Deuteronomy 2:9

“And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.”

"And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession." - Deuteronomy 2:9
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What does Deuteronomy 2:9 mean?

The Bible verse Deuteronomy 2:9 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a…

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Divine Boundaries: Understanding God's Sovereignty

As we journey through the pages of Scripture, we often encounter directives that challenge our understanding of divine justice and our expectations of God's promises. One such moment occurs in Deuteronomy 2:9, where we read the Lord’s command to Moses: "And the LORD said unto…

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Heavenly Father, In humble reverence, I approach the throne of Your grace, grateful for the wisdom and guidance that Your Word imparts upon us. Today, I reflect upon Your message in Deuteronomy 2:9, where You declared, "And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites…

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Deuteronomy 2:9 - "And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession."
Deuteronomy 9:2 - "A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!"
Deuteronomy 32:9 - "For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance."
Deuteronomy 3:9 - "(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)"
Deuteronomy 9:22 - "And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath."
Deuteronomy 2:2 - "And the LORD spake unto me, saying,"
Deuteronomy 6:9 - "And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates."
Deuteronomy 9:24 - "Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you."
Deuteronomy 12:9 - "For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you."
Deuteronomy 14:9 - "¶ These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:"
Deuteronomy 29:9 - "Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do."
Deuteronomy 9:20 - "And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time."
Deuteronomy 1:9 - "¶ And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:"
Deuteronomy 9:8 - "Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you."
Deuteronomy 23:9 - "¶ When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing."
Deuteronomy 9:13 - "Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:"
Deuteronomy 9:1-2 - "Hear, O Israel: You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky. The people are strong and tall—Anakites! You know about them and have heard it said: 'Who can stand up against the Anakites?'"
Deuteronomy 26:9 - "And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey."
Deuteronomy 9:27 - "Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:"
Deuteronomy 9:17 - "And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes."
Deuteronomy 20:9 - "And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people."
Deuteronomy 2:17 - "That the LORD spake unto me, saying,"
Deuteronomy 24:9 - "Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt."
Deuteronomy 9:29 - "Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm."
Deuteronomy 9:6 - "Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people."
Deuteronomy 9:11 - "And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant."
Deuteronomy 9:15 - "So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands."
Deuteronomy 17:9 - "And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:"
Deuteronomy 31:9 - "¶ And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel."