Deuteronomy 3 - Introduction

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER THREE

The war with Og, king of Bashan, 1, 2. He is defeated, 3. Sixty fortified cities with many unwalled towns taken, 4, 5. The utter destruction of the people, 6. The spoils, 7; and extent of the land taken, 8-10. Account of Og's iron bedstead, 11. The land given to the Rebuenites, Gadites, and half tribe of Manasseh, 12, 13. Jair takes the country of Argob, 14. Gilead is given unto Machir, 15. And the rest of the land possessed by the Reubenites and Gadites, 16, 17. The directions given to those tribes, 18-20. The counsel given to Joshua, 21, 22. Moses's prayer to God for permission to go into the promised land, 23-25; and God's refusal, 26. He is commanded to go up to Mount Pisgah to see it, 27; and to encourage Joshua, 28. They continue in the valley opposite to Beth-peor, 29.

QUESTIONS, LESSON THREE (Deuteronomy 2:24 to Deuteronomy 3:29)

1.

Who were the two kings of the Amorites and over what kingdoms did they rule? (Complete before proceeding)

2.

Why did God harden Sihon's spirit?

3.

Who or what was Argob?

4.

Why do you suppose the divine historian takes space in the Sacred Volume to mention the size of Og's bedstead?

5.

Give the basic locations of the three east-side tribes.

6.

What special assistance were these tribes to render the rest of Israel?

7.

What admirable quality is revealed in Moses in this lesson?