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Command you the people, saying, You are to pass through the border of your brothers the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you: take good heed to yourselves therefore;
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A Test of Restraint
Commentators highlight that this was a significant test for Israel. Although the Edomites were afraid, God explicitly commanded the Israelites not to take advantage of their fear or retaliate against their 'brethren.' This command taught obedience and self-control, humbling them after their long wandering and preparing them for their future in Canaan.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare the marginal reference. Though the Edomites resisted the passage through the midst of their land, they did not, and probably could not, opp…
19th Century
Anglican
You are to pass through the coast. —Literally, You are passing through the border. This was apparently said before the pe…
16th Century
Protestant
And they shall be afraid of you. This temptation was all the more provoking when they heard not only that the embassy would be futile, but…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And command you the people Give them a strict charge:
saying, you are to pass through the coast o…
Only a short account of the long stay of Israel in the wilderness is given. God not only chastised them for their murmuring and unbelief, but prepa…
