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as he did for the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them, and lived in their place even to this day:
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An Encouraging Precedent
Commentators, particularly Matthew Henry, see this verse as a source of encouragement for Israel. By reminding the Israelites how God sovereignly displaced the Horites to give land to Esau's descendants, Moses builds a powerful argument: if God's general providence provides for other nations, how much more will His specific covenant promise secure the Promised Land for His own people.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
These verses, like (Deuteronomy 2:10–12), are in all likelihood an addition made by a later reviser.
([Reference Deuteronomy 2:2…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As he did to the children of Esau which dwelt in Seir He did the like things for them as he did for the Ammonites:
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 o…
