Title: Victory March/ Numbers 21:1-35
Contents
Introduction: Defeat King Arat 1-3
Human history is a cycle of failures and victories. Is there a third victory in this chapter?
Otherwise, there is the first failure. The first victory of the wilderness journey was against King Arad, the strong enemy of Canaan.
the fact that he won
Arad is in the southern border of Canaan (33:40), between the south of Hebron and the north of Kadesh.
At the crossroads, at this time Israel made a vow to God to destroy them.
Dunn gave permission, so he destroyed the villages and their cities, and named the place "Horma."
This means that it has been completely destroyed.
1. The fiery serpent and the brass serpent 4-9
Even the joy of victory over King Arat lives in a moment, and the march continues.
The people were also complaining against Moses because of severe drinking and food and drinking difficulties.
did.
God sent fiery serpents among the people to bite them in order to punish them.
Many people died as a result. This fire snake is a poisonous snake that lives in the southern part of the Sinai wilderness
is a kind It got its name because it is red in color and its poison spreads like fire.
Moses prayed and mourned for the people, and God again
They made a bronze snake and put it on a pole, and everyone who was bitten by a fiery serpent cut a bronze serpent.
Looking at it, he made him live. This is not to say that the brass serpent itself is divine.
It is a test to determine their faith and obedience. The believer who looked up lived
All the disobedient died.
2. 10-20 from Mount Hor to Mount Bisca
The fiery serpents were awakened greatly in Shinpan, and they continued their march, and Oboth was on the east side of Edom.
It is a highland where there is a highland (33..43). Starting from here, in verse 20, the field of Moab from Bamoth.
We reached the valley of Es and reached the top of Mount Visga overlooking the empty fields
This mountain is a high mountain where you can see both Canaan and the wilderness.
is the mountain that will leave the world on this mountain.
If we look at the course of their march, we can see that Oboth-Iyeabarim (the side of the rising sun in front of Moab)-Seron
Valley_Amorite border-Across the Arnon (Moab border)-Beer-Mathana-Nahaliel-
Bamoth - Valley of Moab - Mount Bisca. Each name is omitted according to the itinerary.
All.
3. Conquering Two Adversary Kings 21-35
(1) Conquering Sihon, king of the Amorites 21-30
The Amorites were descendants of Canaan the son of Ham, and their territory was mountainous.
1:19, 27, 44, Jos 10:5-) formed the kingdoms of Heshbon and Bashan mainly east of the Jordan
did.
Israel asked Sihon, king of the Amorites, to borrow a road through which to go
He promised to pass through the land and pay the price, but he refused like the king of Edom.
(20:14-21) With the permission of God, they attacked and seized the land and expelled the inhabitants.
All.
(2) Conquering Og, king of Bashan 33-35
The word Bashan means “fertile”, and it is a large area east of the Jordan River.
It is the northern part of the land of Mori. Og, the king of this country, also challenged Israel, so Israel
It was a winning streak because it was completely occupied by being ordered by the . Hereby Jordan
The eastern region was completely occupied.
Conclusion: If God is with us and the crowd obeys in faith, no matter how strong we are
If we can overcome it like a leaper and God is not with us (the faith of the crowd and
Without obedience...) Even the weak (14:45, 20:18) cannot win. Heomsan Junryeong is in front
Even if you have faith in serving God, you are sailing in the wind.