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THE JOURNEY FROM KADESH TO MOAB (IV)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14
Deuteronomy 2:1-23

Proverbs 3:5-7

 

“In all thy ways acknowledge him,

and he shall direct thy paths.”

 

THE JOURNEY FROM KADESH TO MOAB (IV)
 
The command to Israel concerning the Ammonites was the same. The Ammonites were another clan of the children of Lot. Israel was expressly commanded not to distress them nor meddle with them. The Lord would not give them the land of Ammon for possession; it was given to those children of Lot. This land also belonged to the giants which the Ammonites called Zamzummims. They are described as great, many and tall as the Anakims, but the Lord destroyed them before the face of the Ammonites and gave the land to them. God’s authority to deal with people as such is by His own discretion and eternal plan. Moses spoke knowing that the settlement of people is the work of God as it is He who sets the boundaries. Paul stressed this in Athens when he spoke to the Greeks. “And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation” (Acts 17:26). God reigns in the kingdom of man.
 
Moses also revisited the settlement of the children of Esau in Mt Seir. He also destroyed the former inhabitants of the land known as the Horims and gave the land to Esau. Moses told of these happenings to the children of Israel because they were getting ready to occupy the land of Canaan. Canaan would not come without effort for there were people dwelling in that land then. Israel had to fight and remove them from the land. But this was the fear that the ten spies had, thus the present generation should not be afraid of the Canaanites. Rather, they must remember that the Lord had given them the land.
 
Every step of the children of Israel was directed by the Lord. When they left Egypt, they were going to Canaan. God specifically directed them not to touch these other nations except the Canaanites. He is the one who appointed their habitation as all other nations. May we yield to Him that He will also direct our paths.
 
THOUGHT: God has appointed places of habitation for everyone.

PRAYER: Father, may I find peace in Thee where I live.

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