARS; which may encourage you in your attempt upon Canaan, notwithstanding the fenced cities which the spies told you of, and you must expect to find....
"Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan; and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. And the Lord said unto me, Fear Him not: for I will deliver hi...
Deuteronomy 3:5 cities H5892 fortified H1219 (H8803) high H1364 walls H2346 gates H1817 bars H1280 great H3966 m
CHAPTER 3 THE DEFEAT OF OG AND THE DIVISION OF TRANSJORDAN. The first three verses of this chapter are an almost exact reproduction of Numbers 21:33) with slight changes to fit it into speech (alterin...
CONTENTS: Further review of journeyings. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Og, Joshua. CONCLUSION: That cause cannot but be victorious for which the Lord of Hosts fights. «If God be for us who can be against...
Deuteronomy 3:9. _Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion._ The LXX, willing to adapt the language of the sacred writings to their own age, say, “Which Hermon the Phœnicians call Sanior.” See notes on...
_So the Lord our God delivered into our hands Og also, king of Bashan._ MASTERY OF FORMIDABLE ENEMIES See-- 1. How they got the mastery of Og, a very formidable prince. (1) Very strong, for he was...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 3:1__ This section recounts Israel’s second Transjordanian victory (see Numbers 21:31). Like Sihon, Og was an Amorite ...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 3:5 In remembering these victories, Moses tries to persuade Israel to cross the Jordan, trusting in God’s power. DEVOTED THEM TO DESTRUCTION. See note on 2:34–35....
CRITICAL NOTES.—CONQUEST OF OG. Israel were able to advance to the Jordan after the defeat of Sihon and the conquest of his land. But Og, the Amonitish King, still kept the northern half of Gilead and...
EXPOSITION DEUTERONOMY 3:1 CONQUEST OF OG,_ _KING OF_ _BASHAN. The Amorites had wrested from Moab a portion of the territory taken by _the Moabites _and the _Edomites _from the giant aborigines; and...
In chapter three: So we turned, and went by the way of Bashan: unto Og the king of Bashan who came out against us, wit all of his people. And the LORD said unto me, Don't fear him: for I will deliver...
Deuteronomy 1:28; Hebrews 11:30; Numbers 13:28...
TURNING BACKWARD Deuteronomy 2:1 _and Deuteronomy 3:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS Last week we closed with God's refusal to permit the Children of Israel to go into the land of Canaan. They had come up to K...