God is ready for the Israelites to enter Canaan in Deuteronomy chapter one.  Moses reminds the leaders that were chosen to help him for settling disputes in each of the tribes.  He continues with the history of the last forty years.  Including the twelve spies that were selected and sent out to scout the land and the rejection of Joshua and Caleb’s recommendation to enter the land.  After the rebellion and Jehovah’s punishment, they attempt to enter after they are told they will wander for forty years.  Have they learned anything over those years?  We will see tomorrow.

Deuteronomy 2 tells how the Israelites passed certain nations to go into Canaan.  The lands of Edom, Moab, and Ammon are not to be conquered.  The Amorites were not as fortunate.  Their nation was defeated because Jehovah had decided to give it to the Jews.  This is the same thing we read at the end of Numbers.  The Lord had His own reasons for which of the countries could be conquered and which were left alone.  He also had a plan for repeating the stories in these five books.  As with the rest of the Bible, Yahweh wants us to understand what He is attempting to teach.

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