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don`t contend with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.
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God's Justice for All Nations
Commentators stress that God explicitly forbade Israel from taking Edom's land because He had sovereignly given it to Esau's descendants. This serves as a powerful reminder, as one scholar notes, that 'dominion is not founded in grace.' God's covenant with His people is not a license for injustice or for seizing what He has given to others, demonstrating that His fairness extends beyond the immediate covenant family.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I have given mount Seir to Esau. Though the descendants of Esau were conquered by David (2 Samuel 8:14), they were not …
19th Century
Anglican
I have given mount Seir unto Esau —It is worthy of notice that the development of Ishmael preceded that of Isaac, and the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ver. 5 Meddle not with them Contend not with them in battle, nor provoke them to it:
for I will n…
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