Moses recapped Israel’s journey from Egypt to the threshold of the Land of Promise. The recap not only reminded the Israelites, and those who joined themselves to Israel, of their unnecessary hardships, plagues, suffering, and death but also exposes some pre-Israel history leading up to Israel becoming a nation. Prior to leading Israel into the Promised Land, YeHoVaH strategized to put the fear of Israel in the hearts of the nations they will dispossess.
A Terror to the Nations
Deuteronomy 2
February 29, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 2
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YeHoVaH’s promises and blessings are connected to the Covenant He made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel. After forty years of wilderness wandering, because of their lack of faith in YeHoVaH, the Children of Israel had to be reminded of the Covenant they made and how their blessings and promises were contingent upon them keeping their part of the Covenant Agreement.