Verse 17
17. Not pass through… fields… vineyards The promises made in this verse were specific commands given by Jehovah. The Edomites were exempted from conquest or annoyance by Israel on his journey because they are “your brethren, the children of Esau.” The command also was, “Distress not the Moabites,” because they are “the children of Lot,” more distant kindred of Israel. See Deuteronomy 2:4-6; Deuteronomy 2:9; Genesis 19:36-37.
Water of the wells Wells or cisterns are of great value in a country where man and beast are dependent during the greater part of the year upon the reservoirs filled in the rainy season. Hence the charge, given in Deuteronomy, “Ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.” This sounds strangely in the ears of the Western nations. Still more surprising is the lament of captive Israel, “We have drunken our water for money,” paid to foreign despots who have seized our wells and cisterns. Lamentations 5:4.
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