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                        The Moabites and the Ammonites Deuteronomy 2:19 being descended from
Lot, the nephew of Abraham Genesis 19:30, were, like the Edomites,
kinsmen of the Israelites.... 
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                        _3. AFTER THE FORTY YEARS AND FROM CONFLICT TO CONQUEST_
CHAPTER 2
_ 1. From Kadesh to the land of the Amorites (Deuteronomy 2:1)_
2. The command to possess (Deuteronomy 2:24)
 3. The conquest of S... 
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                        FROM KADESH-BARNEA TO WADY-ZERED. The present passage seems to
contradict the parallel narrative in Numbers 20 f.
Deuteronomy 2:1_ b. i.e._ we lingered in the neighbourhood of Mt. Seir
a good length o... 
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                        THE LORD [Hebrew. _Jehovah._ said unto me (or Moses). Occurs thirteen
times in Deut.: Deuteronomy 2:9; Deuteronomy 2:31; Deuteronomy 3:2;... 
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                        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_... 
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                        8 _b_15. Arrival on the Border of Moab
 Israel, having crossed Edom from the -Arabah towards the wilderness
of Moab (8 _b_), is charged not to treat Moab as a foe. Jehovah gave
-Ar, their land, to the... 
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                        _Vex not Moab_ Treat not Moab as a foe.
_neither contend with them_ See on Deuteronomy 2:5.
_Ar -Ar_(Numbers 21:15) or _-Ar of Mo'ab_(_id._28) is in these
passages a township, probably the same as _-... 
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                        _VER._ 9. _I HAVE GIVEN AR UNTO THE CHILDREN OF LOT_— _Ar,_ the
capital of Moab, is here put for the whole country. Though the
Moabites were now a wicked people; yet, for the sake of their pious
ances... 
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                        5. PASSING THROUGH MOAB (Deuteronomy 2:8-15)
And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. 9 And
Jehovah said unto me, Vex not Moab, neither contend with them in
battle; for I will no... 
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                        _AND THE LORD SAID UNTO ME, DISTRESS NOT THE MOABITES, NEITHER CONTEND
WITH THEM IN BATTLE: FOR I WILL NOT GIVE THEE OF THEIR LAND FOR A
POSSESSION; BECAUSE I HAVE GIVEN AR UNTO THE CHILDREN OF LOT FO... 
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                        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... 
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                        DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE
LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD
DEUTERONOMY
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 2
 V1 ‘Then we turned back and we went towards the *desert. We
travelled along the way to the Re... 
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                        DISTRESS NOT THE MOABITES... I HAVE GIVEN AR UNTO THE CHILDREN OF LOT.
— The children of Lot, like those of Ishmael and Esau, had their
earthly inheritance _before the children of Abraham.
_... 
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                        וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י אֶל
־תָּ֨צַר֙ אֶת 
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                        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,... 
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                        JOURNEYING AND DYING IN THE WILDERNESS
Deuteronomy 1:41; Deuteronomy 2:1
We cannot obtain by our impetuosity and insistence what God offers
only as a free gift to our faith. The Land of Promise is no... 
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                        Continuing his discourse, Moses reviewed the second movement from
Kadesh\-barnea to Heshbon. The notes which characterized the
description of the first period are found also in this review of the
seco... 
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                        And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend
with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land [for] a
possession; because I have given Ar unto the children (e) of L... 
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                        _Moabites. They allowed the Hebrews to pass, as the Idumeans had done;
(ver. 29,) but they treated them with no particular marks of
affection, (chap. xxiii. 3,) nor would they suffer them to go across... 
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                        In examining Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, we have found what may be
called an abstract typical system. That is, we see in them a number of
institutions laid down by Jehovah, the pattern of which wa... 
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                        9._And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites. _He had
previously forbidden them to enter the land of Edom, unless consent
were obtained. A similar prohibition is now added with respect to t... 
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                        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... 
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                        AND THE LORD SAID UNTO ME,.... When upon the borders of Moab:
DISTRESS NOT THE MOABITES, NEITHER CONTEND WITH THAN IN BATTLE;
besiege not any of their cities, nor draw them into a battle, or
provoke... 
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                        And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend
with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land [for] a
possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot ... 
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                        _We turned_ From our direct road, which lay through Edom. _Ar_ The
chief city of the Moabites, here put for the whole country which
depended upon it. _The children of Lot_ So called to signify that th... 
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                        1 The story is continued, that they were not to meddle with the
Edomites,
9 nor with the Moabites,
17 nor with the Ammonites,
24 but Sihon the Amorite was subdued by them.
1 THEN we turned, and to... 
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                        And the Lord said unto me, Distress not, use no hostile attitude
toward, do not attack, THE MOABITES, NEITHER CONTEND WITH THEM IN
BATTLE; FOR I WILL NOT GIVE THEE OF THEIR LAND FOR A POSSESSION;
BECA... 
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                        FROM KADESH TO THE BROOK ZERED... 
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                        WILDERNESS WANDERINGS
(vs.1-25)
From Kadesh Barnea Israel had to virtually retrace their steps, going
back toward the Red Sea. Believers today find similar experiences
because of lack of faith. Inste... 
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                        DISTRESS NOT THE MOABITES:
Or, use no hostility against Moab... 
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                        8-23 We have the origin of the Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites.
Moses also gives an instance older than any of these; the Caphtorims
drove the Avims out of their country. These revolutions show wha... 
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                        AR, the chief city of the Moabites, NUMBERS 21:15,28, here put for the
whole country, which depended upon it. THE CHILDREN OF LOT; so called
to signify that this preservation was not for their sakes,... 
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                        The closing lines of chapter 1 show us the people weeping before the
Lord. "And ye returned and wept before the Lord; but the Lord would
not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you. So ye abode i... 
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                        Deuteronomy 2:9 LORD H3068 said H559 (H8799) harass H6696 (H8799) Moab
H4124 contend H1624 (H8691) battle... 
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                        THEIR DEALINGS WITH MOAB (DEU DEUTERONOMY 2:8 A).
Moab too had been given possession of their land by Yahweh, because of
His love for Abraham. Thus they too were not to be molested. And they
were to... 
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                        GIVEN AR
A region east of the Dead Sea.... 
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                        CONTENTS: The wanderings and conflicts in the wilderness.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Sihon.
CONCLUSION: It is a work of time to make souls meet for the heavenly
Canaan and it must be done by many a lon... 
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                        Deuteronomy 2:10. _The Emims;_ that is, men of terrific aspect with
regard to stature, armour, and appearance.
Deuteronomy 2:12. _The Horims,_ Horites, Genesis 14:6, which Esau had
destroyed. The infe... 
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                        DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 2:1__ Moses recalls a time near the
end of the 40-year wilderness period when Israel peacefully passed
through three nations distantly related to it (see Numbers 
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                        DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 2:9 MOAB, like Ammon (v. Deuteronomy
2:19), was descended from LOT, Abraham’s nephew ... 
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                        CRITICAL NOTES.—
Deuteronomy 2:1. The story continued. After the unsuccessful attack,
Israel broke up emcampment at Kadesh. Many days. _i.e._, many years in
a nomadic life, wandering in various direc... 
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                        EXPOSITION
DEUTERONOMY 2:1
THE NEW BEGINNING AND REVIEW OF THE JOURNEYINGS OF ISRAEL FROM KADESH
TO THE RIVER 
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                        So we turned, and took our journey by way of the wilderness back
toward the Red sea. And the LORD spake to me saying, you've compassed
this mountain long enough: go north. And he commanded the people.... 
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                        2 Chronicles 20:10; Deuteronomy 2:19; Deuteronomy 2:5; Genesis 19:36;... 
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                        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... 
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                        Ar — The chief city of the Moabites, here put for the whole country
which depended upon it. The children of Lot — So called to signify
that this preservation, was not for their sakes, for they were a...