# Deuteronomy 03 📖: Victories East of the Jordan [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Deuteronomy Overview]] | [[Deuteronomy 02]] | [[Deuteronomy 04]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ### Defeat of King Og of Bashan [[#Verse 01.]] Next we set out on the route to Bashan, but King Og of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet us in battle at Edrei.  [[#Verse 02.]] The Lord, however, said to me, “Don’t be afraid of him because I have already given him, his whole army, and his land to you. You will do to him exactly what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon.”  [[#Verse 03.]] So the Lord our God did indeed give over to us King Og of Bashan and his whole army, and we struck them down until not a single survivor was left.  [[#Verse 04.]] We captured all his cities at that time—there was not a town we did not take from them—sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the dominion of Og in Bashan.  [[#Verse 05.]] All of these cities were fortified by high walls, gates, and locking bars; in addition there were a great many open villages.  [[#Verse 06.]] We put all of these under divine judgment just as we had done to King Sihon of Heshbon—every occupied city, including women and children. [[#Verse 07.]] But all the livestock and plunder from the cities we kept for ourselves.  [[#Verse 08.]] So at that time we took the land of the two Amorite kings in the Transjordan from Wadi Arnon to Mount Hermon [[#Verse 09.]] (the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion and the Amorites call it Senir),  [[#Verse 10.]] all the cities of the plateau, all of Gilead and Bashan as far as Salecah and Edrei,cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.  [[#Verse 11.]] Only King Og of Bashan was left of the remaining Rephaites. (It is noteworthy that his sarcophagus was made of iron. Does it not, indeed, still remain in Rabbath of the Ammonites? It is 13½ feet long and 6 feet wide according to standard measure.) ### Distribution of the Transjordanian Allotments [[#Verse 12.]] This is the land we brought under our control at that time: The territory extending from Aroer by the Wadi Arnon and half the Gilead hill country with its cities I gave to the Reubenites and Gadites.  [[#Verse 13.]] The rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh.(All the region of Argob, that is, all Bashan, is called the land of Rephaim.  [[#Verse 14.]] Jair, son of Manasseh, took all the Argob region as far as the border with the Geshurites and Maacathites—namely Bashan—and called it by his name, Havvoth Jair, which it retains to this very day.)  [[#Verse 15.]] I gave Gilead to Machir.  [[#Verse 16.]] To the Reubenites and Gadites I allocated the territory extending from Gilead as far as Wadi Arnon (the exact middle of the wadi was a boundary) all the way to the Wadi Jabbok, the Ammonite border.  [[#Verse 17.]] The rift valley and the Jordan River were also a border, from the Sea of Kinnereth to the sea of the rift valley (that is, the Salt Sea), beneath the slopes of Pisgahto the east. ### Instructions to the Transjordanian Tribes [[#Verse 18.]] At that time I instructed you as follows: “The Lord your God has given you this land for your possession. You warriors are to cross over equipped for battle before your fellow Israelites.  [[#Verse 19.]] But your wives, children, and livestock (of which I know you have many) may remain in the cities I have given you.  [[#Verse 20.]] You must fight until the Lord gives your countrymen victoryas he did you and they take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving them on the other side of the Jordan River. Then each of you may return to his own territory that I have given you.”  [[#Verse 21.]] I also commanded Joshua at the same time, “You have seen everything the Lord your God did to these two kings; he will do the same to all the kingdoms where you are going.  [[#Verse 22.]] Do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God will personally fight for you.” ### Denial to Moses of the Promised Land [[#Verse 23.]] Moreover, at that time I pleaded with the Lord,  [[#Verse 24.]] “O, Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show me your greatness and strength. (What god in heaven or earth can rival your works and mighty deeds?)  [[#Verse 25.]] Let me please cross over to see the good land on the other side of the Jordan River—this good hill country and the Lebanon!”  [[#Verse 26.]] But the Lord was angry at me because of you and would not listen to me. Instead, he said to me, “Enough of that! Do not speak to me anymore about this matter.  [[#Verse 27.]] Go up to the top of Pisgah and take a good look to the west, north, south, and east, for you will not be allowed to cross the Jordan.  [[#Verse 28.]] Commission Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, because he will lead these people over and will enable them to inherit the land you will see.”  [[#Verse 29.]] So we settled down in the valley opposite Beth Peor. ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ###### Verse 22. ###### Verse 23. ###### Verse 24. ###### Verse 25. ###### Verse 26. ###### Verse 27. ###### Verse 28. ###### Verse 29. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. Og king of Bashan was described as the last of the Rephaim (3:11). 2. Og's bed (or coffin) was made of iron and measured nine by four cubits, about 13.5 by 6 feet (3:11). 3. Bashan was a fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, famous for its cattle and oak trees (Amos 4:1; Isaiah 2:13). 4. The region of Argob had sixty walled cities with high walls, gates, and bars (3:4-5). 5. Mount Hermon was called Sirion by the Sidonians and Senir by the Amorites (3:9). 6. Jair named the villages he captured Havvoth Jair, meaning "villages of Jair" (3:14). 7. The land east of the Jordan was given to Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh (3:12-13). 8. These eastern tribes still had to cross over armed and fight for their brothers before settling down (3:18-20). 9. Pisgah was a ridge of mountains in Moab connected with Mount Nebo (3:27; 34:1). 10. In the Greek Old Testament, Joshua's name is *Iesous*, the same Greek name as Jesus (Hebrews 4:8). ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the greater Joshua who leads us into our inheritance. Moses could only see the land from Pisgah (3:27-28), but Jesus brings many sons and daughters to glory (Hebrews 2:10). ## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. God told Moses not to fear Og because He had already handed him over (3:2). What fears do you need to bring under God's promises? 2. Moses pleaded to enter the land, and God said no (3:23-26). How do you respond when God's answer to your prayer is no? 3. Moses was told to encourage and strengthen Joshua (3:28). Who is God calling you to strengthen for the next season? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 2: Do not fear Og, for the Lord has handed him over to you. - 📖 verse 22: Do not fear the nations, for the Lord your God fights for you. - 📖 verse 28: Moses must commission, encourage, and strengthen Joshua to lead the people. ## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference - 🔗 [[Numbers 21#Verse 33.|Numbers 21:33-35]] - Israel defeats Og king of Bashan. - 🔗 [[Numbers 32#Verse 33.|Numbers 32:33]] - Moses gives the eastern land to Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh. - 🔗 [[Numbers 27#Verse 12.|Numbers 27:12-23]] - Moses sees the land and commissions Joshua. - 🔗 [[Hebrews 02#Verse 10.|Hebrews 2:10]] - Jesus brings many sons to glory. - 🔗 [[Hebrews 04#Verse 08.|Hebrews 4:8-10]] - A Sabbath rest remains for God's people. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 📂 Internal Notes