Victory over Sihon of Heshbon
532 - Victory over Sihon of Heshbon Moses continued (the history lesson for the children of Israel) , “From the wilderness of Kedemoth, I sent ambassadors to King Sihon, of Heshbon, with this proposal of peace: ‘Let us travel through your land. We will stay on the main road …and won’t turn off, into the fields, on either side. Sell us food to eat …and water to drink, …and we will pay for it. All we want is permission to pass, through your land. The descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, allowed us to go through their country, …and so did the Moabites, who live in Ar. Let us pass through, until we cross the Jordan, into the land, which the Lord, our God, is giving us.’ “But, King Sihon, of Heshbon, refused to allow us to pass, through his land, because the Lord, your God, made Sihon stubborn and defiant, so he could help you defeat him, as he has now done. “Then, the Lord said to me, ‘Look, I have begun to han...