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Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
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The Danger of Ignoring Warnings
Matthew Henry's commentary highlights a powerful spiritual lesson from this verse. King Og witnessed the total defeat of his neighbor, King Sihon, yet he did not seek peace or learn from it. Instead, he proudly trusted in his own strength. This serves as a warning that those who are not awakened by God's judgments on others may be hardening themselves for a similar fate.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
Then. —In the Hebrew, a simple And. The history of this movement is given in Numbers 21:32-33. For Edrei,
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan Which seems to have been higher than the kingdom of Sihon: this was a f…
Presbyterian
Og was very powerful, but he did not take warning from the ruin of Sihon, nor did he desire conditions of peace. He trusted his own strength, and s…
