Review & Into: In Deuteronomy Chapter 1, we saw that it was a "farewell address" to the people of Irael before he dies and they enter the Promised Land. He reviewed their history, how they went from Mt. Sinai to this land 38 years before, but faltered in faith when they heard the report of the spies. God told that generation they would die in the wilderness and that their children would enter the land. He told them to set out for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea (Deut. 1:40). Chapter 2 is a continuation of the history lesson of how they got to where they are at this time about to cross over to the Promised Land. 
Deuteronomy Chapter 2 - Observation Questions
1. They turned and set out for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea and circled Mount Seir for many days. (vs.1) ... The Lord told Moses they had circled the mountain long enough, and then had them turn "north". (vs.2,3) ... What did the Lord instruct them concerning the territory of their brothers, the sons of Esau, who lived in Seir? vs. 4,5 -
2. What land did the Lord give to Esau and his descendants as a possession? vs. 5
3. What did they need to buy from the sons of Esau when they went through their area? vs. 6
4. It is as though Moses pauses for a moment to reflect in his historical account to come full circle and say to them, "The Lord has blessed you in all that you have done these 40 years...He has known your wanderings through this great wilderness and you have not lacked a thing." (vs.7) .... back to the historical account (vs.8) ... They passed beyond their brothers the sons of Esau, who lived in Seir. What was the next wilderness they passed through? vs. 8
5. Why were they not to harass Moab or provoke them to war? vs. 9
6. What did the Lord give to the sons of Lot (Moab) for a possession? vs. 9
7. Who formerly lived in the land of Moab? vs. 10
8. What was their appearance like and how many of them were there? vs. 10,11
9. The Moabites called them Emim, but who were they regarded as? vs. 11
10. Who lived in Seir before the sons of Esau (Moabites) dispossessed them and settled in their place? vs. 12
11. What did Moses insert as a reminder to them (Israel)? vs. 12
12. At that they crossed over the brook Zered. How long did it take them to go from Kadesh-barnea to the brook Zered? vs.13,14 -
13. What happened to the generation of the men of war from Israel during that time? vs. 14
14. Once the Lord had destroyed all of them from among the people, where did the Lord have Moses cross over and whose border was it? vs.15-18
15. What did the Lord instruct them concerning the sons of Ammon in this land? vs. 19
16. Who did the Lord give the land of the sons of Ammon to as a possession? vs. 19
17. Moses repeats to them that their land (sons of Ammon) was regarded as the land of the Rephaim who formerly lived in it. What did the Ammonites call the Rephaim? vs. 20
18. How does he describe what the Rephaim were like? vs. 21
19. Who gave the sons of Ammon, (sons of Lot), the land of the Rephaim? vs. 21
20. Who did the same thing for the sons of Esau, in giving them Seir, when the Horites were dispossessed from their land? vs. 22
21. Who was given the Avvim, who had livd in the villages as far as Gaza? vs. 23
22. Who was the Lord giving to the sons of Israel as they passed through the valley of Arnon? vs. 24
23. On that very day, what did the Lord begin putting on the people all around in regard to the sons of Israel? vs. 25 - Name 2 things
24. Moses remembers that he sent messengers to the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon. He sents words of "peace" to them (vs.26) ... He wanted to pass through the land and pay for any food or water as he had done with the sons of Esau in Seir and the Moabites in Ar. (vs.27-29).... Why was Sihon, king of Heshbon, unwilling to allow them to pass through the land? vs. 30
25. The Lord told Moses that He had begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to them. What was Moses and the sons of Israel to do in obedience? vs. 31
26. As the sons of Israel began to do this, Sihon came with all of his people to battle them at Jahaz. (vs.32) ... What did the Lord do for them? vs. 33
27. Israel captured all the cities and destroyed all the people, leaving no survivor. They took the animals and the spoil of the cities. (vs.34,35) ...What did Moses say in regard to Aroer on the edge of the valley of Arnon, even to Gilead? vs. 36b -
28. He reminds them again that they did not go near the land of the sons of Ammon and the others the Lord commanded them. What river were the sons of Ammon close to? vs. 37
Application:
29. Moses and Aaron along with the faithful Caleb and Joshua had to turn around and go through the wilderness for the unbelief of all the others. Many times the godly suffer the consequences of unbelief and decisions of others. Our individual responsibility is to remain faithful to the Lord and to continue to look to the reward in following Him no matter what others have caused in our lives. Comment on the following verses:
- 1 Peter 4:12-19 -
- 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12 -
- Hebrews 12:1-3 -
- Matthew 5:43-48 -
30. God had given land to possess to the blood relatives of Israel. Esau was Israel (Jacob's) brother - remember the story of Jacob & Esau - (Genesis 27-36) ... The land of Moab and Ammon were blood relatives too. Do you remember the story of Lot and his daughters after the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah? (Genesis 19:31-38 ) ... The Israelites were not to provoke them but to pass through their areas peacefully not coveting what the Lord had given them. We are to not covet what our relatives or friends have been blessed with. We have been taught to be content with what the Lord has given us. Comment on these verses:
- Exodus 20:17 -
- Deuteronomy 7;25 -
- 1 Timothy 6:6-12 -
- Philippians 4:11-13 -
- Hebrews 13:5 -
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18 -
- 1 John 4:4
- 1 Peter 5:8-11
- Ephesians 6:10-18
33. Summarize this lesson and post a prayer if you would like.
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