Read: Duet. 1-2
Moses reminded them of all the times God had given them a command to be courageous and follow Him and they had rebelled out of fear and refused to obey. He reminded them of the consequences of their decisions and why they were not going into the land God had promised them. How sad. They were sentenced to wander for 40 years while they all died out. They all died by the 38th year.
The Lord drove out the Zamzummims (intriguers), Anakims (neck-chains), Horims (cave-dwellers), Avims (perverters), and the Caphtorims (spies) and they lived in their cities instead.
God promised to make their enemies afraid of them even though many of these enemies were giants that were much stronger. God caused Sihon (temper) to not let them pass through his land so he could have a reason to take his land. Now was the time to do that little by little. These are still the giants in our land. I looked up intrigue and it means - secret love affair or to plot in secret. Neck-chains were put on the people that made their necks grow longer and longer. This sounds like pride to me. A cave-dweller would be like a person who can’t get out in public for fear. Think of all the people who play video games all night and sleep all day, or people who spend their night at the casinos and sleep during the day. The others are self-explanatory. These are the giants in our land.
Lord, help us to learn by our mistakes. Thank you for grace.
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