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A Foretaste of Future Victory
Commentators like Matthew Henry view this victory not as an isolated event, but as a divine guarantee of future success. God's deliverance of these cities was a foretaste of the complete conquest of the Promised Land, reminding believers that present victories in faith are promises of God's ultimate triumph.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 21:25
18th Century
Theologian
Heshbon - Now Heshban, a ruined city, due east of the point where the Jordan enters the Dead Sea; conspicuous from all parts of the high pla…
Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 21:25
19th Century
Bishop
And Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites. —If, as appears most probable, this and the thirty-first verse form a…
John Calvin
On Numbers 21:25
16th Century
Theologian
And Israel took all these cities. As if speaking of something present, he uses the demonstrative pronoun and says, “these cities,” just as…
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John Gill
On Numbers 21:25
17th Century
Pastor
And Israel took all these cities
Which lay between the rivers Arnon and Jabbok; their particular names may be seen i…
Matthew Henry
On Numbers 21:21–35
17th Century
Minister
Sihon went with his forces against Israel, from outside his own borders and without provocation, and so brought about his own ruin. The enemies of …