Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
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.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Deuteronomy
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
5
Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 2:4
18th Century
Theologian
Compare the marginal reference. Though the Edomites resisted the passage through the midst of their land, they did not, and probably could not, opp…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 2:4
19th Century
Bishop
You are to pass through the coast. —Literally, You are passing through the border. This was apparently said before the pe…
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 2:4
16th Century
Theologian
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…
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 2:4
17th Century
Pastor
And command you the people
Give them a strict charge:
saying, you are to pass through the coast o…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 2:1–7
17th Century
Minister
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…