Numbers 20:14-21

Verses 14-21

A PASSAGE THROUGH EDOM REQUESTED AND REFUSED, Numbers 20:14-21.

Here we have the first intimation that the original purpose of entering Canaan by the direct route had been abandoned for the circuitous way east of the Dead Sea. Jehovah commanded this flank movement against the enemy to be made, as we learn from Deuteronomy 2:1-6. The advantages of this movement were: (1) the encouragement of the people by their victories over their trans-Jordanic foes, who failing to unite were easily conquered in detail, and (2) the gaining of a foothold in the valley of the Jordan as a base of operations against western Palestine.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verses 14-21

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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