Tu’apulelulu Siulai 29, 2021
mo e ‘iate koe ‘a Sihova…kuo ‘ikai te ke masiva ‘i ha me‘a
God has been with you.
You have lacked nothing
Teutalonome 2 (Deuteronomy 2)
(v. 7) For
the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He knows your
going through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has
been with you. You have lacked nothing.
(v. 7) He ko Sihova ko homou ‘Otua kuo ne fakamonū‘ia koe ‘i
he ngaahi ngāue kehekehe kuo fai ‘e ho nima: kuo ne ‘ilo ho‘o ‘alu ‘i he toafa
lahi ni, ko e ta‘u eni ‘e fāngofulu mo e ‘iate koe ‘a Sihova ko ho ‘Otua; kuo
‘ikai te ke masiva ‘i ha me‘a.
David Guzik :: Study Guide for Deuteronomy 2
You are about to pass through the territory of your brethren, the
descendants of Esau: The descendants of Esau were distant
relatives to the people of Israel (400 years earlier, the brother of Jacob was
Esau). God didn't want Israel to take the land that He gave to Esau and his
descendants, the Edomites (Edom was a nickname for Esau).
Perhaps the most famous Edomite in the New
Testament was Herod the Great. He was hated by the Jews because he was an
Edomite but he wanted to be received and respected as a Jew.
Do not meddle with them, for I will not give you any of their land: Israel was not just some conquering army, out to get
whatever land it could take. It probably was strong enough to simply take the
land of Edom, but Israel only received what God had promised to them.
You shall buy food from them with money … you shall also buy water: God commanded Israel to
treat the Edomites with respect, even though they could have dominated them as
a stronger nation.
How we treat those weaker than ourselves
is always a good measure of character. When we have the capability to dominate
or abuse others and do not, it shows that we have good character. For some of
these reasons, God commanded Israel to treat the weaker nation of Edom well.
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