19<\/strong>. when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon<\/em> ] And thou shalt approach to the front of the Bn ‘Ammn<\/strong>. The expression is vague and the mention of ‘Ammn at this stage perplexing. It is true that, acc. to Jdg 11:13<\/span>, the ‘Ammonites declared to Jephthah that Israel coming out of Egypt took away their land from Arnon even unto Jabbo. But the passage to which this belongs, Jdg 11:12-28<\/span>, generally regarded as late and confused, repels the ‘Ammonite claim and affirms ( Deu 2:22<\/em><\/span>) that the land between Arnon and Jabbo had been held by the Amorites. This, too, is the testimony of the oldest traditions JE, Num 21:13<\/span>; Num 21:24<\/span>; Num 21:31<\/span> f., which also relate that the Amorites had taken that territory not from ‘Ammn, but from Mo’ab ( id.<\/em> Num 21:26-30<\/span>); cp. the evidence both of JE and P in Numbers 22 ff., that the land N. of Arnon was Moabite. The evidence thus preponderates that ‘Ammn was confined to a small territory on the upper Jabbo, where Rabbath-‘Ammn (chief town of ‘A.) was situated (though before the ‘Amorite invasion of E. Palestine they may have held the whole course of Jabbo immediately S. of that). On the Arnon, therefore, Israel was still some 35 miles from Ammonite territory and the Amorites lay between. The mention of ‘Ammn at this stage thus appears proleptic, and coinciding as it does with a change to the Sg. address, may plausibly be maintained to be the insertion of a later writer, perhaps influenced by Jdg 11:13<\/span>. On the other hand it is just possible that the reference to ‘Ammn at this stage was held by the author of the discourse himself to be necessary, as intended to divert Israel from the due northerly direction which they had been pursuing and which, if continued, would bring them into conflict with ‘Ammn; and to turn them N.W. through the Amorites to the Jordan.<\/p>\n 19-37. when thou comest nigh overagainst the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle withthem<\/B>The Ammonites, being kindred to the Moabites, were, fromregard to the memory of their common ancestor, to remain undisturbedby the Israelites. The territory of this people had been directlynorth from that of Moab. It extended as far as the Jabbok, havingbeen taken by them from a number of small Canaanitish tribes, namely,the Zamzummins, a bullying, presumptuous band of giants, as theirname indicates; and the Avims, the aborigines of the districtextending from Hazerim or Hazeroth (El Hudhera) even unto Azzah(Gaza), but of which they had been dispossessed by the Caphtorim(Philistines), who came out of Caphtor (Lower Egypt) and settled inthe western coast of Palestine. The limits of the Ammonites were nowcompressed; but they still possessed the mountainous region beyondthe Jabbok (Jos 11:2<\/span>). What astrange insight does this parenthesis of four verses give into theearly history of Palestine! How many successive wars of conquest hadswept over its early statewhat changes of dynasty among theCanaanitish tribes had taken place long prior to the transactionsrecorded in this history!<\/P><\/p>\n And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon<\/strong>,…. Who dwelt near the Moabites, and were brethren, both descending from Lot, Ge 19:37<\/span><\/p>\n distress them not, nor meddle with them<\/strong>: lay no siege to any of their cities, nor provoke them to war, nor engage in battle with them:<\/p>\n for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession<\/strong>; that is, any part of it which was now in their hands; otherwise half their land was given to the tribe of Gad; but then that was what Sihon king of the Amorites had taken from them, and which Israel retook from him, and so possessed it not as the land of the Ammonites, but of the Amorites, one of the seven nations, whose land they were to inherit; see Jos 13:25<\/span>,<\/p>\n because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession<\/strong>; the Ammonites were the children of Lot by his second daughter, Ge 19:38<\/span>.<\/p>\n 19. And when thou comest nigh over against the children ofAmmon. God now makes provision as to the Ammonites, since their condition was the same as that of the Moabites, inasmuch as they were descended from the two daughters of Lot. It might, indeed, seem wonderful that, since the memory of their origin was detestable, these two nations should have been so dear to God. Ammon and Moab had been born of an incestuous connection. It was, therefore, more reasonable that this tragical circumstance should have been buried by their destruction, than that they should have been distinguished by God’s favor from the common lot of other nations, as if their nobility rendered them superior to others. But let us learn from hence, that since God’s judgments, like a deep abyss, are beyond our apprehension, they should be regarded with reverence. Lot’s distinguished piety is expressly declared. The disgraceful crime, which he committed when drunk, it pleased God so to mark with perpetual infamy, as still to impress upon it some signs of His mercy, although this was done especially for the sake of Abraham himself. It is unquestionable, however, that God recommends the posterity of Lot to the Israelites on this ground, that they may more willingly exercise kindness towards them, and abstain from all injury, when they had to do with two nations whom they see to be cared for by God Himself, for the sake of their common relationship to Abraham. <\/p>\n Furthermore, by the same argument whereby he had before proved that both Edomites and Moabites, relying on God’s help, had occupied the lands over which they had dominion, he now establishes that the land which the Ammonites possessed had been granted them by God, viz., because in their conquest and overthrow of the giants they had surpassed the limits of human bravery, and thus God had given a proof of His special and unusual favor towards them. For neither by the ordinary course of nature could two men increase to so great a multitude. <\/p>\n Now, although the Hebrew call the Cappadocians Caphthorim, (127) we do not know whether the giants, whose country was taken possession of by the Ammonites, sprung from them. But, if this be admitted, they had a long journey, attended by many dangers, after they left their country; and again, since they must have passed through rich and fertile regions, it is strange that they should have penetrated to those mountains. It might, however, be the case, that, making forays as robbers, they nowhere found a quiet resting-place until a less cultivated region presented itself. <\/p>\n (127) Bochart remarks that all ancient writers are unanimous in supposing Caphthor to be Cappadocia, and the Caphthorim Cappadocians; but he assigns to them that part of Cappadocia only which bordered on Colchis. Phaleg. Book 4, chap. 32:— See C. on Jer 47:4<\/span>, C. Soc. Edit., vol. 4, p 614. <\/p>\n (19) And when thou comest nigh.<\/strong>Compare Note on Deu. 2:9<\/span>.<\/p>\n Deu 2:19 And [when] thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon [any] possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot [for] a possession.<\/p>\n Ver. 19. Because I have given it.<\/strong> ] See Trapp on “<\/em> Deu 2:5 “<\/em> <\/p>\n Ammon. See Gen 19:36-38, and compare Jdg 11:15. <\/p>\n Deu 2:5, Deu 2:9, Gen 19:36-38, Jdg 11:13-27, 2Ch 20:10 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Gen 19:37 – Moabites Gen 19:38 – children Deu 2:37 – unto the land Deu 29:16 – through the nations Jos 13:25 – half Jdg 11:15 – Israel took 2Ch 26:8 – the Ammonites Jer 27:5 – and have Jer 49:1 – Ammonites Amo 1:13 – the children<\/p>\n And [when] thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon [any] possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot [for] a possession. 19. when thou comest nigh over against the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 2:19”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4966\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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