Deuteronomy 2:30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
What an intersesting passage! Here we see that Sihon was against God's people, and he was trying to discourage them. Even more important is the fact that God let him do this thing, and God even allowed his heart and spirit to get worse so that he would do it. God was trying to teach His people a lesson through this bad circumstance. We must all learn these hard lessons, and it is always a comfort to realize that God is still in complete control!!!!! The main reason that Sihon had risen up against Israel was so that God could tear down Sihon. Sihon would not turn to God, therefore, God allowed Sihon to mess with the wrong nation, and even "encouraged" him to do so. But when the time was right, God stepped in and destroyed Sihon, and allowed His people to go on and live for Him. Problems will come to our lives, but we must always step up, and allow God to direct us so that we may boldly overcome these problems. May God help ME and YOU to be able to do just that with our lives.
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