“But Sichon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through his territory, because Adonai your God had hardened his spirit and made him stubborn, so that he could hand him over to you, as is the case today.”-Deuteronomy 2:30 Does God interfere with the freewill of men? I bring this question up because in […]

Since there is so much confusion in this area, I feel compelled to explain the differences between a true Biblical Holy War and the Jihad of the Muslims. There are actually three main differences as follows… FIRST, a true Biblical Holy War is initiated by the God of Israel Himself. In contrast, in Islam, wars […]

“From the Desert of Kedemoth I sent messengers to Sihon king of Heshbon offering peace and saying,  “Let us pass through your country. We will stay on the main road; we will not turn aside to the right or to the left.  Sell us food to eat and water to drink for their price in silver. Only […]

“In Se‘ir the Horim used to live, but the descendants of ‘Esav dispossessed and destroyed them, settling in their place. Isra’el did similarly in the land it came to possess, which Adonai gave to them.”-Deuteronomy 2:12 We are continuing on with Moses’ recounting of Israel’s journey up to the point in time when they will […]

“The Emim used to live there, a great and numerous people as tall as the ‘Anakim. They are also considered Refa’im, as are the ‘Anakim, but the Mo’avim call them Emim.“-Deuteronomy 2:10-11 In my last post I talked about how Israel was NOT to attempt to take over any land currently being inhabited by the […]