Deuteronomy 2:13 Meaning
Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
Context Explained
11Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.
12The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
13Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
14And the space in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware unto them.
15For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Exodus 14:15
Both verses emphasize the need for action in response to God's commands.
Philippians 3:14
The call to move forward resonates with the Christian journey of faith.
Hebrews 11:8
The theme of obedience in moving forward aligns with the faith of Abraham.
Source: Deuteronomy 2:13