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Yahweh said to me, Don`t bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.
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God is the World's Landlord
Commentators emphasize that God's command to spare Moab demonstrates His absolute sovereignty over all nations. He is the one who allocates land, not just to Israel, but to all peoples according to His divine plan. As John Calvin notes, God gives and takes away territory as He sees fit, establishing boundaries for peoples. This reveals that God's providential care extends to everyone.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Moabites and the Ammonites (Deuteronomy 2:19), being descended from Lot, the nephew of Abraham (Genesis 19:30–38), were…
19th Century
Anglican
Distress not the Moabites ... I have given Ar unto the children of Lot. —The children of Lot, like those of Ishmael and Esau, had their ea…
16th Century
Protestant
And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites. He had previously forbidden them to enter the land of Edom unless consent were obtai…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord said unto me When upon the borders of Moab:
distress not the Moabites, neither contend w…
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…
