John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:25
This day will I begin to put the dread of thee ,.... And so fulfil the prophecies delivered by Moses in Exodus 15:14 . and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven ; not only the neighbouring nations, the Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites, Philistines, and Canaanites, but nations more remote even throughout the whole world: who shall report of thee ; of what was done for Israel in Egypt, and at the Red sea, and in the wilderness; and particularly of the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 2:24-37
God having tried the self-denial of his people in forbidding them to meddle with the Moabites and Ammonites, and they having quietly passed by those rich countries, and, though superior in number, not made any attack upon them, here he recompenses them for their obedience by giving them possession of the country of Sihon king of the Amorites. If we forbear what God forbids, we shall receive what he promises, and shall be no losers at last by our obedience, though it may seem for the present to... read more