Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 3:2
And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
2. delivered into thy hand ] See Deu 1:27. As thou didst unto Sn, Deu 2:33 f.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Fear him not, though he be of so frightful a look and stature, Deu 3:11.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
2. The Lord said unto me, Fear himnot: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, intothy handOg’s gigantic appearance and the formidable array offorces he will bring to the field, need not discourage you; for,belonging to a doomed race, he is destined to share the fate of Sihon[Nu 21:25].
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And the Lord said unto me,…. When Og was marching with all his forces against Israel:
fear him not, c [See comments on Nu 21:34].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(2) And the Lord said unto me. . . .This verse repeats Num. 21:34.
For I will deliver him should be rather read thus, for into thy hand have I delivered him.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
GOD’S promises are precious things, and especially when our faith is likely to be exercised. And, Reader, do observe, the LORD not only promised to deliver his people out of their enemies hand, but to deliver the enemy into his peoples hand. Such are the sweet assurances of grace. The LORD will not only rescue his servants from the hand of him that is stronger than them, but will finally bring Satan under their feet. Rom 16:20 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Deu 3:2 And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
Ver. 2. Fear him not. ] Though of a formidable stature. Deu 3:11 The lion is not so fierce as he is painted, saith the Spanish proverb. God will crack the hairy scalp of his enemies. Psa 68:21
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
said. See note on Deu 2:9.
hand. Some codices, with three early printed editions, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read “hands”.
as = according as.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Fear: Deu 3:11, Deu 20:3, Num 14:9, 2Ch 20:17, Isa 41:10, Isa 43:5, Act 18:9, Act 27:24, Rev 2:10
as thou didst: Deu 2:24-37, Num 21:23-25
Reciprocal: Exo 23:31 – deliver the Num 21:34 – Fear him Deu 2:33 – the Lord Deu 3:6 – as we did Deu 29:16 – through the nations Jos 8:2 – do to Ai Jos 10:8 – General Jdg 11:26 – Heshbon
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
SIHON AND OG
Thou shalt do unto Og as thou didst unto Sihon.
Deu 3:2
I. Had Og, the king of Bashan, remained within his city, the Israelites would have been foiled, unless they received special Divine help. But he came out. Perhaps Jos 24:12 may afford us a clue. Swarms of hornets may so have harassed them in their towns as to drive them out into the plains. Oh, how reassuring to hear Gods Fear not! as we enter the battle or undertake some new plan!
II. We may well be fearless, and keep festival, when as the forms of dreaded evils approach us, the Lord holds our right hand, and says of each, Fear him not. And it is wonderful at such times how we actually get spoil out of objects of terror. Out of the eater comes meat, and out of the strong sweetness. At such times also, we cry out in our glee to others, Ye shall not fear.
III. It is noticeable that recent discoveries confirm these records of the many stone cities of Bashan. There are an immense number of remains; and it is a wonder how so many people could have subsisted on so small a tract of country. Porter says that the doors and gates are of stone, some of them nearly 18 in. thick. Some 500 ruined places still tell the might of the Amorites. The Israelites thus acquired fertile and beautiful pasture-lands, as far as Hermon, and including Gilead.
Illustration
(1) The Israelites were now on the border of the territory of the Amorites, who had driven out their kinsmen, Moab and Ammon, from the region lying between the Arnon and the Jabbok, and established a new Canaanite capital at Heshbon. Sihon, the Amorite king, not only refused Israel a free passage, but led out his forces against them. He was, however, signally defeated at Jahaz. The capture of Heshbon was celebrated in a song of triumph which has been preserved (Num 21:27-30). Penetrating still further northwards, the children of Israel crossed the Jabbok, and overcame Og, king of Bashan, at Edrei. These victories gave them the mastery of Eastern Palestine from the river Arnon to mount Hermon. Moses divided the conquered region between the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, i.e. the families descended from Machir (Num 32:39 f.), at their own special request, after they had pledged themselves to assist in the subjugation of the territory to the west of the Jordan.
(2) I know my Sihons. I make them fair offers, but they refuse. I will not harm them, but they scout me. I offer commerce, they draw the sword. I, even I, have my enemies. But they are Gods enemies, too, if I am Gods, as Moses was; and they shall not stand before me.
(3) Fear argues Little Faith, or No Faith, just as Darkness implies Little or No Light; so by the reality of our fear we may know the unreality of much that we call faith. Where faith really rests, fear is not, and cannot be.